Vladimir Beschastnykh

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Vladimir Beschastnykh
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh
Date of birth (1974-04-01) 1 April 1974
Place of birthMoscow, Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward/Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991Zvezda Moscow1(0)
1991–1994Spartak Moscow62(35)
1994–1996Werder Bremen56(11)
1996–2001Racing Santander140(28)
2001–2002Spartak Moscow42(21)
2002–2003Fenerbahçe12(1)
2003–2004Kuban21(8)
2004–2005Dinamo Moscow21(4)
2005FC Oryol22(3)
2006–2007Khimki42(9)
2007–2008Volga Tver8(0)
2008FC Astana25(4)
National team
1992–2003Russia[1][2]71(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Бесчастных) (born 1 April 1974, Moscow, former Soviet Union) is a retired association footballer who played as forward. He is the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team and the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.

Club career

His club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for FC Orel in Russia's First Liga (second-level division after Premier Liga).

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Liga club FC Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, FC Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side FC Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.

International career

For Russia, Beschastnykh has scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. He is the top goalscorer for the Russian national team excluding Soviet-era goals (Oleg Blokhin had 42 for the USSR national team). One of these goals came in the 2002 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 tournament, as well as in Euro 96.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
17 August 1994 Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Austria
0 1
0 – 3
Friendly match
2
26 April 1995 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Greece
0 3
0 – 3
UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3
31 May 1995 Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1 2
1 – 2
Friendly match
4
7 June 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
0 5
0 – 7
UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
5
2 June 1996 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Poland
2 – 0
2 – 0
Friendly match
6
19 June 1996 Anfield Road, Liverpool, England  Czech Republic
3 – 2
3 – 3
UEFA Euro 1996
7
1 September 1996 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Cyprus
4 – 0
4 – 0
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8
10 November 1996 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg  Luxembourg
0 3
0 – 4
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9
22 April 1998 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Turkey
1 – 0
1 – 0
Friendly match
10
27 March 1999 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia
0 3
0 – 3
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
11
31 March 1999 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Andorra
2 – 0
6 – 1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
12
31 March 1999 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Andorra
5 – 0
6 – 1
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
13
18 August 1999 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus
0 1
0 – 2
Friendly match
14
4 September 1999 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Armenia
1 – 0
2 – 0
UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
15
23 February 2000 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  Israel
3 1
4 – 1
Friendly match
16
31 May 2000 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Slovakia
1 – 1
1 – 1
Friendly match
17
2 September 2000 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland   Switzerland
0 1
0 – 1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18
25 April 2001 Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
0 1
0 – 1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19
5 September 2001 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands
0 1
0 – 3
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20
5 September 2001 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands
0 2
0 – 3
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21
6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Switzerland
1 – 0
4 – 0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22
6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Switzerland
2 – 0
4 – 0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23
6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Switzerland
3 – 0
4 – 0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24
27 March 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia
1 1
2 – 1
Friendly match
25
14 June 2002 Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan  Belgium
1 1
3 – 2
2002 FIFA World Cup
26
7 September 2002 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Republic of Ireland
2 – 0
4 – 2
UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

Coaching

He is currently studying to become a coach in the Moscow's Higher Coach School.

Family

His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak 1992 20722--229
1993 291831603819
1994 1310411012712
Werder Bremen 1994–95 29102122223314
1995–96 2413430305
1996–97 30102060
Racing 1996–97 351050--4010
1997–98 341022--3612
1998–99 34670--416
1999-00 24132--273
2000–01 13130--161
Spartak 2001 129--641813
2002 301222603814
Fenerbahçe 2002–03 121----121
Kuban 2003 168----168
2004 5051--101
Dynamo
(Moscow)
2004 112----112
2005 10242--144
Oryol 2005 223----223
Khimki 2006 429----429
2007 20----20
Volga 2007 80----80
Astana 2008 254----254
CareerTotal 4531244619357534150
1Including 1 match in the DFL-Supercup 1994
2Including 1 goal in the DFL-Supercup 1994

Honours

References

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