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| name = Yuri Kovtun
| name = Yuri Kovtun
| image = Yuri Kovtun 2016.jpg
| image = Yuri Kovtun.jpg
| image_size = 240px
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| caption = Working with Dynamo Moscow in 2016
| caption = Kovtun working with Arsenal Tula in 2021
| fullname = Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun
| fullname = Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Azov]], [[Soviet Union]]
| birth_place = [[Azov]], [[Soviet Union]]
| currentclub = [[FC Arsenal Tula]] (assistant coach)
| currentclub = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] (assistant coach)
| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = 1.91 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SDYuShOR-3 Azov
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SDYuShOR-3 Azov
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = ROShISP-10 Rostov-on-Don
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = ROShISP-10 Rostov-on-Don
| years1 = 1987–1988 | clubs1 = [[FC Luch Azov]] | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 1
| years1 = 1987–1988 | clubs1 = [[FC APK Morozovsk|Luch Azov]] | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1989–1990 | clubs2 = [[FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu]] | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 1989–1990 | clubs2 = [[FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu|SKA Rostov-na-Donu]] | caps2 = 61 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = [[FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don]] | caps3 = 61 | goals3 = 1
| years3 = 1991–1993 | clubs3 = [[FC Rostov|Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don]] | caps3 = 64 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1993–1998 | clubs4 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow]] | caps4 = 156 | goals4 = 5
| years4 = 1992 | clubs4 = [[FC Rostov-2|Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don]] | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1999–2005 | clubs5 = [[FC Spartak Moscow]] | caps5 = 121 | goals5 = 7
| years5 = 1993–1998 | clubs5 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] | caps5 = 156 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz]] | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 5
| years6 = 1999–2005 | clubs6 = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] | caps6 = 122 | goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow]] | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0
| years7 = 2000 | clubs7 = [[FC Spartak-2 Moscow|Spartak-2 Moscow]] | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012 | clubs8 = [[FC Arsenal Tula]] (amateur) | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years8 = 2006–2007 | clubs8 = [[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]] | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2007 | clubs9 = [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow|MVD Rossii Moscow]] (amateur)
| totalcaps = 455 | totalgoals = 19
| years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = [[FC Arsenal Tula|Arsenal Tula]] (amateur)
| totalcaps = 470 | totalgoals = 19
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Russia national football team|Russia]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Russia national football team|Russia]] | nationalcaps1 = 50 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs1 = [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow]]
| manageryears1 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs1 = [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow|MVD Rossii Moscow]]
| manageryears2 = 2010 | managerclubs2 = [[FC Salyut-Energia Belgorod]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2010 | managerclubs2 = [[FC Salyut Belgorod|Salyut-Energia Belgorod]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = [[FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = [[FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod|Volga Nizhny Novgorod]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs4 = [[FC Tosno]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs4 = [[FC Tosno|Tosno]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2016–2017 | managerclubs5 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Ural Yekaterinburg]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Ural Yekaterinburg|Ural Yekaterinburg]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2020– | managerclubs7 = [[FC Arsenal Tula]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs7 = [[FC Arsenal Tula|Arsenal Tula]] (assistant)
| manageryears8 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs8 = [[FC Rodina Moscow|Rodina Moscow]] (assistant)
| manageryears9 = 2023– | managerclubs9 = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] (assistant)
}}
}}
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{{family name hatnote|Mikhailovich|Kovtun|lang=Eastern Slavic}}


'''Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun''' ({{lang-ru|Юрий Михайлович Ковтун}}; born 5 January 1970) is a [[Russia]]n [[Association football|football]] coach and a former [[Defender (association football)|defender]], well known as a 1990s [[Russia national football team]] player, as well as [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] and [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] stopper. He is an assistant coach with [[FC Arsenal Tula]].
'''Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun''' ({{langx|ru|Юрий Михайлович Ковтун}}; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian [[Association football|football]] coach and a former [[Defender (association football)|defender]], well known as a 1990s [[Russia national football team]] player, as well as [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] and [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] stopper. He is an assistant coach of Kazakhstani club [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]].


== Playing career ==
== Playing career ==
Kovtun's career started in minor Russian club Luch Azov in 1988. Then he proceed his career as professional player in [[FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu]] and [[FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don]]. In 1992, [[FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don|Rostselmash]] and Kovtun starred in first [[Russia]]n championship where they unexpectedly promoted to 8th place. Kovtun was impressive during the season so two top teams were interested in him at the same time, it's [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]] and [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]. In 1993, Kovtun chose Dynamo Moscow and was their key player for years, until his move to Spartak in 1999.
Kovtun's career started in minor Russian club Luch Azov in 1988. Then he started his career as a professional player in [[FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu|SKA Rostov-na-Donu]] and [[FC Rostov|Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don]]. In 1992, [[FC Rostov|Rostselmash]] and Kovtun starred in the first [[Russia]]n championship where they unexpectedly promoted to 8th place. Kovtun was impressive during the season so two top teams were interested in him at the same time : [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo]] and [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]. In 1993, Kovtun chose Dynamo Moscow and became their key player for years, until his move to Spartak in 1999.


