Valery Karpin
Encyclopedia
Valeri Georgievich Karpin (born 2 February 1969) is a former Russia
n professional association footballer who played midfielder
and former manager of FC Spartak Moscow
. In 2003 he took up Estonia
n citizenship, keeping the Russian one.
(1990–94), Real Sociedad
(1994–96 and 2002–05), Valencia CF
(1996–97), and Celta Vigo (1997–2002). He retired at the end of the 2004–05 season with Real Sociedad
.
, Karpin has been capped
72 times, scoring 17 goals (he was also capped once for the CIS
). He scored Russia's first goal after the breakup of the Soviet Union
, in a 2–0 win against Mexico
on 17 August 1992. Karpin played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 96, and the 2002 World Cup.
|1986||rowspan="2"|Sport Tallinn||rowspan="2"|Soviet Second League
||10||1||-||-||-||-||10||1
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|1987||15||0||-||-||-||-||15||0
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|1988||CSKA Moscow||Soviet First League
||3||0||-||-||-||-||3||0
|-
|1989||Fakel Voronezh
||Soviet First League
||27||7||-||-||-||-||27||7
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|1990||rowspan="2"|Spartak Moscow
||rowspan="2"|Soviet Top League
||21||0||-||-||0||0||21||0
|-
|1991||28||3||-||-||8||0||36||3
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|1992||rowspan="3"|Spartak Moscow
||rowspan="3"|Russian Top League
||25||7||-||-||4||1||29||8
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|1993||30||13||-||-||8||4||38||17
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|1994||12||5||-||-||0||0||12||5
|-
|-
|1994–95||rowspan="2"|Real Sociedad
||rowspan="11"|Primera Division
||35||3||3||0||-||-||38||3
|-
|1995–96||37||13||2||1||-||-||39||14
|-
|1996–97||Valencia
||36||6||2||0||8||0||46||6
|-
|1997–98||rowspan="5"|Celta Vigo||37||4||5||1||-||-||42||5
|-
|1998–99||34||8||2||0||7||0||43||8
|-
|1999-00||34||6||2||0||10||5||46||11
|-
|2000–01||30||5||6||1||9||1||45||7
|-
|2001–02||33||3||2||0||3||2||38||5
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="3"|Real Sociedad
||36||8||1||0||-||-||37||8
|-
|2003–04||38||7||0||0||8||0||46||7
|-
|2004–05
||34||5||0||0||0||0||34||5
104||11||-||-||8||0||112||11
67||25||-||-||12||5||80||30
384||68||25||3||45||8||454||79
555||104||25||3||65||13||645||120
|1992||1||0
|-
!Total||1||0
|}
|-
|1992||3||1
|-
|1993||6||0
|-
|1994||6||1
|-
|1995||8||3
|-
|1996||12||4
|-
|1997||2||0
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||9||6
|-
|2000||4||1
|-
|2001||9||0
|-
|2002||7||1
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
!Total||72||17
|}
, replacing Sergei Shavlo. In April 2009, following a poor run of results, he replaced Michael Laudrup
as caretaker manager of the club. On 18 April 2011, Karpin resigned from his position following one of the worse starts in club history. He retained his position as club director during the club's search for his replacement.
team Karpin-Galicia
. He also owns a real estate company with former Celta Vigo team-mate Michel Salgado
.
In 2009 he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n professional association footballer who played midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
and former manager of FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
. In 2003 he took up Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n citizenship, keeping the Russian one.
Playing career
At club level, Karpin has played for Fakel Voronezh (1989), Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
(1990–94), Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
(1994–96 and 2002–05), Valencia CF
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
(1996–97), and Celta Vigo (1997–2002). He retired at the end of the 2004–05 season with Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
.
Russia/CIS
For RussiaRussia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
, Karpin has been capped
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
72 times, scoring 17 goals (he was also capped once for the CIS
CIS national football team
The CIS national football team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States, a regional confederation formed by 12 of the 15 newly formed sovereign states that emerged out of the break-up of the Soviet Union between 1990 and early 1992...
