Sergei Ovchinnikov (footballer, born 1970)

Sergei Ivanovich Ovchinnikov (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Овчи́нников, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ɐfˈtɕinʲːɪkəf]; born 10 November 1970 in Moscow) or Boss is a manager and former association football goalkeeper who played for the Russian national team.

Sergei Ovchinnikov
Personal information
Full name Sergei Ivanovich Ovchinnikov
Date of birth (1970-11-10) 10 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1982–1990 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Dynamo-2 Moscow 71 (0)
1990 Dynamo Sukhumi 33 (0)
1991–1997 Lokomotiv Moscow 180 (0)
1994 Lokomotiv-d Moscow 1 (0)
1997–1999 Benfica 20 (0)
1999–2000 Alverca 27 (0)
2000–2002 Porto 42 (0)
2002Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 12 (0)
2002–2005 Lokomotiv Moscow 103 (0)
2006 Dynamo Moscow 18 (0)
Total 502 (0)
International career
1993–2005 Russia 35 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Lokomotiv Moscow (goalkeeping coach)
2008–2009 Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2009–2010 Kuban Krasnodar
2010–2011 Dynamo Bryansk
2011 Dinamo Minsk
2011–2012 Konoplyov football academy (goalkeeping coach)
2012–2016 Russia (goalkeeping coach)
2014–2020 CSKA Moscow (coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Concerning his club career, he is most famous for being a part of Lokomotiv Moscow squad for more than 10 years.

Ovchinnikov was also employed as the head coach of Dynamo Bryansk in the Russian First Division.

Playing career

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Being a Dynamo Moscow pupil, Sergei Ovchinnikov started his senior career at Dynamo Sukhumi but after a year he joined Lokomotiv Moscow. In 1992, he asserted himself in Yuri Syomin's first choice squad and remained the main goalkeeper until his move to Benfica in 1997.

In 2002, having played for Benfica, Alverca and Porto, Ovchinnikov came back to Russia to play for Lokomotiv. He became the winner Cyprus International Football Tournament 2003 with the national team.[2]

The goalkeeper played two matches for Russia in Euro 2004 but was sent off in the match against Portugal for handling outside the area.

In 2005 Ovchinnikov joined Dynamo Moscow, following former Loko coach Yuri Syomin. In 2006 Dynamo released Ovchinnikov, after the goalkeeper got involved in a clash with a referee Igor Zakharov.

Coaching career

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In April 2007 Sergei Ovchinnikov became Lokomotiv Moscow club goalkeeping coach and started to work with children and the reserves. In December 2007, he became Yuri Syomin's assistant at Dynamo Kyiv.

Next, he became the new manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the 2009 Russian Premier League season but was sacked on 9 August, after a 0–2 defeat at home, against Saturn.[3]

On 7 May 2010, Ovchinnikov was named the new coach of Dynamo Bryansk.[4]

Achievements

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Career statistics

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Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total[5]
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo-2 Moscow 1988 Soviet Second League 34 0 34 0
1989 Soviet Second League 37 0 37 0
Total 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 0
Dynamo Sukhumi 1990 Soviet First League 33 0 0 0 33 0
Lokomotiv Moscow 1991 Soviet Top League 18 0 2 0 20 0
1992 Russian Premier League 24 0 5 0 29 0
1993 Russian Premier League 33 0 2 0 2[a] 0 37 0
1994 Russian Premier League 28 0 2 0 30 0
1995 Russian Premier League 27 0 3 0 2[a] 0 32 0
1996 Russian Premier League 33 0 3 0 4[b] 0 40 0
1997 Russian Premier League 17 0 4 0 21 0
Total 180 0 21 0 8 0 0 0 209 0
Lokomotiv-d Moscow 1997 Russian Third League 1 0 1 0
Benfica 1997–98 Primeira Liga 6 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
1998–99 Primeira Liga 14 0 0 0 2[c] 0 16 0
Total 20 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
Alverca 1999–2000 Primeira Liga 27 0 0 0 27 0
Porto 2000–01 Primeira Liga 33 0 0 0 11[d] 0 2[e] 0 46 0
2001–02 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 8[c] 0 1[e] 0 18 0
Total 42 0 0 0 19 0 3 0 64 0
Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) 2002 Russian Premier League 12 0 12 0
Lokomotiv Moscow 2002 Russian Premier League 19 0 0 0 10[c] 0 29 0
2003 Russian Premier League 25 0 0 0 12[c] 0 1[f] 0 38 0
2004 Russian Premier League 30 0 5 0 2[c] 0 37 0
2005 Russian Premier League 29 0 1 0 9[g] 0 1[f] 0 40 0
Total 103 0 6 0 33 0 2 0 144 0
Dynamo Moscow 2006 Russian Premier League 13 0 5 0 18 0
Career total 502 0 32 0 63 0 5 0 602 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in the UEFA Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearances in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  6. ^ a b Appearances in the Russian Super Cup
  7. ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Cup

References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20041021115402/http://www.fclm.ru/2003/players/p_ovc_si.shtml
  2. ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2003".
  3. ^ "FIFA.com - Kuban fire Ovchinnikov". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ Сергей Овчинников – главный тренер брянского "Динамо" (in Russian)
  5. ^ Sergei Ovchinnikov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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