While the only Kovtun's honour during 6 years in Dynamo was [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]] in 1995, he could get 3 titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001 after joining Spartak. Moreover, he took part in numerous [[UEFA Champions League]] games and found himself regular [[Russian national football team]] player.
Whereas Kovtun's only honour during his 6-year spell in Dynamo was a [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]] in 1995, he won 3 titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001 after joining Spartak. Moreover, he took part in numerous [[UEFA Champions League]] games and found himself a regular [[Russian national football team]] player.


== International career ==
== International career ==
Kovtun played for [[Russia national football team|Russian international team]] 50 times, scoring 2 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|author=Arnhold, Matthias|title=Russia – Record International Players|url=http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rus-recintlp.html|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref> Most notable moments of his international career were long shot goal to [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] during [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualifier]] and own goal in 0–1 away loss to [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifying]]. He was a part of Russian squad in the [[Euro 96]] and [[World Cup 2002]] finals.<ref>{{FIFA player|157477|Yuri Kovtun}}</ref> Kovtun was sent off in Euro 96 for a lunge at [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s [[Dieter Eilts]].
Kovtun played for the [[Russia national football team|Russian international team]] 50 times, scoring 2 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|author=Arnhold, Matthias|title=Russia – Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/rus-recintlp.html|access-date=8 July 2009}}</ref> The most notable moments of his international career were his long shot goal to [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] during a [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 World Cup qualifier]] and an own goal in a 0–1 away loss to [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifying]]. He was a part of the Russian squad in the [[Euro 96]] and [[World Cup 2002]] finals.<ref>{{FIFA player|157477|Yuri Kovtun}}</ref> Kovtun was sent off in a Euro '96 match for a lunge at [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s [[Dieter Eilts]].


== Strong and weak sides ==
== Strengths and weaknesses ==
Kovtun's strong points as a defender always was great tackling, tight marking of opponents and making own goals in the crutial matches. The main weakness of his game throughout his career was a lack of pace and acceleration. Another drawback from the lack of speed was that he often had to play too dirty so he could easily gain yellow card or even being sent off (he holds Russian record for number of bookings).
Kovtun's strong points as a defender were mainly great tackling, tight marking of opponents and scoring goals in the crucial matches. The main weakness of his game throughout his career was a lack of pace and acceleration. Stemming from this lack of speed, he often had to play too dirty so he could easily receive yellow cards or even be sent off (he holds the Russian League record for number of bookings).


== Current activity ==
== Current activity ==
During 2005, Spartak's veteran could not gain first team place and most of the season played for reserves. In January 2006 he left Spartak Moscow for just relegated into [[Russian First Division]] [[Alania Vladikavkaz]]. He retired in 2007 and became a manager for [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow]]. FC MVD advanced to [[Russian First Division]] under his supervision.
During 2005, already a Spartak's veteran, he could not gain a place in the first team and most of the season he played for the reserves. In January 2006, he left Spartak Moscow for just relegated into [[Russian First League|Russian First Division]] [[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]. He retired in 2007 and became a manager for [[FC MVD Rossii Moscow|MVD Rossii Moscow]]. MVD promoted to the [[Russian First League|Russian First Division]] under his supervision.


8 Jun 2009, Kovtun resigned from FC MVD manager position and was replaced by [[Vladimir Eshtrekov]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=sportbox.ru|title=Kovtun resigned from FC MVD (Russian)|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Chempionat_Rossii_2009/1-j_division/Futbol-Eshtrekov-smenil-Kovtuna-v-FK-MVD-Ross|accessdate=14 August 2009}}</ref>
On 8 June 2009, Kovtun resigned from MVD manager position and was replaced by [[Vladimir Eshtrekov]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=sportbox.ru|title=Kovtun resigned from FC MVD (Russian)|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Chempionat_Rossii_2009/1-j_division/Futbol-Eshtrekov-smenil-Kovtuna-v-FK-MVD-Ross|access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
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|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
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!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[FC APK Morozovsk|Luch Azov]]
|[[1988 Soviet Second League|1988]]
|[[Soviet Second League]]
|36||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||36||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC SKA Rostov-na-Donu|SKA Rostov-na-Donu]]
|[[1989 Soviet First League|1989]]
|[[Soviet First League]]
|23||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||24||0
|-
|[[1990 Soviet Second League|1990]]
|Soviet Second League
|38||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||42||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!61!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!66!!0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Rostov|Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don]]
|[[1991 Soviet First League|1991]]
|Soviet First League
|38||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||38||1
|-
|[[1992 Russian Top League|1992]]
|[[Russian Premier League]]
|23||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||24||0
|-
|[[1993 Russian Top League|1993]]
|Russian Premier League
|3||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||3||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!64!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!65!!1
|-
|[[FC Rostov-2|Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don]]
|[[1992 Russian Second League|1992]]
|[[Russian Second League]]
|1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|[[1993 Russian Top League|1993]]
|Russian Premier League
|27||1||3||0||1{{efn|name=UEFACUP|Appearances in the [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||31||1
|-
|[[1994 Russian Top League|1994]]
|Russian Premier League
|22||2||2||0||2{{efn|name=UEFACUP}}||0||colspan=2|–||26||2
|-
|[[1995 Russian Top League|1995]]
|Russian Premier League
|25||0||4||0||3{{efn|Appearances in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||32||0
|-
|[[1996 Russian Top League|1996]]
|Russian Premier League
|26||1||2||0||5{{efn|Two appearances in the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], three appearances in the [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||33||1
|-
|[[1997 Russian Top League|1997]]
|Russian Premier League
|28||0||5||1||5{{efn|Appearances in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||38||1
|-
|[[1998 Russian Top Division|1998]]
|Russian Premier League
|28||1||1||0||4{{efn|name=UEFACUP}}||0||colspan=2|–||33||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!156!!5!!17!!1!!20!!0!!0!!0!!193!!6
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|[[1999 Russian Top Division|1999]]
|Russian Premier League
|26||2||1||0||7{{efn|Six appearances in the [[UEFA Champions League]], one appearance in the [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||34||2
|-
|[[2000 Russian Top Division|2000]]
|Russian Premier League
|17||1||5||0||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in the [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||30||1
|-
|[[2001 Russian Top Division|2001]]
|Russian Premier League
|26||1||2||0||9{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|–||37||1
|-
|[[2002 Russian Premier League|2002]]
|Russian Premier League
|16||1||1||0||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|–||23||1
|-
|[[2003 Russian Premier League|2003]]
|Russian Premier League
|23||2||2||1||2{{efn|name=UEFACUP}}||0||3{{efn|Appearances in the [[Russian Premier League Cup]]}}||0||30||3
|-
|[[2004 Russian Premier League|2004]]
|Russian Premier League
|14||0||1||0||6{{efn|Four appearances in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], two appearances in the [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||0||0||21||0
|-
|[[2005 Russian Premier League|2005]]
|Russian Premier League
|0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||0||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!122!!7!!12!!1!!38!!0!!3!!0!!175!!8
|-
|[[FC Spartak-2 Moscow|Spartak-2 Moscow]]
|[[2000 Russian Second Division|2000]]
|[[Russian Second League]]
|1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]
|2006
|Russian Second League
|26||5||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||28||5
|-
|[[2007 Russian First Division|2007]]
|[[Russian First League]]
|3||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||3||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!29!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!31!!5
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!470!!19!!37!!2!!58!!0!!3!!0!!568!!21
|}
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== Honours ==
== Honours ==
* 1999 2000 2001 [[Russian Premier League]]
* 1999, 2000, 2001 [[Russian Premier League]]
* 1995 2003 [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]
* 1995, 2003 [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:09, 29 October 2024

Yuri Kovtun
Kovtun working with Arsenal Tula in 2021
Personal information
Full name Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun
Date of birth (1970-01-05) 5 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Azov, Soviet Union
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Aktobe (assistant coach)
Youth career
SDYuShOR-3 Azov
ROShISP-10 Rostov-on-Don
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Luch Azov 36 (1)
1989–1990 SKA Rostov-na-Donu 61 (0)
1991–1993 Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 64 (1)
1992 Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don 1 (0)
1993–1998 Dynamo Moscow 156 (5)
1999–2005 Spartak Moscow 122 (7)
2000 Spartak-2 Moscow 1 (0)
2006–2007 Alania Vladikavkaz 29 (5)
2007 MVD Rossii Moscow (amateur)
2011–2012 Arsenal Tula (amateur)
Total 470 (19)
International career
1994–2003 Russia 50 (2)
Managerial career
2007–2009 MVD Rossii Moscow
2010 Salyut-Energia Belgorod (assistant)
2013–2014 Volga Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2015–2016 Tosno (assistant)
2016–2017 Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2019–2020 Ural Yekaterinburg (assistant)
2020–2021 Arsenal Tula (assistant)
2022–2023 Rodina Moscow (assistant)
2023– Aktobe (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhailovich and the family name is Kovtun.

