Mikhail Svyatoslavovich Osinov (; born 8 October 1975) is a Russian

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coach and a former midfielder. He works as an assistant coach with

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Career

Born in Arti,

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, Mikhail Osinov started his professional career at the Gornyak Kachkanar in 1993. In 1994-1995, he played for Uralets Nizhny Tagil. Next year, Osinov was invited to

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, the biggest club in the region. After two seasons in

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, Osinov moved to

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for a spell with

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. He later returned to the Russian Top Division side

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

. In 2001, Osinov was transferred to

and stayed there for 9 years, suffering a relegation and helping the ''yellow-blues'' to return to the Premier League. He also holds the club record for league appearances with 239 games. In 2010, he returned to Yekaterinburg to play in the

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. In 2011, Osinov went to a lower league joining MITOS Novocherkassk of the

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. On 11 September 2011, in a league game against Olimpia Gelendzhik Osinov scored a goal that some sources consider the fastest in the history of the game, at 2.68 seconds from kickoff.

Honours

* 2008 Russian First Division winner * 2002–03 Russian Cup runner-up * 2008 Russian First Division best player

Personal life

His son Mikhail is a professional footballer.

References

External links

Russian Premier League profile

Russian Football Union profile

FC Rostov profile
1975 births Living people People from Artinsky District Russian men's footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Ural Yekaterinburg players FC Rostov players FC Rotor Volgograd players Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian Premier League players FC Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil players Footballers from Sverdlovsk Oblast 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub