Igor Shkvyrin (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Шквырин, Igor Anatolievich Shkvyrin; born 29 April 1963) is an Uzbekistani former professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and Asia and for the Uzbekistan national team. He was most recently the head coach of Sogdiana Jizzakh.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Anatolievich Shkvyrin | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tashkent, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lokomotiv Tashkent | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | FK Yangiyer | 79 | (11) |
| 1983–1985 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 66 | (13) |
| 1986–1987 | SKA-Karpaty Lviv | 46 | (11) |
| 1988–1989 | Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk | 14 | (2) |
| 1989–1991 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 67 | (51) |
| 1992 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 10 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 39 | (16) |
| 1993–1994 | Maccabi Netanya | 32 | (13) |
| 1995 | Pahang FA | 18 | (15) |
| 1995–1996 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | (5) |
| 1996 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Maccabi Herzliya | 21 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Jaffa | ? | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 43 | (39) |
| 1999–2000 | Mohun Bagan | 18 | (11) |
| 2000 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 33 | (20) |
| 2000–2001 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | (12) |
| 2001 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 26 | (7) |
| Total | 394 | (219) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Uzbekistan | 31 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | FC Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Qizilqum Zarafshon | ||
| 2007 | Uzbekistan U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Uzbekistan (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2016 | Olmaliq FK | ||
| 2017 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editShkvyrin was born in Tashkent. He played several seasons in the Soviet Top League with Pakhtakor Tashkent and moved to Israel where he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Malaysia where he played for Pahang FA. With Pahang, he won the 1995 Liga Perdana. With Pakhtakor, he scored 51 goals in 67 league matches between 1989 and 1991. He scored totally 275 goals in career and is member of Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov.[2]
In 1999–2000 season, Shkvyrin appeared in the National Football League with Mohun Bagan,[3][4] and scored 11 goals.[5][6] He emerged as the top scorer in the league that season. Later he moved to another Indian outfit Churchill Brothers and played in the 2000–01 season. He scored 12 goals for the Red Machine and won the Durand Cup in 2001.
The 1994 Asian Games gold medallist Shkvyrin returned to Uzbekistan at the end of the season, and would eventually rack up five separate stints for Pakhtakor Tashkent before finally hanging up his boots at the age of 38 in 2001.[7]
International career
editShkyrin made his debut for Uzbekistan on 17 June 1992 against Tajikistan in a 2–2 draw match, where he scored his first international goal.[8]
He made 31 appearances for the Uzbekistan national team and scored 20 goals between 1992 and 2000.[9] He played in the 1994 Asian Games football tournament in Hiroshima, Japan (the first time Uzbekistan national team participated in an official football tournament following its independence from the Soviet Union, and the team won the gold medal).
Managerial career
editIn 2002, Shkvyrin began managing career and worked in 2003–04 as assistant coach to Aleksandr Tarkhanov in FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. From 2005 to 2007 he was head coach of Uzbek League club Qizilqum Zarafshon. In 2007, he was appointed as assistant coach to Vadim Abramov for Uzbekistan U-23 national team and in 2008–2010 worked as co-trainer to Rauf Inileev and later Mirjalol Kasymov for Uzbekistan national team.
Since 2008 he is head coach of Olmaliq FK. In season 2009 Olmaliq finished fourth in the league and Shkvyrin was named Football coach of the Year.[10]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| FK Yangiyer | 1981 | Soviet Second League | 33 | 2 |
| 1982 | Soviet Second League | 34 | 5 | |
| 1983 | Soviet Second League | 11 | 4 | |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1983 | Soviet Top League | 15 | 2 |
| 1984 | Soviet Top League | 25 | 9 | |
| 1985 | Soviet First League | 26 | 2 | |
| Karpaty Lviv | 1986 | Soviet First League | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | Soviet First League | 38 | 11 | |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1988 | Soviet Top League | 10 | 2 |
| 1989 | Soviet Top League | 4 | 0 | |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1990 | Soviet First LeagueI | 37 | 37 |
| 1989 | Soviet First LeagueI | 27 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Soviet Top League | 30 | 14 | |
| Spartak Vladikavkaz | 1992 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 5 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1992–93 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 15 |
| 1993–94 | Israeli Premier League | 21 | 9 | |
| Maccabi Netanya | 1994–95 | Israeli Premier League | 21 | 9 |
| Pahang FA | 1995–96 | Malaysia Premier League | 18 | 15 |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1996–97 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 5 |
| Maccabi Herzliya | 1996–97 | Israeli Premier League | 21 | 1 |
| Maccabi Jaffa | 1997–98 | Liga ArtzitI | ? | 3 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1998 | Uzbek League | 29 | 17 |
| 1999 | Uzbek League | 14 | 22 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 1999–2000 | National Football League (India) | ? | 11 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2000 | Uzbek League | 33 | 20 |
| Churchill Brothers | 2000–01 | National Football League (India) | ? | 12 |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 2001 | Uzbek League | 26 | 7 |
Honours
editAs a player
editPahang FA
- Malaysia Super League: 1995
Pakhtakor Tashkent
- Uzbek League: 1998; runner-up 2001
- Uzbek Cup: 2001
Mohun Bagan
Churchill Brothers
- Durand Cup: 2001
Uzbekistan
Individual
- Soviet First League top scorer: 1990 (37 goals)[12]
- National Football League (India) Golden Boot: 1999–2000 (11 goals)[13][14][15][16]
- Uzbek League top scorer: 1998 (22 goals)
- Club 200 of Berador Abduraimov member: 275 goals
- Uzbekistan Player of the Year: 1994[17]
- Best Player and top scorer of Asian Games 1994: 8 goals (7 matches)
As a manager
edit- Uzbek League 4th place: 2009
- Uzbekistan Football Coach of the Year: 2009
- UzPFL Coach of the Month: March 2015
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Igor Anatolievich Shkvyrin player profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Есть Клуб Узбекистанских Бомбардиров! (часть вторая) Archived 4 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 25 Июля 2008, (in Russian)
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Season ending Transfers 2000: India". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "When legends return: Eight favourite sons who came home and conquered". the-AFC.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Shkvyrin, Igor". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Uzbekistan - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- ^ Журналисты назвали лучшего футболиста и тренера (in Russian). gazeta.uz. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ 1994 Asian Games (Football) matches and results hiroshima-cu.ac.jp. Retrieved 18 March 2021
- ^ "Фубольный манеж ЛФК ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (25 May 2003). "India — List of Topscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Uzbekistan – Footballer and Coach of the Year. Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links
edit- Igor Shkvyrin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Igor Shkvyrin at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
