Vladislav Radimov

Vladislav Radimov

Radimov coaching Zenit-2 in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov
Date of birth	(1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth	Leningrad, USSR
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Smena-Saturn Saint Petersburg	1	(0)
1992–1993	CSKA-2 Moscow	34	(4)
1992–1996	CSKA Moscow	70	(14)
1996–2000	Real Zaragoza	63	(5)
1999	→ Dynamo Moscow (loan)	22	(2)
2001	Levski Sofia	3	(1)
2001–2003	Krylia Sovetov Samara	58	(4)
2003–2008	Zenit St. Petersburg	110	(9)
Total		361	(39)
National team
1994–2006	Russia	33	(3)
Teams managed
2009–2011	Zenit St. Petersburg (assistant)
2011–2013	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
2014–2017	Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov (Russian: Владисла́в Никола́евич Ради́мов, IPA: [vlədʲɪˈslaf nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ rɐˈdʲiməf]; born 26 November 1975) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played midfielder. He is the manager of FC Zenit-2 St. Petersburg. He was previously the captain of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided midfielder or playmaker. At Zenit Saint Petersburg he often played a free playing holding midfielder (like a deep lying playmaker) or a central midfielder.

Playing career[]

As a child, Radimov attended fencing school, but at the age of 9 left it for the Smena football school. He did not receive much attention from the Saint Petersburg clubs, and in 1992 he appeared in only one match for the Second Division team Smena-Saturn. In June 1992 he moved to Moscow to play for the reserve team of CSKA Moscow. Radimov debuted for the first team of CSKA on 30 July 1992 when a number of players did not fly to an away match against Okean Nakhodka.

In 1994 Radimov became a first-team regular for CSKA, and was first capped for the national team in a friendly against Austria. In 1994, he was named the best new player of the league by Football Review, and in 1995 he received the Strelets prize as "the hope of the season".

In 1996 Radimov played in all three Russia's matches at Euro 96, and transferred to Real Zaragoza after the finals. He spent two and a half seasons there. By the end of 1998 Radimov had a little playing time at Zaragoza and was loaned to Dynamo Moscow. Contrary to the expectations, his 1999 season in Russia was not successful. After the end of loan he returned to Zaragoza. In 2000, he transferred to Levski Sofia,^[1] but had a little playing time with them and was eventually released from the team, following a disciplinary breach.

In 2001, Radimov returned to Russia again to play for Krylia Sovetov Samara. He became the captain of the team soon. After two years in Samara, he moved to his home city to play for Zenit Saint Petersburg. He was elected the team captain immediately.

Career statistics[]

* – played games and goals

Achievements[]

• Russian Premier League
  • Champion: 1 (2007)
  • Runner-up: 1 (2003)
• Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
  • Winner: 1 (2000/01)
• Russian Cup
  • Runner-up: 1 (1998/99)
• Copa del Rey
  • Winner: 1 (2000/01)
• Russian Premier League Cup
  • Winner: 1 (2003)
• Winner of UEFA Cup 2008

Personal life[]

On 18 October 2005 Radimov married popular singer Tatiana Bulanova.

References[]

• Russia – Record International Players, rsssf.com
• Profile at Zenit (in Russian)
• Website from LEVSKI2000 (in Bulgarian)
• Biography at Krylia Sovetov (in Russian)

External links[]

• Radimov's official website (in Russian)