Yuri Mikhailovich Kovtun (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Ковтун; born 5 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former defender, well known as a 1990s Russia national football team player, as well as Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow stopper. He is an assistant coach of Kazakhstani club Aktobe.

Playing career

[edit]

Kovtun's career started in minor Russian club Luch Azov in 1988. Then he started his career as a professional player in SKA Rostov-na-Donu and Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don. In 1992, Rostselmash and Kovtun starred in the first Russian championship where they unexpectedly promoted to 8th place. Kovtun was impressive during the season so two top teams were interested in him at the same time : Dynamo and Spartak Moscow. In 1993, Kovtun chose Dynamo Moscow and became their key player for years, until his move to Spartak in 1999.

Whereas Kovtun's only honour during his 6-year spell in Dynamo was a Russian Cup in 1995, he won 3 titles in 1999, 2000 and 2001 after joining Spartak. Moreover, he took part in numerous UEFA Champions League games and found himself a regular Russian national football team player.

International career

[edit]

Kovtun played for the Russian international team 50 times, scoring 2 goals.[1] The most notable moments of his international career were his long shot goal to Yugoslavia during a 2002 World Cup qualifier and an own goal in a 0–1 away loss to Iceland Euro 2000 qualifying. He was a part of the Russian squad in the Euro 96 and World Cup 2002 finals.[2] Kovtun was sent off in a Euro '96 match for a lunge at Germany's Dieter Eilts.

Strengths and weaknesses

[edit]

Kovtun's strong points as a defender were mainly great tackling, tight marking of opponents and scoring goals in the crucial matches. The main weakness of his game throughout his career was a lack of pace and acceleration. Stemming from this lack of speed, he often had to play too dirty so he could easily receive yellow cards or even be sent off (he holds the Russian League record for number of bookings).

Current activity

[edit]

During 2005, already a Spartak's veteran, he could not gain a place in the first team and most of the season he played for the reserves. In January 2006, he left Spartak Moscow for just relegated into Russian First Division Alania Vladikavkaz. He retired in 2007 and became a manager for MVD Rossii Moscow. MVD promoted to the Russian First Division under his supervision.

On 8 June 2009, Kovtun resigned from MVD manager position and was replaced by Vladimir Eshtrekov.[3]

Career statistics

[edit]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luch Azov 1988 Soviet Second League 36 1 0 0 – – 36 1
SKA Rostov-na-Donu 1989 Soviet First League 23 0 1 0 – – 24 0
1990 Soviet Second League 38 0 4 0 – – 42 0
Total 61 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 66 0
Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 1991 Soviet First League 38 1 0 0 – – 38 1
1992 Russian Premier League 23 0 1 0 – – 24 0
1993 Russian Premier League 3 0 – – – 3 0
Total 64 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don 1992 Russian Second League 1 0 – – – 1 0
Dynamo Moscow 1993 Russian Premier League 27 1 3 0 1[a] 0 – 31 1
1994 Russian Premier League 22 2 2 0 2[a] 0 – 26 2
1995 Russian Premier League 25 0 4 0 3[b] 0 – 32 0
1996 Russian Premier League 26 1 2 0 5[c] 0 – 33 1
1997 Russian Premier League 28 0 5 1 5[d] 0 – 38 1
1998 Russian Premier League 28 1 1 0 4[a] 0 – 33 1
Total 156 5 17 1 20 0 0 0 193 6
Spartak Moscow 1999 Russian Premier League 26 2 1 0 7[e] 0 – 34 2
2000 Russian Premier League 17 1 5 0 8[f] 0 – 30 1
2001 Russian Premier League 26 1 2 0 9[f] 0 – 37 1
2002 Russian Premier League 16 1 1 0 6[f] 0 – 23 1
2003 Russian Premier League 23 2 2 1 2[a] 0 3[g] 0 30 3
2004 Russian Premier League 14 0 1 0 6[h] 0 0 0 21 0
2005 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 122 7 12 1 38 0 3 0 175 8
Spartak-2 Moscow 2000 Russian Second League 1 0 – – – 1 0
Alania Vladikavkaz 2006 Russian Second League 26 5 2 0 – – 28 5
2007 Russian First League 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Total 29 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 5
Career total 470 19 37 2 58 0 3 0 568 21
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, three appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Cup
  6. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in the Russian Premier League Cup
  8. ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, two appearances in the UEFA Cup

Honours

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Arnhold, Matthias. "Russia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. ^ Yuri Kovtun – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Kovtun resigned from FC MVD (Russian)". sportbox.ru. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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