Dmitri Vasilyev (footballer, born 1977)

Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев; born 25 March 1977) is a retired Russian football player. Unable to recover from a string of injuries, he finished his career in 2008 aged 31.[1] He currently works as a U-9 youth coach at DYuSSh Smena-Zenit.[2]

Dmitri Vasilyev
Personal information
Full name Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev
Date of birth (1977-03-25) 25 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Leningrad, Russian SFSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg 123 (10)
2000–2005 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl 94 (6)
2005–2008 FC Rubin Kazan 39 (2)
2008 FC Shinnik Yaroslavl 0 (0)
International career
2003 Russia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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A DYuSSh Smena graduate and a former captain of Rubin, Vasilyev is also a record holder as he is the first defender to score a hat-trick in Russian Premier League.[1] Since retiring, he briefly appeared for amateur side FC Zapad in St. Petersburg football championship, playing three games.[3]

International career

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Vasilyev played his only game for the Russia on 28 August 2003 in a friendly against Israel.

References

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  1. ^ a b Тренер СДЮШОР "Смена-Зенит" Дмитрий Васильев: "Свой выбор сделал и не жалею о нем"
  2. ^ "СДЮШОР по футболу "Смена" Санкт-Петербург. Сезон 2009 - составы команд". Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Сайт Футбольного Клуба ЗАПАД". Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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