Valeriy Petrakov

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Petrakov.

Valeriy Petrakov
Personal information
Coaching Khimki in 2012
Full name	Valeriy Yuryevich Petrakov
Date of birth	(1958-05-16) 16 May 1958
Place of birth	Bryansk, USSR
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Torpedo Moscow (manager)
Youth career
	FC Dynamo Bryansk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1975-1976	FC Dynamo Bryansk
1976-1980	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	107	(36)
1981-1985	FC Torpedo Moscow	122	(33)
1986	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	23	(2)
1987-1989	BSG Einheit Wernigerode (East Germany)	?	(21)
1989-1990	Motor Nordhausen	?	(10)
1990-1991	IFK Luleå	?	(33)
1992	Notvikens IK (Sweden)
National team
1978	USSR	2	(1)
Teams managed
1997-2001	FC Torpedo Moscow (assistant)
2001-2003	FC Tom Tomsk
2004-2005	FC Moscow
2005	FC Rostov
2006-2008	FC Tom Tomsk
2009	FC Alania Vladikavkaz
2011	FC Dynamo Bryansk
2012-2013	FC Khimki
2014–	FC Torpedo Moscow
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Valeriy Yuryevich Petrakov (Russian: Валерий Юрьевич Петраков, born 16 May 1958 in Bryansk, Russia) is a former Soviet soccer striker and current Russian coach who currently manages FC Torpedo Moscow.

Playing career

In 1975, at the age of 17, Petrakov began his career with his local team, FC Dynamo Bryansk. In 1976, he transferred to FC Lokomotiv Moscow where he would play for four seasons. He played for FC Torpedo Moscow from 1981–1985 and returned to Lokomotiv Moscow for one more season in 1986.

Petrakov spent his final six years abroad with FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen in Germany and then with IFK Luleå in Sweden before retiring to coaching. His playing career included two caps and one goal for the Soviet National Team. He was a member of the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship champion as well as the 1980 European Youth Championship winner. In 1986, he played on Lokomotiv's successful Soviet Cup squad.

Coaching career

Immediately after retirement, he was appointed as manager for IFK Luleå, where he finished his playing career. In 1995, he returned to Russia to head another former club, Torpedo Moscow. While he did not win any championships at Torpedo, his clubs appeared in the UEFA Cup in 1996-1997 and 2000-2001. His club also appeared in the 1997 Intertoto Cup.

In 2001, he moved to Tomsk which played in the Russian First Division at the time. Failing to achieve promotion there, he returned to the Russian Premier League with FC Moscow. He had a brief, unsuccessful stint with FC Rostov in 2005 where he was dismissed after four matches.

He returned to Tomsk for the 2006 season and achieved an 8th place finish. He signs a contract as the new Head Coach from FC Alania Vladikavkaz on 4 December 2008 .

Personal life

His son Yuri Petrakov is now a professional footballer.

External links

Profile (in Russian)

FC Torpedo Moscow – current squad

4 Smárason 5 Knyazev 6 Mikuckis 7 Fomin 9 Kombarov 10 Davydov 11 Mirzov 13 Blažević 14 Putsila 15 Tarakanov 16 Stevanović 18 Pugin 19 Zenjov 20 Steklov 22 Bazelyuk 23 Bilyaletdinov 27 Hugo Vieira 30 Zhevnov 33 Rykov 34 Katsalapov 71 Tigiyev 77 Salugin 98 Budakov Manager: Petrakov

Russian Premier League managers

Alenichev Berdyev Bilyaletdinov Božović Cherchesov Gadzhiyev Kolyvanov Konanaw Kuchuk Petrakov Rakhimov Semin Slutsky Tarkhanov Villas-Boas Yakin

FC Tom Tomsk – managers

Khrenov (1968–70) Abbasov (1971) Abasov (1972) Agafonov (1982–87) Falkovskiy (1988–91) Pomeshchikov (1992–95) Yurin (1996–99) Puzanov (2000–01) Pomeshchikov (2001^c) Petrakov (2001–03) Galiamin (2004) Baskakov (2004^c) Gostenin (2004) Stukalov (2005) Byshovets (2005) Petrakov (2006–08) Romaschenko (2008) Baskakov (2008^c) Nepomnyashchy (2008–11) Baskakov (2011^c) Perednya (2011–13) Davydov (2013) Baskakov (2013–14) Nepomnyashchy (2014–)

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FC Moscow – managers

Petrenko (1997–98) Ignatyev (1998–2000) Kucherevsky (2000–01) Nikonov (2001–02) Aleinikov (2003) Ivanov (2003) Ignatenko (2003^c) Petrakov (2004–05) Slutsky (2005–07) Blokhin (2008) Božović (2009–10) Polukarov (2010^c) Vasilyev (2010)

