Igor Simutenkov

Igor Simutenkov
Coaching Zenit in 2017
Personal information
Full name Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov
Date of birth (1973-04-03) 3 April 1973
Place of birth Moscow, USSR
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (asst manager)
Youth career
1981–1984 SDYuShOR Smena
1985–1989 SK EShVSM Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 FC Dynamo Moscow 114 (44)
1994–1998 A.C. Reggiana 1919 97 (20)
1998–1999 Bologna F.C. 1909 14 (3)
2000–2002 CD Tenerife 54 (4)
2002–2004 Kansas City Wizards 49 (12)
2005 FC Rubin Kazan 1 (0)
2006 FC Dynamo Voronezh 17 (4)
Total 346 (87)
National team
1994–1998 Russia 20 (9)
Teams managed
2007 FC Torpedo-RG
2007–2009 Russia (youth born in 1993)
2009–2015 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
2014–2015 Russia (assistant)
2015–2017 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (reserves)
2017– FC Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov (Russian: Игорь Витальевич Симутенков; born 3 April 1973 in Moscow) is a Russian football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as assistant manager at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Club career

Simutenkov started his pro career in the old Soviet league with Dynamo Moscow in 1990. He spent the next five years with Dynamo, the last three in the Russian league, which he led in scoring with 21 goals in 1994. A transfer to Serie A's Reggiana followed, and Simutenkov spent the next five seasons in Italy (the last with Bologna), scoring a total of only 23 goals.

In 1999, Simutenkov transferred to Spanish club Tenerife, and spent three uneventful seasons there. He signed with the Kansas City Wizards in 2002, becoming Major League Soccer's first Russian player. Igor scored four goals in his first season (plus one in playoffs), seven in his second (plus two in playoffs), before missing a big chunk of the third with an injury, ending with a solitary goal in league play. He scored the golden goal in the final of the 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but was released by the Wizards following the 2004 season, at which time he returned to Russia and signed with Rubin.

At the end of season 2005, while made only 3 appearances for Rubin, Simutenkov declared his retirement from professional football. He told that he couldn't perform at the high level because of a few serious permanent injuries.[1] However, in 2006 he was included in the squad of FC Dynamo Voronezh, a Second Division side.[2]

Simutenkov is also known for the famous Simutenkov-case in which the European Court of Justice acknowledged the direct effect of the partnership-agreement between the European Communities and Russia. In this judgment Spanish nationality-clauses for non-EU footballers were found in breach with Community law.

International career

Simutenkov has scored nine goals in 20 caps for the Russian national team, playing in Euro 96, but his last appearance came in 1998.

He was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Coaching career

In 2007, he managed a Russian Second Division team FC Torpedo-RG. From 2007 till the end of 2009 he was a coach of Russia 1993-born youth team. On December 18, 2009, he was appointed an assistant coach at FC Zenit Saint Petersburg with Luciano Spalletti as the head coach.[3]

Playing career statistics

Seasons Club League Apps/Gls
1990Dynamo MoscowSoviet Top League 1st level1/0
1991Dynamo MoscowSoviet Top League 1st level18/3
1992Dynamo MoscowRussian Top League 1st level24/4
1993Dynamo MoscowRussian Top League 1st level33/16
1994Dynamo MoscowRussian Top League 1st level28/21
1994–95ReggianaSerie A 1st level15/4
1995–96ReggianaSerie B 2nd level33/8
1996–97ReggianaSerie A 1st level30/6
1997–98ReggianaSerie B 2nd level19/2
1998–99BolognaSerie A 1st level14/3
1999-00TenerifeSegunda División 2nd level17/1
2000–01TenerifeSegunda División 2nd level28/3
2001–02TenerifeLa Liga 1st level9/0
2002Kansas City WizardsMLS 1st level19/4
2003Kansas City WizardsMLS 1st level21/7
2004Kansas City WizardsMLS 1st level9/1
2005FC Rubin KazanRussian Premier League 1st level1/0
2006FC Dynamo VoronezhRussian Second Division 3rd level17/4

* – played games and goals

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11994-08-17Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Austria0 – 30–3Friendly match
21996-02-11Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Slovenia1 – 03–11996 Rothmans Cup
31996-02-11Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Slovenia3 – 03–11996 Rothmans Cup
41996-05-29Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia United Arab Emirates1 – 01–0Friendly match
51997-02-10Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Switzerland1 – 02–11997 Carlsberg Cup
61997-02-10Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Switzerland2 – 02–11997 Carlsberg Cup
71997-03-29Dimotiko Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Cyprus1 – 11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
81997-04-30Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia Luxembourg3 – 03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
91998-05-30Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia (country) Georgia0 – 11–1Friendly match

Individual honours

  • 1994 – Russia's best football player

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2006.
  3. ↑ Игорь Симутенков стал тренером «Зенита» Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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