Igor Vladimirovich Korneev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Корнеев; born 4 September 1967) is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder, notably in La Liga for RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona.

Igor Korneev
Korneev in 2024
Personal information
Full name Igor Vladimirovich Korneev
Date of birth (1967-09-04) 4 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Krasnaya Presnya Moscow 9 (1)
1985–1991 CSKA Moscow 180 (58)
1986CSKA-2 Moscow 22 (2)
1991–1994 Espanyol 73 (21)
1994 Barcelona B 14 (4)
1994–1995 Barcelona 12 (0)
1995–1997 Heerenveen 36 (7)
1997–2002 Feyenoord 79 (20)
2002–2003 NAC 10 (0)
Total 435 (113)
International career
1991 Soviet Union 5 (3)
1992 CIS 1 (0)
1993–1994 Russia 8 (0)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Feyenoord (youth)
2006–2010 Russia (assistant)
2009–2012 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (sporting director)
2014 SK Slavia Prague (sporting director)
2016 FC Lokomotiv Moscow (sporting director)
2019–2020 Monaco (advisor of management)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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He was part of the Feyenoord squad that won the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, as an unused substitute in the final.[1] He retired after the 2002–03 season with NAC Breda.[2]

International career

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Korneev earned 14 caps for the Russia national team, scoring 3 goals. He was the part of Russia's 1994 World Cup squad.[3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Krasnaya Presnya 1983 Soviet Second League 9 1
CSKA-2 1986 Soviet Second League 22 2
CSKA 1987 Soviet Top League 19 3
1988 Soviet First League 37 13
1989 Soviet First League 38 14
1990 Soviet Top League 21 8
1991 Soviet Top League 29 10
Total 144 48
Espanyol 1991–92 La Liga 14 6
1992–93 La Liga 32 7
1993–94 Segunda División 27 8
Total 73 21
Barcelona B 1994–95 Segunda División 14 4
Barcelona 1994–95 La Liga 12 0
Heerenveen 1995–96 Eredivisie 11 2
1996–97 Eredivisie 25 5
Total 36 7
Feyenoord 1997–98 Eredivisie 20 2
1998–99 Eredivisie 17 5
1999–2000 Eredivisie 15 6
2000–01 Eredivisie 17 6
2001–02 Eredivisie 10 1
Total 79 20
NAC Breda 2002–03 Eredivisie 10 0
Career total 399 103

In 1984–85 played for FC Spartak Moscow-d (reserves squad) at the Top League Youth Championship of the USSR — 31 matches, 4 goals. Also at the Top League Youth Championship in 1987 played for FC CSKA-2 Moscow-d (reserves squad) — 10 matches, 7 goals. Top League Youth Championship does not apply to the football league system.

Honours

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Feyenoord

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Cup results and team details". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Igor Korneev". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ Igor Korneev Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "De klas van 1999: de kampioensploeg van Feyenoord". fcupdate.nl. Retrieved 28 December 2021.