Dmitri Lvovich Popov (russian: Дмитрий Львович Попов; born 27 February 1967) is a Russian

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official and a former player who played as a

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Football career

Popov was born in Yaroslavl, Soviet Union. He started playing professionally at local FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, then signed with country giants FC Spartak Moscow. In 1993, Popov moved to Spain alongside teammate Dmitri Radchenko, and would spend there the following six-and-a-half years, with Racing de Santander (in the 1995–96 season, he teamed up there with compatriot Ilshat Faizulin), SD Compostela and CD Toledo. In January 2000 he joined Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, retiring at the end of the campaign. Popov returned to Spartak Moscow in 2008, as its director of football. He obtained 21 caps and scored four goals for the Russian national team, and was part of the national squad at the

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. In 2009, he played in the national senior XI that won the Legends Cup.

Honours

* Soviet Top League: 1989 * Soviet Cup: 1992 * Russian Premier League: 1992, 1993

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Dmitri 1967 births Living people Footballers from Yaroslavl Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Spartak Moscow players La Liga players Segunda División players Racing de Santander players SD Compostela footballers CD Toledo players Israeli Premier League players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Russia men's international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Russian expatriate sportspeople in Israel