Vladimir Beschastnykh

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈgʲenʲɪvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx]; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian football manager and a former player who played as forward. He is the manager of Fakel Voronezh.

From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and Euro 96. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team until surpassed by Aleksandr Kerzhakov in September 2014. Heis also the record goalscorer in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, with 20 goals for FC Spartak Moscow.

Beschastnykh's club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for FC Orel in Russian First Division (second-level division after Premier Liga).

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club – FC Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, FC Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side FC Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.

For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until Aleksandr Kerzhakov surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team excluding Soviet-era goals (Oleg Blokhin had 42 for the USSR national team). One of these goals came in the 2002 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 tournament, as well as in Euro 96.

On 16 October 2019, he was appointed manager of Russian Football National League club Fakel Voronezh, with the team in last place in the table.

His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Club

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 August 1994	Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria	Austria	0 – 1	0 – 3	Friendly match
2	26 April 1995	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	0 – 3	0 – 3	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
3	31 May 1995	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	1 – 2	1 – 2	Friendly match
4	7 June 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	0 – 5	0 – 7	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
5	2 June 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Poland	2 – 0	2 – 0	Friendly match
6	19 June 1996	Anfield Road, Liverpool, England	Czech Republic	3 – 2	3 – 3	UEFA Euro 1996
7	1 September 1996	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Cyprus	4 – 0	4 – 0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 November 1996	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0 – 3	0 – 4	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	22 April 1998	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Turkey	1 – 0	1 – 0	Friendly match
10	27 March 1999	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	0 – 3	0 – 3	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
11	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Andorra	2 – 0	6 – 1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
12	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Andorra	5 – 0	6 – 1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
13	18 August 1999	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	Belarus	0 – 1	0 – 2	Friendly match
14	4 September 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Armenia	1 – 0	2 – 0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
15	23 February 2000	Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	3 – 1	4 – 1	Friendly match
16	31 May 2000	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Slovakia	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly match
17	2 September 2000	Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland	Switzerland	0 – 1	0 – 1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
18	25 April 2001	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	0 – 1	0 – 1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
19	5 September 2001	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	0 – 1	0 – 3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	5 September 2001	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	0 – 2	0 – 3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	1 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	2 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
23	6 October 2001	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Switzerland	3 – 0	4 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	27 March 2002	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly match
25	14 June 2002	Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan	Belgium	1 – 1	3 – 2	2002 FIFA World Cup
26	7 September 2002	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	4 – 2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

• Russian Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001
• Bundesliga: runner-up 1994–95
• Soviet Cup: 1991–92
• Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03
• DFB-Supercup: 1994