Igor Shalimov

Shalimov managing FC Krasnodar in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov
Date of birth	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1980	Lokomotiv Moscow
1980–1986	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Spartak Moscow	95	(20)
1991–1992	Foggia	33	(9)
1992–1994	Inter Milan	50	(11)
1994–1995	→ MSV Duisburg	21	(0)
1995–1996	→ Lugano	12	(4)
1995–1996	Udinese	20	(0)
1996–1998	Bologna	33	(5)
1998–1999	Napoli	19	(2)
Total		284	(51)
International career
1990–1991[1]	USSR	20	(2)
1992[1]	CIS	4	(0)
1992–1998[1]	Russia	23	(3)
Managerial career
2001–2002	FC Krasnoznamensk
2003	FC Uralan Elista
2008–2011	Russia (women)
2015–2016	FC Krasnodar-2
2016	FC Krasnodar (assistant)
2016	FC Krasnodar (caretaker)
2016–2018	FC Krasnodar
2018–2019	FC Khimki
2019–2020	Akhmat Grozny
2021–2022	Ural Yekaterinburg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (Russian: Игорь Михайлович Шалимов; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder, primarily in the wide position.

Playing career

Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia in Italy. He then transferred to Inter Milan. He has also played in the Italian Serie A for Bologna, Udinese and Napoli, as well as MSV Duisburg in Germany and FC Lugano in Switzerland.

He was a member of the USSR national team which participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he represented the unified CIS team at the European Championship held in Sweden. He was one of a number of players who refused to play for then-coach Pavel Sadyrin at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Two years later, in 1996, he was a member of the Russia national team for the European Championship held in England.

Shalimov ended his playing career in Napoli after being banned for two years for testing positive for nandrolone, a banned anabolic steroid substance. He has claimed that an anabolic containing nandrolone was given to him while he was hospitalized in Moscow, to stop an internal bleeding.^[2]

Managerial career

Shalimov was appointed manager of Russia women's national team in 2008,^[3] before being promoted to deputy sporting director for national teams and selection at the Russian Football Union in 2011.^[4]

He was dismissed as the manager of FC Krasnodar on 2 April 2018.^[5]

On 5 June 2018, he signed a two-year contract with FC Khimki.^[6] He left Khimki on 2 April 2019, with the team in 14th place and three points above the relegation zone.^[7]

On 30 September 2019, he was hired by Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny.^[8] He left Akhmat on 26 July 2020 as his contract expired.^[9]

On 10 August 2021, he was hired by Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg.^[10] Shalimov was dismissed by Ural on 8 August 2022 after losing the first 4 games in the 2022–23 Russian Premier League season.^[11]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Soviet Union's and Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shalimov goal.

List of international goals scored by Igor Shalimov

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
Soviet Union goals
1	23 November 1990	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	25 September 1991	Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Hungary	1–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Russia goals
1	14 April 1993	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	4–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	7 June 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	4–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3	6 September 1995	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	5–2	5–2	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours

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