Igor Petrovich Semshov (Russian: Игорь Петрович Семшов; born 6 April 1978[1]) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Igor Semshov
Semshov coaching Arsenal Tula in 2019
Personal information
Full name Igor Petrovich Semshov
Date of birth (1978-04-06) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996 CSKA Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 CSKA Moscow 10 (1)
1996–1997 CSKA-d Moscow 55 (13)
1998–2005 Torpedo Moscow 216 (54)
1998–2000 Torpedo-d Moscow 9 (3)
2006–2008 Dynamo Moscow 85 (17)
2009 Zenit St. Petersburg 26 (6)
2010–2013 Dynamo Moscow 82 (19)
2013–2014 Krylia Sovetov Samara 14 (1)
Total 497 (114)
International career
1998–1999 Russia U-21 8 (0)
2002–2012 Russia 57 (3)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Arsenal Tula (assistant)
2018 Khimik Novomoskovsk
2018–2020 Arsenal Tula (assistant)
2020–2021 Khimki (assistant)
2021–2022 Khimki (assistant)
2022–2023 Chayka Peschanokopskoye
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the team's key players even earning a call up to the Russian National Team. In 2006, he was transferred to Dynamo Moscow and played there for two years but was put up for transfer in 2008 due to a failure to reach a contract agreement. On 15 December 2009 he moved to Zenit St. Petersburg for €4.5 million but returned to Dynamo the next season.

Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CSKA Moscow 1996 Russian Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0
1997 Russian Premier League 8 1 1 0 9 1
Total 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
CSKA-d Moscow 1996 Russian Third League 33 10 33 10
1997 Russian Third League 22 3 22 3
Total 55 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 13
Torpedo Moscow 1998 Russian Premier League 25 6 2 0 27 6
1999 Russian Premier League 28 3 1 0 29 3
2000 Russian Premier League 18 1 1 0 1[a] 0 20 1
2001 Russian Premier League 28 6 2 0 2[a] 0 32 6
2002 Russian Premier League 28 11 0 0 28 11
2003 Russian Premier League 30 6 1 0 6[a] 2 1[b] 0 38 8
2004 Russian Premier League 30 9 1 0 31 9
2005 Russian Premier League 29 12 5 3 34 15
Total 216 54 13 3 9 2 1 0 239 59
Torpedo-d Moscow 1998 Russian Second League 1 0 1 0
2000 Russian Second League 8 3 8 3
Total 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3
Dynamo Moscow 2006 Russian Premier League 28 6 5 0 33 6
2007 Russian Premier League 28 5 4 0 32 5
2008 Russian Premier League 29 6 2 0 31 6
Total 85 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 96 17
Zenit St. Petersburg 2009 Russian Premier League 26 6 2 0 6[c] 3 34 9
Dynamo Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 29 5 2 2 31 7
2011–12 Russian Premier League 37 12 5 1 42 13
2012–13 Russian Premier League 16 2 2 0 4[d] 2 22 4
Total 82 19 9 3 4 2 0 0 95 24
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2013–14 Russian Premier League 14 1 1 1 0 0 15 2
Career total 497 114 37 7 19 7 1 0 554 128
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the Russian Premier League Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances, one goal in the UEFA Cup, two appearances, two goals in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International career

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Semshov with the Russia national football team in 2011

Semshov was selected to play for the Russian national football team at the 2002 World Cup,[2] but he did not manage to prevent a disappointing performance as he was played out of position on the left of midfield. He took a part at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him again. Russia fell at the first round and Semshov only played in the last match, which many[who?] felt was a poor decision.

He was again selected for Euro 2008. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Argentina.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[3]

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2009-08-12 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Argentina 1 – 0 2–3 Friendly
2 2009-09-09 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   Wales 1 – 0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
3 2011-09-02 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Macedonia 1 – 0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying

Career honours

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Club

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Zenit St. Petersburg

International

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Russia

References

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  1. ^ "Igor Semshov Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log - Zenit St Petersburg, Russian Premier League - ESPN Soccernet". Archived from the original on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  2. ^ FIFA.com
  3. ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Regulations of theUEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Russia-Spain | Line-ups | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "UEFA Euro 2008 squad list announced" (PDF). UEFA. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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