Samat Smakov
 Smakov with Aktobe in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samat Kabiruly Smakov | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Semey, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Yelimay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Yelimay | 33 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Irtysh-Bastau | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Rostov | 39 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Rostov reserves | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | Zhenis Astana | 11 | (2) |
| 2003 | Yelimay | 27 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Kairat | 91 | (15) |
| 2007–2013 | Aktobe | 171 | (30) |
| 2013 | Çaykur Rizespor | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Kairat | 32 | (0) |
| 2015 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 26 | (3) |
| 2016 | Aktobe | 12 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Ordabasy | 30 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2016 | Kazakhstan | 76 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2018 | |||
Samat Kabiruly Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Қабірұлы Смақов; born 8 December 1978 in Semey) is a retired Kazakhstani footballer who played as a defender.
Career[]
Club[]
Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four clubs. Having strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He held FC Aktobe's club record for most Premier League appearances, before being surpassed by Yuri Logvinenko, in August 2013.[1] He is a current captain of FC Kairat Almaty.
In October 2014, Smakov, along with Dmitri Khomich, Mikhail Bakayev, Zaurbek Pliyev and Aleksandr Kislitsyn, was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club.[2] On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with Aleksandr Kislitsyn, moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar.[3]
On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for FC Ordabasy until the end of the 2016 season.[4]
On 7 January 2018, Ordabasy announced that Smakov had joined FC Aktobe as their new General Director.[5]
International[]
Samat received his first cap for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov was capped in all major matches of Kazakhstan, including World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers. As of June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals,[6] his first goal a penalty against Belgium in September 2007.[7] Many times he led the team as a captain. Currently he holds a record as the most capped player of the Kazakhstan national football team with 74 matches as of June 2016.
Career statistics[]
International[]
| Kazakhstan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 2 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2016[8]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 September 2007 | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty |  Belgium |
2–2 | 2–2 | Euro 2008 qualifier | [7] |
| 2. | 16 November 2014 | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul |  Turkey |
1–3 | 1–3 | Euro 2016 qualifier | [9] |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Yelimay
- Irtysh-Bastau
- Zhenis Astana
- Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2002
- Kairat
- Aktobe
- Kazakhstan Premier League (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
- Kazakhstan Cup (1): 2010
- Kazakhstan Super Cup (2): 2008, 2010
Personal[]
- Kazakhstan FF ""Best Player of the year"" 2004, 2008
- GOAL Journal "Best player of the year" - 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
References[]
- ^ Balykbaev, Duman (1 September 2013). Юрий Логвиненко — новый рекордсмен «Актобе» [Yuri Logvinenko - new "Aktobe" record-holder] (in Russian). Sports.kz.
- ^ Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона. www.sports.ru (in Russian). sports.ru. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ. www.fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Ордабасы подписал контракт с Смаковым.. fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Самат Смаков и Улугбек Асанбаев возглавили ФК Актобе.. fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Dryomin, Mike & Mamrud, Roberto (6 February 2014). "Kazakhstan - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier". ESPN. Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Reuters. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Samat Smaqov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Esetova, Asel (17 November 2014). "Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016". Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (in Kazakh). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
External links[]
- Video
- Personal Blog at National Team Website (in Russian)
- Samat Smakov at National-Football-Teams.com
- "КАЙРАТ" ОБЪЯВИЛ О ПОДПИСАНИИ СМАКОВА И ЛОРИЯ (Russian)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Semey
- Kazakhstani footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Rostov players
- Kazakhstan international footballers
- FC Zhenis Astana players
- Russian Premier League players
- FC Kairat players
- FC Aktobe players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- FC Irtysh Pavlodar players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Kazakhstani expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey