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Igor Simutenkov

Igor Simutenkov
Coaching Zenit in 2017
Personal information
Full name Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov
Date of birth (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Moscow, USSR
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg (asst manager)
Youth career
1981–1984 SDYuShOR Smena
1985–1989 SK EShVSM Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Dynamo Moscow 114 (44)
1994–1998 Reggiana 97 (20)
1998–1999 Bologna 14 (3)
2000–2002 Tenerife 54 (4)
2002–2004 Kansas City Wizards 49 (12)
2005 Rubin Kazan 1 (0)
2006 Dynamo Voronezh 17 (4)
Total 346 (87)
International career
1992 USSR U-21 3 (2)
1992–1995 Russia U-21 17 (4)
1994–1998 Russia 20 (9)
Managerial career
2007 Torpedo-RG Moscow
2007–2009 Russia (youth born in 1993)
2009–2015 Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant)
2014–2015 Russia (assistant)
2015–2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg (reserves)
2017– Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vitalyevich and the family name is Simutenkov.

Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov (Russian: Игорь Витальевич Симутенков; born 3 April 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as assistant manager at Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Club career

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Simutenkov started his pro career in the old Soviet league with Dynamo Moscow in 1990. He spent the next five years with Dynamo, the last three in the Russian league, which he led in scoring with 21 goals in 1994. A transfer to Serie A's Reggiana followed, and Simutenkov spent the next five seasons in Italy (the last with Bologna), scoring a total of only 23 goals. He clinched the promotion to Serie A during the 1995-96 season with Carlo Ancelotti as manager.

In 1999, Simutenkov transferred to Spanish club Tenerife, and spent three uneventful seasons there. He signed with the Kansas City Wizards in 2002, becoming Major League Soccer's first Russian player. Igor scored four goals in his first season (plus one in playoffs), seven in his second (plus two in playoffs), before missing a big chunk of the third with an injury, ending with a solitary goal in league play. He scored the golden goal in the final of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but was released by the Wizards following the 2004 season, at which time he returned to Russia and signed with Rubin.

At the end of season 2005, while made only 3 appearances for Rubin, Simutenkov declared his retirement from professional football. He told that he couldn't perform at the high level because of a few serious permanent injuries.[1] However, in 2006 he was included in the squad of FC Dynamo Voronezh, a Second Division side.[2]

Simutenkov is also known for the famous Simutenkov-case in which the European Court of Justice acknowledged the direct effect of the partnership-agreement between the European Communities and Russia. In this judgment Spanish nationality-clauses for non-EU footballers were found in breach with Community law.

International career

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Simutenkov has scored nine goals in 20 caps for the Russian national team, playing in Euro 96, but his last appearance came in 1998.

He was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Coaching career

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In 2007, he managed a Russian Second Division team FC Torpedo-RG. From 2007 till the end of 2009 he was a coach of Russia 1993-born youth team. On 18 December 2009 he was appointed an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg with Luciano Spalletti as the head coach.[3]

Playing career statistics

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Seasons Club League Apps/Gls
1990 Dynamo Moscow Soviet Top League 1st level 1/0
1991 Dynamo Moscow Soviet Top League 1st level 18/3
1992 Dynamo Moscow Russian Top League 1st level 24/4
1993 Dynamo Moscow Russian Top League 1st level 33/16
1994 Dynamo Moscow Russian Top League 1st level 28/21
1994–95 Reggiana Serie A 1st level 15/4
1995–96 Reggiana Serie B 2nd level 33/8
1996–97 Reggiana Serie A 1st level 30/6
1997–98 Reggiana Serie B 2nd level 19/2
1998–99 Bologna Serie A 1st level 14/3
1999-00 Tenerife Segunda División 2nd level 17/1
2000–01 Tenerife Segunda División 2nd level 28/3
2001–02 Tenerife La Liga 1st level 9/0
2002 Kansas City Wizards MLS 1st level 19/4
2003 Kansas City Wizards MLS 1st level 21/7
2004 Kansas City Wizards MLS 1st level 9/1
2005 Rubin Kazan Russian Premier League 1st level 1/0
2006 Dynamo Voronezh Russian Second Division 3rd level 17/4

* – played games and goals

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1994-08-17 Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Austria 0 – 3 0–3 Friendly match
2 1996-02-11 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Slovenia 1 – 0 3–1 1996 Rothmans Cup
3 1996-02-11 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Slovenia 3 – 0 3–1 1996 Rothmans Cup
4 1996-05-29 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  United Arab Emirates 1 – 0 1–0 Friendly match
5 1997-02-10 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong   Switzerland 1 – 0 2–1 1997 Carlsberg Cup
6 1997-02-10 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong   Switzerland 2 – 0 2–1 1997 Carlsberg Cup
7 1997-03-29 Dimotiko Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Cyprus 1 – 1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 1997-04-30 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Luxembourg 3 – 0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 1998-05-30 Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia (country)  Georgia 0 – 1 1–1 Friendly match

Individual honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Газета.Ru | Игорь Симутенков завершил карьеру игрока". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2006.
  2. ^ "Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС. У СВОИХ ВОРОТ• ПРИЕДУТ ЛИ "ЧЕРНЫЕ ЗВЕЗДЫ" В МОСКВУ?• ТОВАРИЩЕСКИЕ МАТЧИ• ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ• ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГА• ВТОРОЙ ДИВИЗИОН• РФС• ЭСК. СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС: Ежедневная спортивная газета / SPORT-EXPRESS: Daily sport newspaper. Чемпионаты мира и Европы по футболу, хоккею, баскетболу. Биатлон, теннис, зимние виды спор". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
  3. ^ Игорь Симутенков стал тренером «Зенита» Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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