Andrei Karimov (Ukrainian: Андрій Усманович Карімов; 30 July 1943 – 18 June 2017[1]) is a former professional Soviet football defender and coach. He is better known for his playing and coaching career for the Soviet army team SKA Lvov.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Usmanovich Karimov | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2017 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Lviv, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leningrad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | FC Zenit Leningrad | ||
| 1965–1971 | SKA Lvov | 109 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi | ||
| 1974 | FC Sokil Lviv | ||
| 1974–1979 | Chojnowianka Chojnów | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1980s | Sports school Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 1986 | SKA Lvov (ass't) | ||
| 1987 | SKA Lvov | ||
| 1989 | SKA Lvov | ||
| 1992–1993 | FC Skala Stryi | ||
| 1994–1995 | FC Halychyna Drohobych | ||
| 1999–2001 | FC Karpaty Lviv (ass't) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBeing born in Chelyabinsk, Karimov started his youth football career in Leningrad.[2] In 1955 he joined Kirovets Leningrad which represented the Kirov Factory in Saint Petersburg (at that time Leningrad).[2] Later until 1964 he played for various other Leningrad teams among which were FShM and Zenit.[2] Eventually Karimov moved to Ukraine where he played for SKA Lvov.[2] It was with this army team that he became the champion of Ukraine in 1965.[2] The same year Karimov was honoured as master of sports in football.[2] Among other clubs in his further playing career were FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi, FC Sokil Lviv, Chojnowianka Chojnów (Poland).[2]
In 1980 Karimov retired as player and became a coach for the Karpaty sports school (SDYuShOR) in Lviv.[2] Later he joined the coaching staff of Volodymyr Bulhakov at SKA Karpaty Lvov.[2] During his coaching career, Karimov also worked in FC Skala Stryi, FC Halychyna Drohobych, and FC Lviv.[2] In particular Andriy Karimov recollects his work in FC Karpaty Lviv during 1999 – 2001 when he assisted to Stepan Yurchyshyn and Lev Brovarsky.[2] During that period Karpaty played in final of the Ukrainian Cup and played against Swedish Helsingborgs IF in the UEFA Cup.[2]
Eventually Karimov returned to coach for the Karpaty sports school where he worked as a theoretic.[2]
The Ukrainian football defender and native of Lviv Ihor Karimov is a son of Andriy Karimov.[3]
References
editExternal links
edit- Andriy Karimov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
