Denis Kolodin

Denis Kolodin
Personal information
Full nameDenis Alexeyevich Kolodin
Date of birth11 January 1982
Place of birthKamyshin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FC Sokol Saratov
Number12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999Olimpia Volgograd (D4)
2000–2001Olimpia Volgograd66(14)
2002–2003Uralan Elista44(3)
2004–2005Krylia Sovetov39(2)
2005–2013Dynamo Moscow132(15)
2012Rostov (loan)10(0)
2013–2014FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod21(0)
2015–FC Sokol Saratov
National team
2004–2010Russia23(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:37, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Alexeyevich and the family name is Kolodin.

Denis Alexeyevich Kolodin (Russian: Денис Алексеевич Колодин; born 11 January 1982 in Kamyshin) is an association footballer who plays as defender for FC Sokol Saratov.

Kolodin was called up to the Russia squad for UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

Club career

During his career, Kolodin has played for a number of Russian clubs. He started his career at FC Olimpia Volgograd where he remained for two years, scoring an impressive fourteen goals in 66 appearances before moving to FC Uralan in 2003. He made 44 appearances for the club and scored three goals. In 2004 he left for Krylia Sovetov, making 39 appearances and scoring two goals.

He moved to one of Russia's bigger clubs, Dynamo Moscow in 2005, and has had a successful time there, making 130 appearances and scoring fifteen goals along the way (as of 22 May 2012).

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2012
Club Div Season League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Russia Olimpia Volgograd D3 2000 347347
2001 32720347
Total661420006814
Russia Uralan Elista D1 2002 22120241
2003 22220242
Total4434000483
Russia Krylia Sovetov D1 2004 25160311
2005 14141182
Total39210100493
Russia Dynamo Moscow D1 2005 13110141
2006 27151322
2007 279513210
2008 22110231
2009 2323040302
2010 15110161
2011-12 300030
Total130151624015017
Russia FC Rostov (loan) D1 2011-12 10010110
Career total289343334032637

International career

He received his first international call-up for the Russian national team in 2004. As of 21 June 2008 he has made thirteen appearances for the national team .

Euro 2008

Kolodin got the chance to appear in his first major international tournament at Euro 2008. He played in all three of Russia's group D matches, against Spain, Sweden and Greece. In the quarter-finals against the Netherlands he received a yellow card mid-way through the second-half and was then shown a second yellow in the last minute, meaning a red card. However, the referee reversed his decision after consulting with his assistant on the basis that the ball had gone out of play before Kolodin committed the tackle. This was a controversial and much-debated decision at the time. Russia went on to win the match 3-1 in extra time.

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