Oleg Aleksandrovich Shatov (Russian: Олег Александрович Шатов; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian professional football manager and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the caretaker manager of Ural Yekaterinburg. Earlier in his career, he mostly played as a left winger or right winger.

Oleg Shatov
Shatov with Ural in 2022
Personal information
Full name Oleg Aleksandrovich Shatov
Date of birth (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Nizhny Tagil, Russian SFSR
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ural Yekaterinburg (caretaker manager)
Youth career
0000–2007 DYuSSh Mega-Temp Krasnoufimsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Ural Yekaterinburg 127 (16)
2012–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 34 (3)
2013–2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg 139 (23)
2018Krasnodar (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2021 Rubin Kazan 24 (1)
2022–2023 Ural Yekaterinburg 15 (1)
International career
2009 Russia U-19 1 (0)
2010–2013 Russia U-21 20 (3)
2013–2016 Russia 28 (2)
Managerial career
2024 Ural Yekaterinburg (assistant)
2024– Ural Yekaterinburg (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Shatov was born and grew up in Nizhny Tagil, where the winter conditions made playing outdoor sports very difficult.[1] As a result, Shatov began playing futsal from the age of 14, before committing fully to association football two years later.[1]

Club career

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Ural

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Shatov made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[2] He was named Ural's Player of the Year after the 2010 season.[1]

Anzhi

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Although Shatov was scouted by CSKA Moscow, he accepted an offer to join Anzhi Makhachkala during the 2011-12 winter transfer window. Upon joining Anzhi, Shatov was teammates with Roberto Carlos and Samuel Eto'o. Shatov earned his first call-up to the Russian men's national team while playing at Anzhi.[1] At the end of Shatov's first season, the team finished in fifth place in the Russian Premier League and suffered several changes of coaches.

Zenit

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Shatov with Zenit in 2015

Shatov was signed by Zenit Saint Petersburg in the summer of 2013.[1] During the 2015-16 season, Shatov was a regular in Zenit's Champions League campaign that season, scoring the winning goal against Gent in the group stage.[3] Zenit was eventually eliminated by Benfica in the final 16.

Shatov left Zenit on 29 July 2020, when his contract with the club expired.[4]

Krasnodar

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On 6 February 2018, he joined FC Krasnodar on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season.[5]

Rubin Kazan

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On 29 July 2020, he signed a contract with Rubin Kazan for a term of 2 years with an additional 1-year extension option.[6] On 18 November 2021, his contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent.[7] He explained that he decided to pause his playing career due to repeating injuries and that he will reassess his situation in January 2022.[8]

Return to Ural

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Shatov resumed playing when he rejoined his first club Ural Yekaterinburg in January 2022 for the pre-season camp. On 1 February 2022, he signed a contract with Ural until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] Shatov extended his contract for the 2022–23 season on 16 June 2022.[10] On 10 August 2023, Ural announced that Shatov cancelled his contract to pursue an education as a coach.[11]

International career

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After receiving a call up by coach Fabio Capello, Shatov scored a goal in his debut for Russia, in a friendly match against Iceland which Russia won 2-0.[1]

Oleg Shatov gained international prominence on December 9, 2015 when Vasily Utkin commenting in sleep or in waking a UEFA Champions League match between Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona dreamed that Shatov seemed to be longing to return the ball possession on the 37th minute and eventually smashed the face of the local deputy.[12]

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[13]

Coaching career

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On 6 November 2024, Shatov was appointed caretaker manager of Ural Yekaterinburg after the dismissal of Yevgeni Averyanov.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ural Yekaterinburg 2007 FNL 8 2 8 2
2008 26 1 2 0 28 1
2009 28 2 3 0 31 2
2010 35 4 1 0 36 4
2011–12 30 7 2 0 32 7
Anzhi Makhachkala 2011–12 RPL 8 0 8 0
2012–13 24 3 3 0 14[a] 2 41 5
2013–14 2 0 2 0
Total 34 3 3 0 14 2 0 0 51 5
Zenit St. Petersburg 2013–14 RPL 22 4 1 0 7[b] 1 30 5
2014–15 28 4 2 1 16[c] 1 46 6
2015–16 27 8 3 0 7[b] 2 1[d] 0 38 10
2016–17 18 2 2 1 4[a] 1 1[d] 0 25 4
2017–18 13 0 0 0 3[a] 0 16 0
2018–19 19 3 1 0 7[a] 0 27 3
2019–20 12 2 4 1 4[b] 0 20 3
Total 139 23 13 3 48 5 2 0 202 31
Krasnodar (loan) 2017–18 RPL 6 1 6 1
Rubin Kazan 2020–21 RPL 21 1 0 0 21 1
2021–22 3 0 1[e] 0 4 0
Total 24 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 1
Ural Yekaterinburg 2021–22 RPL 11 1 11 1
2022–23 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 142 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 151 17
Career total 345 45 25 3 63 7 2 0 435 55
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Ten appearances, one goal in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Russian Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International goals

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Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.[15]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 January 2013 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain   Iceland 0–2 0–2 Friendly
2. 31 May 2014 Ullevål Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Norway 0–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Anzhi
Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Gosha Chernov (3 June 2016). "The Guardian: Oleg Shatov: a Russian winger with a Brazilian touch thanks to futsal". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ Oleg Shatov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. ^ [1] FourFourtTwo: Zenit 2 Gent 1: Shatov strike makes it two from two for Russians. September 29, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Oleg Shatov leaves Zenit at the end of his contract". en.fc-zenit.ru/. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ Олег Шатов продолжит сезон в «Краснодаре» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 6 February 2018.
  6. ^ "ОЛЕГ ШАТОВ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "РУБИНА"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ "ОЛЕГ ШАТОВ ПРИНЯЛ РЕШЕНИЕ ПРИОСТАНОВИТЬ КАРЬЕРУ" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  8. ^ "ОЛЕГ ШАТОВ: "ТОЧНО ЗНАЮ, ЧТО СДЕЛАЮ ПОПЫТКУ ВЕРНУТЬСЯ"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Олег, с возвращением домой!" (Press release) (in Russian). Ural Yekaterinburg. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Олег Шатов продлил контракт с "Уралом"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Олег Шатов будет учиться на тренера" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 10 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Лига Чемпионов Байер - Барселона" (in Russian). ВКонтакте. 9 December 2015.
  13. ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Евгений Аверьянов покинул пост главного тренера «Урала»" (in Russian). Russian First League. 6 November 2024.
  15. ^ Oleg Shatov at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Zenit is the Russian Premier League champion" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 May 2019.
  17. ^ "20 Zenit players became Russian champions for the first time" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.