Vasili Kulkov
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov | ||
Date of birth | 11 June 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
Date of death | 10 October 2020 | (aged 54)||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Dynamo Moscow | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | Dynamo Kashira | 52 | (7) |
1986 | Spartak Moscow (reserves) | 12 | (2) |
1986–1987 | Krasnaya Presnya | 51 | (11) |
1988 |
Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 42 | (3) |
1989–1991 | Spartak Moscow | 75 | (4) |
1991–1994 | Benfica | 53 | (6) |
1994–1995 | Porto | 24 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | (0) |
1996 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 41 | (2) |
1999 |
Krylia Sovetov | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Alverca | 19 | (0) |
2001 | Shatura | ||
Total | 400 | (37) | |
International career | |||
1989–1991 | USSR | 20 | (0) |
1992 | CIS | 1 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Russia | 21 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
2003 | FC Khimki (assistant) | ||
2005 | Tom Tomsk (assistant) | ||
2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant) | ||
2009–2013 | Spartak Moscow (reserves assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov (Василий Серге́евич Кульков; 11 June 1966 – 10 October 2020) was a Russian footballer.
Either a
Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019, he died on 10 October 2020, aged 54, from COVID-19.[1]
Club career
Kulkov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. From 1984 until the end of his career he played for a host of clubs in Russia, coming to prominence most notably with hometown's FC Spartak Moscow, from where he left in 1991 for a Portuguese league stint with S.L. Benfica (where he played with countrymen Aleksandr Mostovoi and Sergei Yuran). At Benfica, Kulkov scored two great goals in the 1994 Cup Winners Cup game in Leverkusen to pull Benfica into semi finals.
In the
After two years with
Kulkov then had some spells in coaching, notably assisting countryman Anatoliy Byshovets at C.S. Marítimo in 2003. Six years later he moved to Spartak Moscow's reserves, in the same capacity.
International career
Kulkov made his debut for the
Before the 1994 FIFA World Cup, several Russia players, including Kulkov, signed a letter demanding that team manager Pavel Sadyrin resign. The coach did not and the player refused to participate.
Honours
- Spartak Moscow
- Soviet Top League: 1989
- Russian Top League: 1997
- Benfica
- 1993–94
- Taça de Portugal: 1992–93
- Porto
- 1994–95
References
- ^ "Скончался бывший футболист "Спартака" и сборной России Василий Кульков" (in Russian). Championat.com. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020.
- ^ "100 anos: Vassili Kulkov: OUTROS GRANDES JOGADORES – XXV" (in Portuguese). Record. 2 February 2004.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
External links
- RussiaTeam profile Archived 14 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Vasili Kulkov at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Vasili Kulkov at Soccerbase
- Vasili Kulkov at Soccerway
- Vasili Kulkov at National-Football-Teams.com