). He scored Russia's first goal after the breakup of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, in a 2–0 win against Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
on 17 August 1992. Karpin played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 96, and the 2002 World Cup.
Club
|-|1986||rowspan="2"|Sport Tallinn||rowspan="2"|Soviet Second League
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
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|1987||15||0||-||-||-||-||15||0
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|1988||CSKA Moscow||Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
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|1989||Fakel Voronezh
FC Fakel Voronezh
FC Fakel Voronezh is a Russian association football club based in Voronezh. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division. The name of the club means "Torch" ....
||Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
||27||7||-||-||-||-||27||7
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|1990||rowspan="2"|Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
||rowspan="2"|Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
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|1991||28||3||-||-||8||0||36||3
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|1992||rowspan="3"|Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
||rowspan="3"|Russian Top League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
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|1993||30||13||-||-||8||4||38||17
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|1994||12||5||-||-||0||0||12||5
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|1994–95||rowspan="2"|Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
||rowspan="11"|Primera Division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||35||3||3||0||-||-||38||3
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|1995–96||37||13||2||1||-||-||39||14
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|1996–97||Valencia
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
||36||6||2||0||8||0||46||6
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|1997–98||rowspan="5"|Celta Vigo||37||4||5||1||-||-||42||5
|-
|1998–99||34||8||2||0||7||0||43||8
|-
|1999-00||34||6||2||0||10||5||46||11
|-
|2000–01||30||5||6||1||9||1||45||7
|-
|2001–02||33||3||2||0||3||2||38||5
|-
|2002–03||rowspan="3"|Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
||36||8||1||0||-||-||37||8
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|2003–04||38||7||0||0||8||0||46||7
|-
|2004–05
2004–05 La Liga
2004–05 season was composed of the following clubs:* Albacete Balompié* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Real Betis* Deportivo de La Coruña* Espanyol* Getafe CF* Levante UD* Málaga CF* Real Mallorca* CD Numancia* CA Osasuna...
||34||5||0||0||0||0||34||5
104||11||-||-||8||0||112||11
67||25||-||-||12||5||80||30
384||68||25||3||45||8||454||79
555||104||25||3||65||13||645||120
International
|-|1992||1||0
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!Total||1||0
|}
|-
|1992||3||1
|-
|1993||6||0
|-
|1994||6||1
|-
|1995||8||3
|-
|1996||12||4
|-
|1997||2||0
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||9||6
|-
|2000||4||1
|-
|2001||9||0
|-
|2002||7||1
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
!Total||72||17
|}
Managerial career
In August 2008, Karpin was named as Director General of Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
, replacing Sergei Shavlo. In April 2009, following a poor run of results, he replaced Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...
as caretaker manager of the club. On 18 April 2011, Karpin resigned from his position following one of the worse starts in club history. He retained his position as club director during the club's search for his replacement.
Retirement
In 2007 Karpin became the holder of road bicycle racingRoad bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
team Karpin-Galicia
Karpin-Galicia
Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wildcard, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006 as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine...
. He also owns a real estate company with former Celta Vigo team-mate Michel Salgado
Míchel Salgado
Miguel Ángel "Míchel" Salgado Fernández is a Spanish footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, as a right defender.Nicknamed Il Due , he is known for his combative tackling and attacking play...
.
In 2009 he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup
2009 Legends Cup
2009 Legends Cup was the first edition of the Legends Cup, a tournament for senior retired players . The teams invited to the tournament were Russia, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy....
.
Club
Spartak MoscowFC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
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- Russian Top DivisionRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
: 1992, 1993, 1994 - Russian Cup: 1992 Celta Vigo
- Intertoto Cup: 2000
- Russian Top Division
External links
- Valery Karpin on RSSSF-site
- All goals and career in Spain
- http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6019