Yuri Semin

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Yuri Semin (Russian: Юрий Павлович Сёмин, last name also transliterated as Syomin) (born 11 May 1947 in Orenburg) is a Russian football coach most famous for his work at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Semin has also been a head coach of Russia national team. He is presently coaching FC Dynamo Moscow.

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[edit] Biography

Yuri Semin was born on 11 May 1947 in Orenburg. His family moved to Oryol some time later. As a child he has showed interest in football, ice hockey, volleyball, and athletics.

[edit] Player career

At the age of 16, while still attending school, Semin started his player career at Spartak Oryol, a Soviet Second League club.

One year later he was invited to Spartak Moscow. He has scored two first Spartak's goals in a European competition (in 1966 against OFK Beograd).

At the age of 20, Semin changed club again, this time to Dynamo Moscow. With this club, he won his only player's trophy, the 1970 Soviet Cup. He calls the spell with Dynamo the most successful period of his player career.

Semin left Dynamo due to disagreements with the coach after he was not fielded in a European match. After that he has changed several other clubs. Semin played for Kairat Almaty, Chkalovets Novosibirsk, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Kuban Krasnodar. He ended his career as a player at the age of 33.

[edit] Coach career

Yuri Semin started his coaching career in 1983, when he was called to save Pamir Dushanbe, a First League team, from relegation. Semin succeeded and was recognized as the honorary coach of Tajik SSR for this achievement.

In 1986 Semin went on to coach FC Lokomotiv Moscow, where he spent 19 years. During the period of his work Lokomotiv transformed from a mid-table club to one of the leaders of Russian football, winning the championship in 2002 and 2004. Semin also enjoyed cup success, winning Soviet Cup once, Russian Cup four times and reaching Cup Winners' Cup semifinal twice.

In 2005 Semin left Lokomotiv for the Russia national team to help it reach the 2006 FIFA World Cup final tournament. He failed to achieve that and decided to leave the national team. Since November 2005, Semin is coaching Dynamo Moscow, but was fired in 2006.

[edit] Clubs played for

Winner of the 1970 Soviet Cup and runner-up of Soviet Top League with Dynamo.

[edit] Teams coached

[edit] Achievements

All of this has been achieved with Lokomotiv.

[edit] References

Preceded by:
Georgi Yartsev		 Russia national football team manager
2005		 Succeeded by:
Aleksandr Borodyuk
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