Igor Shalimov

Igor Shalimov

Managing FC Krasnodar in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Igor Mikhailovich Shalimov
Date of birth	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969 (age 48)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Krasnodar
Youth career
1976–1980	Lokomotiv Moscow
1980–1986	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Spartak Moscow	95	(20)
1991–1992	Foggia	33	(9)
1992–1994	Inter Milan	50	(11)
1994–1995	→ MSV Duisburg	21	(0)
1995–1996	→ AC Lugano	12	(4)
1995–1996	Udinese	20	(0)
1996–1998	Bologna	33	(5)
1998–1999	Napoli	19	(2)
Total		284	(51)
National team
1990–1991	USSR	20	(2)
1992	CIS	4	(0)
1992–1998	Russia	23	(3)
Teams managed
2001–2002	FC Krasnoznamensk
2003	FC Uralan Elista
2008–2011	Russia (women)
2015–2016	FC Krasnodar-2
2016	FC Krasnodar (assistant)
2016	FC Krasnodar (caretaker)
2016–	FC Krasnodar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Igor Mihailovich Shalimov (born 2 February 1969 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian football manager and a former midfielder. He primarily played as a wide midfielder. He is currently the manager of FC Krasnodar.

Shalimov started his playing career in Spartak Moscow. After a few successful seasons with Spartak Moscow he transferred to Foggia. He impressed enough to garner the attention and eventual transfer to Inter Milan. He has also played in the Italian Serie A for Bologna, Udinese and Napoli, as well as MSV Duisburg in Germany and AC Lugano in Switzerland.

He was a member of the USSR team which participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After the collapse of the Soviet Union he represented the unified CIS team at the European Championship held in Sweden. He was one of a number of key players who refused to play for then coach Pavel Sadyrin at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Two years later, in 1996, he became a member of the Russian national team for the European Championship held in England.