Igor Shalimov

Igor Shalimov

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Personal information
Full name	Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov
Date of birth	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Krasnodar-2 (manager)
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	AC Lugano	12	(4)
1995–1996	Udinese	20	(0)
1996–1998	Bologna	34	(5)
1998–1999	Napoli	19	(2)
Total		284	(51)
International career
1990–1991	USSR	20	(2)
1992	CIS	4	(0)
1992–1998	Russia	23	(3)
Managerial career
2001–2002	FC Krasnoznamensk
2003	FC Uralan Elista
2008–2011	Russia (women)
2015–	FC Krasnodar-2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Mihailovich and the family name is Shalimov.

Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (born 2 February 1969 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian football manager and a former midfielder. He is the manager for FC Krasnodar-2.

Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few successful seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia. He impressed enough to garner the attention and eventual transfer 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 AC Lugano in Switzerland.

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

He was appointed manager of Russia women's national football team in 2008, before being promoted to deputy sporting director for national teams and selection at the Russian Football Union in 2011.

Playing career

Seasons	Club	League	Apps/Gls
1986	Spartak	Top League 1st level	05/1
1987	Spartak	Top League 1st level	00/0
1988	Spartak	Top League 1st level	25/8
1989	Spartak	Top League 1st level	20/1
1990	Spartak	Top League 1st level	23/5
1991	Spartak	Top League 1st level	22/5
1991–92	Foggia	Serie A 1st level	33/9
1992–93	Inter Milan	Serie A 1st level	32/9
1993–94	Inter Milan	Serie A 1st level	18/2
1994–95	Duisburg	Bundesliga 1st level	21/0
1995–96	AC Lugano	Super League 1st level	12/4
	Udinese	Serie A 1st level	20/0
1996–97	Bologna	Serie A 1st level	20/4
1997–98	Bologna	Serie A 1st level	17/3
1998–99	Napoli	Serie B 2nd level	19/2

* – played games and goals

Honours as player

• 1989 Soviet Top League Champion with Spartak Moscow
• 1991 Soviet Top League Runner up with Spartak Moscow
• 1992–1993 Serie A Runner up with Inter Milan
• UEFA Cup 1993–1994 champion with Inter Milan
• 1990 UEFA Under-21 Champion with USSR Under-21 team

International goals

Soviet Union

Score and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 November 1990	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	25 September 1991	Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow	Hungary	1–1	2–2	Euro 1992 qualifier

Russia

Score and results list Russia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 April 1993	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	3–0	4–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
2.	7 June 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	San Marino	4–0	7–0	Euro 1996 qualifier
3.	6 September 1995	Svangaskarð, Toftir	Faroe Islands	5–2	5–2	Euro 1996 qualifier