Vladimir Beschastnykh

Vladimir Beschastnykh

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh
Date of birth	1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Forward/Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991	Zvezda Moscow	1	(0)
1991–1994	Spartak Moscow	62	(35)
1994–1996	Werder Bremen	56	(11)
1996–2001	Racing Santander	140	(28)
2001–2002	Spartak Moscow	42	(21)
2002–2003	Fenerbahçe	12	(1)
2003–2004	Kuban	21	(8)
2004–2005	Dinamo Moscow	21	(4)
2005	FC Oryol	22	(3)
2006–2007	Khimki	42	(9)
2007–2008	Volga Tver	8	(0)
2008	FC Astana	25	(4)
National team
1992–2003	Russia	71	(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Бесчастных) (born 1 April 1974 in Moscow, the former Soviet Union) is a retired association footballer who played forward. He is the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team and the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.

Club career

His club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for FC Orel in Russia's First Liga (second-level division after Premier Liga).

During his stint with Werder Bremen, in a match against Bayer Uerdingen, Beschastnykh received a kick in the testicles from Helmut Rahner, which became the subject of an Internet meme.

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Liga club – FC Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, FC Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side FC Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.

International career

For Russia, Beschastnykh has scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. The 26 make him a national leader, if Soviet-era goals are not accounted (Oleg Blokhin had 42 for the USSR national team). One of these goals came in the 2002 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 tournament, as well as in Euro 96.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 August 1994	Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Austria	0 – 1	0 – 3	Friendly match
2	26 April 1995	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	0 – 3	0 – 3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3	31 May 1995	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	1 – 2	1 – 2	Friendly match
4	7 June 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0 – 5	0 – 7	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
5	2 June 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Poland	2 – 0	2 – 0	Friendly match
6	19 June 1996	Anfield Road, Liverpool, England	Czech Republic	3 – 2	3 – 3	UEFA Euro 1996
7	1 September 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Cyprus	4 – 0	4 – 0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 November 1996	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0 – 3	0 – 4	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	22 April 1998	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Turkey	1 – 0	1 – 0	Friendly match
10	27 March 1999	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	0 – 3	0 – 3	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
11	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Andorra	2 – 0	6 – 1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
12	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Andorra	5 – 0	6 – 1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
13	18 August 1999	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	0 – 1	0 – 2	Friendly match
14	4 September 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Armenia	1 – 0	2 – 0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
15	23 February 2000	Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	3 – 1	4 – 1	Friendly match
16	31 May 2000	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Slovakia	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly match
17	2 September 2000	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	0 – 1	0 – 1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	25 April 2001	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	0 – 1	0 – 1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19	5 September 2001	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	0 – 1	0 – 3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	5 September 2001	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	0 – 2	0 – 3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	1 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	2 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	3 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	27 March 2002	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly match
25	14 June 2002	Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan	Belgium	1 – 1	3 – 2	2002 FIFA World Cup
26	7 September 2002	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	4 – 2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

Coaching

He is currently studying to become a coach in the Moscow's Higher Coach School.

Family

His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup / Super Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak	1992	20	7	2	2	0	0	22	9
	1993	29	18	3	1	6	0	38	19
	1994	13	10	4	1	10	1	27	12
Werder Bremen	1994–95	29	10	1/1	1/1	2	2	32	13
	1995–96	24	1	3	4	3	0	30	5
	1996–97	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
Racing	1996–97	35	10	5	0	0	0	40	10
	1997–98	34	10	2	2	0	0	36	12
	1998–99	34	6	7	0	0	0	41	6
	1999-00	24	1	3	2	0	0	27	3
	2000–01	13	1	3	0	0	0	16	1
Spartak	2001	12	9	0	0	6	4	18	13
	2002	30	12	2	2	6	0	38	14
Fenerbahçe	2002–03	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Kuban	2003	16	8	0	0	0	0	16	8
	2004	5	0	5	1	0	0	10	1
Dynamo M	2004	11	2	0	0	0	0	11	2
	2005	10	2	4	2	0	0	14	4
Oryol	2005	22	3	0	0	0	0	22	3
Khimki	2006	42	9	0	0	0	0	42	9
	2007	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Volga	2007	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Astana	2008	25	4	0	0	0	0	25	4
Career	Total	453	124	45/1	18/1	35	7	534	150

Honours

• Russian Premier League champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001
• Bundesliga runner-up: 1994–95
• Soviet Cup winner: 1992
• Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03

External links

• Vladimir Beschastnykh at RSSSF
• Beschastnykh at legioner-site
• Player profile (Russian)