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FC Rostov – managers

Tkachenko (1950) Schelchkov (1951–52) Scherbatenko (1953–55) Khodotov (1956) Duganov (1956–58) Grigoryev (1959) Treynis (1960–61) Mazanov (1962–63) Khakhonov (1963–65) Scherbatenko (1966–67) Ponedelnik (1968–69) Khakhonov (1969–78) Novik (1979–82) Polosin (1983–84) Sinau (1985–90) Yulgushov (1990–95) Andreyev (1995–2000) Balakhnin (2001) Baidachny (2001–02) Balakhnin (2002–03) Butenko (2003^c) Shevchenko (2004) Balakhnin (2004) Styopushkin (2005) Ashworth (2005^c) Petrakov (2005) Balakhnin (2005–07) Yakovenko (2007) Dolmatov (2007–09) Protasov (2010–11) Lyutyi (2011^c) Talalayev (2011^c) Balakhnin (2011–12) Baidachny (2012) Božović (2012–14) Gamula (2014) Berdyev (2014–)

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FC Alania Vladikavkaz – managers

Artemyev (1960) Kozyrskiy (1960) Timakov (1961–62) Gagloyev (1962) Yablochkin (1963) Antonevich (1964) Gagloyev (1965) Grechishnikov (1965) Gornostayev (1966–67) Tsalikov (1967) Zazroyev (1968–70) Tuaev (1970) Korshunov (1971) Chikhradze (1971) Zazroyev (1972) Larin (1973) Tuaev (1973–77) Belov (1977–78) Tsalikov (1978–80) Zazroyev (1980–81) Kochetkov (1982) Maslov (1983) Varlamov (1984) Ovchinnikov (1985–86) Zazroyev (1986–87) Romantsev (1988) Val. Gazzaev (1989–91) Khudiyev (1991) Novikov (1992–93) Yanovskiy (1993^c) Fedotov (1993^c) Val.Gazzaev (1994–99) Gutsaev (2000) Yanovskiy (2000^c) Averyanov (2000–01) Yanovskiy (2001) Muntyan (2002) Tedeyev (2002) Dzodzuashvili (2003) Yanovskiy (2003^c) Khudiyev (2003) Tedeyev (2003) Courbis (2004) Cvetković (2004^c) Sekinayev (2004^c) Tedeyev (2005) Gess (2005) Yanovskiy (2005^c) Shum (2005) Yanovskiy (2005^c) Stukalov (2006) Tskhovrebov (2007–08) Petrakov (2009) Yanovskiy (2009^c) Rednic (2009) Shevchuk (2010) Vl.Gazzayev (2011–12) Val.Gazzayev (2012–13) Vl.Gazzayev (2013–14) Pagayev (2014–15) Tedeyev (2015–)

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FC Khimki – managers

Shtapov (1996–97) Bychkov (1998) Sabitov (1998–99) Piskaryov (2000) Papayev (2000) Petrushin (2001) Sabitov (2001–02) Derkach (2002–03) Galyamin (2003) Shevchuk (2004) Tsymbalar (2004^c) Yakovenko (2004–05) Kazachyonok (2006–07) Muslin (2007–08) Yushchenko (2008^c) Yuran (2008) Sarsania (2009) Chugainov (2009^c) Tarkhanov (2010) Bushmanov (2010) Grigoryan (2011) Dolmatov (2011–12) Tarkhanov (2012) Tetradze (2012) Petrakov (2012–13) Gridin (2013) Tarkhanov (2013) Mukhanov (2013–14) Maminov (2014–)

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FC Torpedo Moscow – managers

Bukhteyev (1932–34) Nikitin (1936–1937) Bukhteyev (1937–39) Kvashnin (1939–40) Maslov (1945) Selin (1945) Maslov (1946–48) Nikitin (1948–1949) Kvashnin (1949–50) Moshkarkin (1951) Rzhevtsev (1951) Maslov (1952–53) Morozov (1953–1955) Beskov (1956) Maslov (1957–61) Zharkov (1962) Zolotov (1963) Morozov (1963) Maryenko (1964–1966) Morozov (1967) Ivanov (1967–70) Maslov (1971–73) Ivanov (1973–78) Salkov (1979–1980) Ivanov (1980–91) Skomorokhov (1991–1992) Mironov (1992–94) Petrenko (1994^c) Ivanov (1994–96) Tarkhanov (1997–98) Ivanov (1998) Shevchenko (1999–2002) Petrenko (2002–2006) Gostenin (2006^c) Yartsev (2007) Dayev (2007^c) Sabitov (2007–2008) Dayev (2008–2009) Pavlov (2010) Chugainov (2010–2012) Belov (2012) Ignatyev (2012–2013) Kazakov (2013) Savichev (2013^c) Borodyuk (2013–14) Savichev (2014) Petrakov (2014–)

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