Igor Petrovich Semshov (russian: Игорь Петрович Семшов; born 6 April 1978) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Chayka Peschanokopskoye.

Career

Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for

Torpedo Moscow Football Club Torpedo Moscow (russian: link=no, ФК "Торпедо" Москва, ''FK Torpedo Moskva''), known as Torpedo Moscow, is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow that was founded in 1924 and returned to the Russian Pre ...

in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the team's key players even earning a call up to the Russian National Team. In 2006, he was transferred to

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

and played there for two years but was put up for transfer in 2008 due to a failure to reach a contract agreement. On 15 December 2009 he moved to

FC Zenit St. Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

for €4.5 million but returned to Dynamo the next season.

Career statistics

International career

Semshov was selected to play for the

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at the 2002

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, but he did not manage to prevent a disappointing performance as he was played out of position on the left of midfield. He took a part at

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, but the tournament was a disappointment for him again.

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fell at the first round and Semshov only played in the last match, which many felt was a poor decision. He was again selected for

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. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Argentina. He was confirmed for the finalized

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squad on 25 May 2012.

International goals

Career honours

Club

Zenit St. Petersburg * Russian Cup (1): 2010

International

Russia *

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bronze medalist:

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References

External links

Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Semshov, Igor 1978 births Living people Russian footballers Russia international footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Association football midfielders Footballers from Moscow PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Torpedo-2 players FC Dynamo Moscow players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players 2002 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2004 players Russian Premier League players UEFA Euro 2008 players UEFA Euro 2012 players Russian football managers FC Khimik-Arsenal managers