Vladimir Beschastnykh

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yevgenyevich and the family name is Beschastnych.

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx]; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian football manager and a former player who played as forward. He is an assistant coach with Rodina Moscow.

Vladimir Beschastnykh

Beschastnykh coaching Rodina Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh
Date of birth	(1974-04-01) 1 April 1974
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rodina Moscow (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Zvezda Moscow	1	(0)
1991–1994	Spartak Moscow	62	(35)
1994–1996	Werder Bremen	56	(11)
1996–2001	Racing Santander	140	(28)
2001–2002	Spartak Moscow	42	(21)
2002–2003	Fenerbahçe	12	(1)
2003–2004	Kuban	21	(8)
2004–2005	Dinamo Moscow	21	(4)
2005	Oryol	22	(3)
2006–2007	Khimki	42	(9)
2007–2008	Volga Tver	8	(0)
2008	Astana	25	(4)
Total		452	(124)
International career
1992	USSR U21	1	(0)
1992–1995	Russia U21	12	(5)
1992–2003	Russia	71	(26)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Spartak Moscow (U21)
2016	Torpedo Armavir (assistant)
2016–2017	Tosno (assistant)
2019–2020	Fakel Voronezh
2021–	Rodina Moscow (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and Euro 96. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team until surpassed by Aleksandr Kerzhakov in September 2014. He is also the record goalscorer in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, with 20 goals for FC Spartak Moscow.

Club career

Beschastnykh's club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for Oryol in the Russian First Division (second-level division after Premier Liga).

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club – Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.

International career

For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until Aleksandr Kerzhakov surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team. One of these goals came in the 2002 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 edition of the tournament, as well as at Euro 96.He became the winner Cyprus International Football Tournament 2003

Coaching career

On 16 October 2019, he was appointed manager of Russian Football National League club Fakel Voronezh, with the team in last place in the table. He left Fakel on 5 September 2020.

Personal life

His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Spartak	1992	Russian Top League	20	7	2	2	–				22	9
	1993		29	18	3	1	6	0			38	19
	1994		13	10	4	1	10	1			27	12
	Total		62	35	9	4	16	1			87	40	–
Werder Bremen	1994–95	Bundesliga	29	10	1	1	2	2	1	1	33	14
	1995–96		24	1	3	4	3	0	–		30	5
	1996–97		3	0	1	0	2	0	–		6	0
	Total		56	11	5	5	7	2	1	1	69	19	–
Racing de Santander	1996–97	La Liga	35	10	5	0	–		–		40	10
	1997–98		34	10	2	2	–		–		36	12
	1998–99		34	6	7	0	–		–		41	6
	1999–2000		24	1	3	2	–		–		27	3
	2000–01		13	1	3	0	–		–		16	1
	Total		140	28	20	4	0	0	0	0	160	32	–
Spartak	2001	Russian Top Division	12	9	-	-	6	4			18	13
	2002	Russian Premier League	30	12	2	2	6	0			38	14
	Total		42	21	2	2	12	4			56	27	–
Fenerbahçe	2002–03	Süper Lig	12	1	-	-	-	-			12	1
Kuban	2003	Russian First Division	16	8	-	-	-	-			16	8
	2004	Russian Premier League	5	0	5	1	-	-			10	1
	Total		21	8	5	1	0	0			26	9	–
Dynamo Moscow	2004	Russian Premier League	11	2	-	-	-	-			11	2
	2005		10	2	4	2	-	-			14	4
	Total		21	4	4	2	0	0			25	6	–
Oryol	2005	Russian First Division	22	3	-	-	-	-			22	3
Khimki	2006	Russian First Division	42	9	-	-	-	-			42	9
	2007	Russian Premier League	2	0	-	-	-	-			2	0
	Total		44	9	0	0	0	0			44	9	–
Volga	2007	Russian Second Division	8	0	-	-	-	-			8	0
Astana-1964	2008	Kazakhstan Premier League	25	4	-	-	-	-			25	4
Career total			453	124	45	18	35	7	1	1	534	150	–

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beschastnykh goal.

List of international goals scored by Vladimir Beschastnykh

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 August 1994	Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Austria	1–0	3–0	Friendly match
2	26 April 1995	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3	31 May 1995	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
4	7 June 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	5–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
5	2 June 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Poland	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
6	19 June 1996	Anfield Road, Liverpool, England	Czech Republic	3–2	3–3	UEFA Euro 1996
7	1 September 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Cyprus	4–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 November 1996	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	22 April 1998	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Turkey	1–0	1–0	Friendly match
10	27 March 1999	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
11	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Andorra	2–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
12				5–0
13	18 August 1999	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	1–0	2–0	Friendly match
14	4 September 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Armenia	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
15	23 February 2000	Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	1–3	1–4	Friendly match
16	31 May 2000	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Slovakia	1–1	1–1	Friendly match
17	2 September 2000	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	25 April 2001	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19	5 September 2001	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20				2–0
21	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	1–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22				2–0
23				3–0
24	27 March 2002	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–1	1–2	Friendly match
25	14 June 2002	Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan	Belgium	1–1	2–3	2002 FIFA World Cup
26	7 September 2002	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Republic of Ireland	2–0	4–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

Honours

• Russian Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001
• Bundesliga: runner-up 1994–95
• Soviet Cup: 1991–92
• Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03
• DFB-Supercup: 1994

Individual

• CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1994, 2002

External links

• Vladimir Beschastnykh at RSSSF
• Beschastnykh at Legioner
• Player profile (in Russian)