Ivan Taranov

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Personal information
Ivan Taranov
Date of birth	June 22, 1986 (1986-06-22) (age 21)
Place of birth	Tomsk, Russia. USSR
Height	185cm
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2007 2008-	PFC CSKA Moscow FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	40 (1)
National team²
2006- present	Russia
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ivan Taranov (born 22 June 1986 in Tomsk) is a Russian football (soccer) defender. He currently plays for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Spotted playing at a footballing school in Prokhladny, Taranov was spirited away to a boarding school by Black Sea side FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk where he spent two years learning his craft. After a season in the Novorossiysk side's reserve team in 2001 Taranov opted to move on to Moscow to join CSKA's reserves. A powerful centre-back, he subsequently represented his country at Under-19 level, making the step up to the U21 side with a substitute appearance against Luxembourg in October 2005. Given his senior league debut the same year, he played a cameo role in CSKA's 2006 Russian Cup final victory against FC Spartak Moskva and has been slowly creeping into the first-team reckoning.

He received first senior national team call-up against Republic of Macedonia in 2006, but did not play.

He made 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League 2006-07.