| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vassily Sergeyevich Kulkov | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Spartak Moscow (reserves assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1984–1985 | Dynamo Kashira | 52 | (7) |
| 1986 | Spartak Moscow (reserves) | 12 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | Krasnaya Presnya | 51 | (11) |
| 1988 | Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 42 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Spartak Moscow | 75 | (4) |
| 1991–1994 | Benfica | 53 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Porto | 24 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 41 | (2) |
| 1999 | Krylia Sovetov | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Alverca | 19 | (0) |
| 2001 | FC Shatura | ? | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1991 | USSR | 20 | (0) |
| 1992 | CIS | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Russia | 21 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | FC Khimki (assistant) | ||
| 2005 | Tom Tomsk (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant) | ||
| 2009– | Spartak Moscow (reserves assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vassily Sergeyevich Kulkov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Кульков; born 11 June 1966 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a retired Russian footballer, and a current coach.
Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica.
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From 1984 until the end of his career, Kulkov played for a host of clubs in Russia, coming to prominence with hometown's most notably FC Spartak Moscow, from where he left in 1991 for a Portuguese league stint with S.L. Benfica (where he played with countrymen Aleksandr Mostovoi and Sergei Yuran).
In 1994–95, both Kulkov and Yuran joined F.C. Porto, being very important figures in the league's conquest. Aged 29, Kulkov returned to Spartak, only to be immediately shortly after to Milwall in the English second division, where he failed to adjust immensely, appearing very rarely in a six-month loan.
After two years with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and one at FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, Kulkov returned to Portugal, joining F.C. Alverca - then Benfica's feeder club but also in the first division; he closed out his career with amateurs FC Shatura, aged 35.
Kulkov then had some spells in coaching, notably assisting countryman Anatoliy Byshovets at C.S. Marítimo in 2003. Six years later, he moved to Spartak Moscow's reserves, in the same capacity.
Kulkov made his debut for the Soviet Union on 26 April 1989, in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier against East Germany.
Despite playing regularly for the national team for several years, he did not participate in any major tournament: in 1990, he was not selected for the final stages in Italy, and missed UEFA Euro 1992 (with CIS) and 1996 due to injury.
Before the 1994 FIFA World Cup, several Russia players, including Kulkov, signed a letter demanding that team manager Pavel Sadyrin resign. Sadyrin did not and he refused to participate.