Vladislav Nikolayevich Radimov ( rus, Владисла́в Никола́евич Ради́мов, p=vlədʲɪˈslaf nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ rɐˈdʲiməf; born 26 November 1975) is a Russian

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coach and a former player who played

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. He was previously the captain of

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and is a former Russian international player. He was a right-sided midfielder or

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. At Zenit Saint Petersburg he often played a free playing holding

(like a deep lying playmaker) or a central midfielder.

Playing career

As a child, Radimov attended

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school, but at the age of 9 left it for the Smena football school. He did not receive much attention from the Saint Petersburg clubs, and in 1992 he appeared in only one match for the Second Division team Smena-Saturn. In June 1992 he moved to Moscow to play for the reserve team of

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. Radimov debuted for the first team of CSKA on 30 July 1992 when a number of players did not fly to an away match against Okean Nakhodka. In 1994 Radimov became a first-team regular for CSKA, and was first capped for the

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in a friendly against

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. In 1994, he was named the best new player of the league by ''Football Review'', and in 1995 he received the ''Strelets'' prize as "the hope of the season". In 1996 Radimov played in all three Russia's matches at

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, and transferred to

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after the finals. He spent two and a half seasons there. By the end of 1998 Radimov had a little playing time at Zaragoza and was loaned to

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. Contrary to the expectations, his 1999 season in Russia was not successful. After the end of loan he returned to Zaragoza. In 2000, he transferred to

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, but had a little playing time with them and was eventually released from the team, following a disciplinary breach. In 2001, Radimov returned to Russia again to play for Krylia Sovetov Samara. He became the captain of the team soon. After two years in Samara, he moved to his home city to play for

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. He was elected the team captain immediately.

Personal life

In 2005–2016, Radimov was married to the popular singer Tatiana Bulanova.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.''

Honours

CSKA Moscow * Russian Cup: runner-up 1993–94 Dynamo Moscow * Russian Cup: runner-up 1998–99 Zaragoza *

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: 2000–01 Levski Sofia *

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: 2000–01 Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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; runner-up

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: 2003 *

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: 2007–08 *

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References

External links

Radimov's official website

rsssf.com
Profile at Zenit

Biography at Krylia Sovetov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Radimov, Vladislav 1975 births Footballers from Saint Petersburg Living people Russian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Russia men's youth international footballers Russia men's under-21 international footballers Russia men's international footballers FC Saturn-1991 Saint Petersburg players PFC CSKA Moscow players Real Zaragoza players FC Dynamo Moscow players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Russian Second League players Russian Premier League players La Liga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players UEFA Europa League–winning players UEFA Euro 1996 players UEFA Euro 2004 players Russian expatriate men's footballers Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Russian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Russian football managers Russian First League managers