Samat Smakov
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| Samat Smakov | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samat Kabirovich Smakov | |
| Date of birth | February 28, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Semey, Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Left/Right Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Aktobe | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-1998 1999-2000 2000-2001 2000-2001 2002 2003 2004-2006 2007 |
FC Elimay FC Irtysh FC Rostov FC Rostov reserves FC Astana FC Elimay FC Kairat Almaty FC Aktobe |
23(6) 20(1) 39 8(1) 11(2) 27(4) 91(15) 29 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000 - present | Kazakhstan | 46 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Samat Kabirovich Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Смақов) is a football defender from Kazakhstan.
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[edit] Club career
Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a Four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four different clubs. Having a strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He is a current captain of FC Aktobe.
[edit] International career
Samat received his first cap for Kazakhstan on March 31, 2000 in a Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov capped in all major matches of Kazakhstan, including World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers. As of November 2007 he has played 46 international matches and scored one goal from penalty against Belgium in September 2007. Many times he lead the team as a captain. He is now vice-captain after Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev
[edit] Personal
- Favorite club: Spartak Moscow
[edit] Awards
- 2004 Kazakhstan FF and GOAL Journal ""Best Player of the year""
- 2007 GOAL Journal "Best player of the year"
[edit] Honours
- Kazakhstan League Winner: 4
1998, 1999, 2004, 2007 (with FC Elimay, FC Irtysh, FC Kairat and FC Aktobe respectively)
- Kazakhstan Cup Winner: 1
2002 (with FC Astana)
