Vladimir Volkov (footballer)
 Volkov playing for Montenegro in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimir Volkov | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Disputed:Niš or Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KV Mechelen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Radnički Beograd | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Grafičar Beograd | 25 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Železničar Beograd | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | BSK Borča | 54 | (12) |
| 2008 | → Portimonense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | OFK Beograd | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Sheriff | 45 | (13) |
| 2011–2015 | Partizan | 76 | (8) |
| 2015– | KV Mechelen | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Serbia | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Montenegro | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2013 | |||
Vladimir Volkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Волков; born 6 June 1986) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for KV Mechelen and the Montenegrin national team.
Club career
Early career
Volkov started playing football in youth categories of FK Radnički Beograd when he was seven years old.[1] Later, already as a senior, he played for FK BSK Borča from 2006 to early 2008, when he was moved to Portimonense. After that, Volkov spent the first part of the 2008–09 season with OFK Beograd, before moving to Moldovan champions FC Sheriff in 2009.
Partizan
Volkov was transferred to FK Partizan before the end of the 2010–11 season, signing a three-year contract on 14 May 2011.[2] He quickly established himself as first choice of coaches Aleksandar Stanojević and Avram Grant mostly because of his good games in qualification stages of 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.
Mechelen
In summer 2015, Volkov signed a two-year deal with Belgian side KV Mechelen.[3] He was officially presented the following day and was given the number 3 shirt.
Lech Poznań
On 30 January 2016 he was loaned to Lech Poznań on a half-year deal.[4]
International career
On 4 November 2011, the caretaker of the Serbian national team Radovan Ćurčić, called-up Volkov for two friendly matches against Mexico and Honduras. He debuted on 15 November, playing the full match against Honduras.[5]
Under new FIFA rules, a player who has dual citizenship and has played only one match for one of the two countries can change the decision to play for the other national team. As the Serbian national team "showed no interest", Volkov accepted Brnović's call to join the Montenegrin national team.[6] On 25 May 2012, Volkov made a debut for the Montenegrin national team as a starter in a friendly match against Belgium.[7]
Personal life
Born in Niš, but grew up in Belgrade, Serbia, Vladimir's paternal great-grandparents migrated from Russia to Serbia in 1917. Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks English, Portuguese and Russian.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheriff | 2008–09 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 6 | |
| Total | 45 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 73 | 15 | |
| Partizan | 2011–12 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 52 | 3 | |
| Career total | 78 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 134 | 18 | |
Honours
- Sheriff Tiraspol
- Moldovan National Division (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
- Moldovan Cup (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
- CIS Cup (1): 2009
- Partizan Belgrade
- Serbian SuperLiga (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
References
- ^ Vladimir Volkov at Reprezentacija.rs
- ^ "Volkov zvanično predstavljen" (in Serbian). b92.net. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Volkov u Belgiji!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Volkov piłkarzem mistrza Polski" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Volkov ubeđen da je odlično debitovao" (in Serbian). smedia.rs. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/Domaci-fudbal/214381/Volkov-Igracu-za-Crnu-Goru-jer-u-Srbiji-nisu-zainteresovani-za-mene
- ^ Remi u Briselu at FSCG.co.me
- ^ http://www.moldfootball.com/?index=news&news=4134&print=on
External links
- Vladimir Volkov at utakmica.rs
- Vladimir Volkov – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vladimir Volkov at Soccerway
- Vladimir Volkov at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Use dmy dates from March 2013
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Niš
- Serbian footballers
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Serbia international footballers
- Montenegrin footballers
- Montenegro international footballers
- Montenegrin expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Serbian people of Russian descent
- Montenegrin people of Russian descent
- Montenegrin people of Serbian descent
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- FK BSK Borča players
- OFK Beograd players
- FK Partizan players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- KV Mechelen players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Lech Poznań players
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Serbian expatriates in Portugal
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
- Serbian expatriates in Moldova
- Montenegrin expatriates in Moldova