Valery Yuryevich Petrakov (, born 16 May 1958) is a Russian

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manager and a former striker.

Playing career

In 1975, at the age of 17, Petrakov began his career with his local team,

FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Dynamo-Bryansk is a Russian football club based in Bryansk. The team colours are (Home) all blue. (Away) all white with blue shorts. History The club was founded in 1931 by GPU officer Filaret Adamovich. The team initially consisted of playe ...

. In 1976, he transferred to

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

where he would play for four seasons. He played for

FC Torpedo Moscow Football Club Torpedo Moscow (, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. The club will return to the Russian Premier League in the 2025–26 season. Their colours are white and b ...

from 1981 to 1985 and returned to Lokomotiv Moscow for one more season in 1986. Petrakov spent his final six years abroad with

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in Germany and then with

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in Sweden before retiring to coaching. His playing career included two caps and one goal for the Soviet National Team. He was a member of the 1977

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champion as well as the 1980 European Youth Championship winner. In 1986, he played on Lokomotiv's successful

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squad.

Coaching career

Immediately after retirement, he was appointed as manager for IFK Luleå, where he finished his playing career. In 1995, he returned to Russia to head another former club, Torpedo Moscow. While he did not win any championships at Torpedo, his clubs appeared in the

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in 1996-1997 and 2000–2001. His club also appeared in the 1997

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. In 2001, he moved to Tomsk which played in the

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at the time. Failing to achieve promotion there, he returned to the

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with

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. He had a brief, unsuccessful stint with

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in 2005 where he was dismissed after four matches. He returned to Tomsk for the 2006 season and achieved an 8th-place finish. He signs a contract as the new head coach from

FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC Spartak Vladikavkaz () was a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze), North Ossetia–Alania. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league t ...

on 4 December 200

On 11 November 2019, he joined

FC Luch Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok () was an association football club based in Vladivostok. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Russian Premier League, Premier League from 2006 to 2008. The club was called Luch-Energiya from 2003 t ...

Personal life

His son Yuri Petrakov is now a professional footballer.

References

External links

Profile (in Russian)
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