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Andrey Tikhonov

Andrey Tikhonov
Andrei Tikhonov 2011.jpg
With Spartak in 2011
Personal information
Full name Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov
Date of birth (1970-10-16) 16 October 1970 (age 46)
Place of birth Korolyov, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Vympel Korolyov
1992 Titan Reutov 15 (8)
1992–2000 Spartak Moscow 191 (68)
2000 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 8 (1)
2001–2004 Krylia Sovetov Samara 98 (19)
2005–2007 Khimki 110 (41)
2008 Krylia Sovetov Samara 28 (7)
2009 Lokomotiv Astana 25 (12)
2010 Khimki 29 (2)
2011 Spartak Moscow 1 (0)
National team
1996–2000 Russia 29 (1)
Teams managed
2008 Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant)
2011–2012 FC Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2012–2013 FC Sparta Shchyolkovo
2013–2014 FC Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2014–2016 FC Krasnodar (assistant)
2016– FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov (Russian: Андре́й Вале́рьевич Ти́хонов; born 16 October 1970 in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian association football manager and a former midfielder. He is the manager of FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Tikhonov is well known as Spartak Moscow and Russia national football team player.

Tikhonov was spotted by the then-Spartak manager Oleg Romantsev, while playing for Titan Reutov, in a game against Spartak Moscow reserves. Tikhonov quickly broke into the starting line-up at his new club, becoming a key player at Spartak soon afterwards. Tikhonov won a total of eight Russian League titles with Spartak, before falling out with Oleg Romantsev. He then had a short loan spell in Israel, before signing a contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In February 2001, Tikhonov was training with Southampton, even featuring in one friendly for the club, but no deal was reached, mainly because the player already had a running one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov at the time.

An icon among Spartak fans, Tikhonov is often viewed as an underachiever on the international stage. He made his international debut in 1996, in a friendly against Malta.

In early 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Spartak Moscow but it was initially unconfirmed whether the 40-year-old midfielder would get playing time or whether he would simply be a coach. Later however, it was confirmed that he would be part of the squad.


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