Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (Russian: Игорь Михайлович Шалимов; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position.

Igor Shalimov
Shalimov managing FC Krasnodar in 2016
Personal information
Full name Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov
Date of birth (1969-02-02) 2 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1980 Lokomotiv Moscow
1980–1986 Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1991 Spartak Moscow 95 (20)
1991–1992 Foggia 33 (9)
1992–1994 Inter Milan 50 (11)
1994–1995MSV Duisburg 21 (0)
1995–1996Lugano 12 (4)
1995–1996 Udinese 20 (0)
1996–1998 Bologna 33 (5)
1998–1999 Napoli 19 (2)
Total 284 (51)
International career
1990–1991[1] USSR 20 (2)
1992[1] CIS 4 (0)
1992–1998[1] Russia 23 (3)
Managerial career
2001–2002 FC Krasnoznamensk
2003 FC Uralan Elista
2008–2011 Russia (women)
2015–2016 FC Krasnodar-2
2016 FC Krasnodar (assistant)
2016 FC Krasnodar (caretaker)
2016–2018 FC Krasnodar
2018–2019 FC Khimki
2019–2020 Akhmat Grozny
2021–2022 Ural Yekaterinburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia in Italy. He then transferred to Inter Milan. He has also played in the Italian Serie A for Bologna, Udinese and Napoli, as well as MSV Duisburg in Germany and FC Lugano in Switzerland.[citation needed]

He was a member of the USSR national team which participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he represented the unified CIS team at the European Championship held in Sweden. He was one of a number of players who refused to play for then-coach Pavel Sadyrin at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Two years later, in 1996, he was a member of the Russia national team for the European Championship held in England.[citation needed]

Shalimov ended his playing career in Napoli after being banned for two years for testing positive for nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid substance. He has claimed that an anabolic containing nandrolone was given to him while he was hospitalized in Moscow, to stop an internal bleeding.[2]

Managerial career

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Shalimov was appointed manager of Russia women's national team in 2008,[3] before being promoted to deputy sporting director for national teams and selection at the Russian Football Union in 2011.[4]

He was dismissed as the manager of FC Krasnodar on 2 April 2018.[5]

On 5 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with FC Khimki.[6] He left Khimki on 2 April 2019, with the team in 14th place and three points above the relegation zone.[7]

On 30 September 2019, he was hired by Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.[8] He left Akhmat on 26 July 2020 as his contract expired.[9]

On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg.[10] Shalimov was dismissed by Ural on 8 August 2022 after losing the first 4 games in the 2022–23 Russian Premier League season.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Spartak 1986 Soviet Top League 5 1
1987 0 0
1988 25 8
1989 20 1
1990 23 5
1991 22 5
Total 95 20
Foggia 1991–92 Serie A 33 9
Inter Milan 1992–93 Serie A 32 9
1993–94 18 2
Total 50 11
MSV Duisburg (loan) 1994–95 Bundesliga 21 0
Lugano (loan) 1995–96 Swiss Super League 12 4
Udinese 1995–96 Serie A 20 0
Bologna 1996–97 Serie A 18 4
1997–98 15 1
Total 33 5
Napoli 1998–99 Serie B 19 2
Career total 283 51

International

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Scores and results list Soviet Union's and Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shalimov goal.
List of international goals scored by Igor Shalimov
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Soviet Union goals
1 23 November 1990 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 25 September 1991 Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Hungary 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Russia goals
1 14 April 1993 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg   Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 7 June 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 4–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3 6 September 1995 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 5–2 5–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

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Player

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Spartak Moscow

Inter Milan

USSR U21

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ "Igor Shalimov, former captain of the Russian football team" (in Russian). history.rin.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Shalimov starts reign in style". uefa.com. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Pauw in for Shalimov in Russia". UEFA.com. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Igor Shalimov Has Been Removed . Official site FC Krasnodar" ИГОРЬ ШАЛИМОВ ОТПРАВЛЕН В ОТСТАВКУ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ "ИГОРЬ ШАЛИМОВ ВОЗГЛАВИЛ "ХИМКИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 5 June 2018.
  7. ^ "ИГОРЬ ШАЛИМОВ ПОКИДАЕТ "ХИМКИ"" (in Russian). FC Khimki. 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Дорогие друзья!" (in Russian). Magomed Daudov. 30 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Андрей Талалаев назначен главным тренером ФК "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Игорь Шалимов – главный тренер ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Игорь Шалимов покидает пост главного тренера ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.