Vasili Zhupikov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Zhupikov.

Vasili Mikhailovich Zhupikov (Russian: Василий Михайлович Жупиков; 16 January 1954 – 7 June 2015) was a Soviet football player and a Russian coach.

Vasili Zhupikov

Personal information
Full name	Vasili Mikhailovich Zhupikov
Date of birth	(1954-01-16)16 January 1954
Place of birth	Astrakhan, Russian SFSR
Date of death	7 June 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 61)
Place of death	Podolsk, Russia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Lokomotiv Astrakhan
	Smena Astrakhan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	Volgar Astrakhan
1975–1976	Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev	63	(1)
1977–1985	FC Torpedo Moscow	256	(3)
1986	FC Dynamo Moscow	6	(0)
1987–1988	SK Tallinna Sport	66	(10)
1989	FC Lada Togliatti	36	(3)
1989–1993	FC Krylia Sovetov Samara	110	(2)
1993	FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	21	(0)
International career
1977–1979	USSR	15	(0)
Managerial career
1993–1997	FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (assistant)
1997–2001	FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2001–2002	FC Torpedo-ZIL (youth teams)
2002–2005	FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan (assistant)
2006–2015	FC Moscow (youth teams)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

• Soviet Top League bronze: 1977.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1986.
• Top 33 players year-end list: 1977, 1978, 1983.

International career

Zhupikov made his debut for USSR on 7 September 1977 in a friendly against Poland. He played in the UEFA Euro 1980 qualifiers (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).

External links

• Vasili Zhupikov at National-Football-Teams.com
• (in Russian) Profile