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Valery Karpin

Karpin coaching Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Narva, Estonia
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Rostov, Russia (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1988	Sport Tallinn	25	(1)
1988	CSKA Moscow	3	(0)
1989	Fakel Voronezh	25	(7)
1990–1994	Spartak Moscow	116	(29)
1994–1996	Real Sociedad	72	(16)
1996–1997	Valencia	36	(6)
1997–2002	Celta Vigo	168	(26)
2002–2005	Real Sociedad	107	(20)
Total		552	(105)
National team
1992	CIS	1	(0)
1992–2003	Russia	72	(17)
Teams managed
2009–2012	Spartak Moscow
2012–2014	Spartak Moscow
2014–2015	Mallorca
2015–2016	Torpedo Armavir
2017–2021	FC Rostov
2021–	Russia
2022–	FC Rostov
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (born February 2, 1969) is a famous football manager and a former player. He currently coaches two teams: FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League and the Russian national team.

As a player, he was a midfielder, which is a player who helps both attack and defense. He spent most of his playing career with Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad, and Celta Vigo. Valery Karpin has citizenship in Russia, Spain, and Estonia.

Playing Career Highlights

Valery Karpin played for several football clubs during his career. He started with Fakel Voronezh in 1989. From 1990 to 1994, he played for Spartak Moscow.

He then moved to Spain, playing for Real Sociedad from 1994 to 1996. After that, he joined Valencia for a season (1996–1997). He spent a long time at Celta Vigo from 1997 to 2002. Later, he returned to Real Sociedad and played there from 2002 until 2005.

International Matches

Karpin played for the Russian national team 72 times, scoring 17 goals. He also played one game for the CIS team.

He scored Russia's first goal after the Soviet Union broke up. This happened in a 2–0 win against Mexico on August 17, 1992. Karpin represented Russia in major tournaments like the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, and the 2002 World Cup. In 2003, his team won the Cyprus International Football Tournament.

Coaching Career

After his playing days, Valery Karpin became a football manager.

Early Coaching Roles

In August 2008, Karpin became the Director General of Spartak Moscow. In April 2009, he started coaching the team as a temporary manager. He later became the official coach.

He left Spartak Moscow in March 2014. After that, he coached RCD Mallorca starting in August 2014. He also managed Torpedo Armavir for the 2015–2016 season.

Coaching FC Rostov and Russia

On December 19, 2017, Karpin became the new manager of FC Rostov. He signed a contract for two and a half years.

On July 23, 2021, the Russian Football Union hired him to manage the Russian national team. He was supposed to coach both Rostov and the national team at the same time. However, after just two games, he left Rostov on August 2, 2021, to focus on the national team.

Under Karpin, Russia qualified for the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. But due to international events, Russian teams were suspended from international competitions. On March 10, 2022, Karpin extended his contract with the national team and also returned to coach FC Rostov. He has been named the Russian Premier League's coach of the month several times.

In November 2022, Karpin extended his national team contract until August 2024. He extended it again in June 2024, until July 2028.

TV Work

In 2016, Valery Karpin started working as a football analyst for Match TV. He became the editor-in-chief for football broadcasts at the channel in February 2017. He left the channel in July 2017.

Personal Life

Valery Karpin has four daughters: Veronika, Maria, Valeria, and Daria. Since 2017, he has been married to Daria Gordeeva, who is an English teacher and singer. Karpin has Russian citizenship. He also gained Estonian citizenship in 2003 and Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for many years.

After Retirement from Playing

Valery Karpin in 2009

In 2007, Karpin owned a road bicycle racing team called Karpin–Galicia. He also owns a real estate company with his former teammate, Míchel Salgado.

In 2009, he was part of the Russian team that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Career Statistics

Club

International

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

List of international goals scored by Valery Karpin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 August 1992	RZD Arena, Moscow, Russia	Mexico	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	12 October 1994	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3	16 August 1995	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
9	10 November 1996	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	4–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	27 March 1999	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
11				2–0
12	5 June 1999	Stade de France, Paris, France	France	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
13	9 June 1999	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Iceland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
14	4 September 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Armenia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
15	9 October 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Ukraine	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
17	5 June 2002	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup

Managerial Statistics

Honours and Awards

Valery Karpin achieved several honours during his playing career:

With Spartak Moscow

• Russian Top League: 1992, 1993, 1994
• Soviet Cup: 1991–1992

With Celta

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000
• Copa del Rey runner-up: 2000–2001

Individual Awards

• Winner of the National Team Leader Prize: 2000

See also

In Spanish: Valeri Karpin para niños