Dmitri Kombarov
Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Комба́ров, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ kɐmˈbarəf]; born 22 January 1987) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a left midfielder or a left back. He is the manager of Zvezda St. Petersburg. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he played as an attack minded left back.
| Kombarov with Spartak Moscow in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zvezda St. Petersburg (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2001–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Dynamo Moscow | 132 | (12) |
| 2010–2019 | Spartak Moscow | 226 | (21) |
| 2019–2021 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 50 | (0) |
| Total | 408 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Russia U-21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Russia-2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2018 | Russia | 47 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Zvezda St. Petersburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Dynamo Moscow edit
Dmitri started playing football at the age of 4. In 1993, Dmitri and his twin brother Kirill joined the Spartak Moscow football academy. After a conflict with the school coaches, the brothers left Spartak and joined the Dynamo Moscow academy.
Dmitri made his first appearance for the main squad of Dynamo on 13 July 2005 in a Russian Cup game against Dynamo Bryansk.
FC Spartak Moscow edit
In August 2010, the Kombarov brothers left Dynamo Moscow for their city rivals Spartak Moscow where they started their football education.[1] Despite being a left defender, at the end of the 2012-13 season he finished as the top scorer of the team with 7 goals.
On 19 June 2019, he was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent.[2]
Krylia Sovetov Samara edit
On 9 July 2019, Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara confirmed that Kombarov will join the squad for the 2019–20 season.[3]
International career edit
His first appearance in Russia national football team was in February 2012, in the friendly match with Denmark. He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[4] He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Armenia on 5 March 2014. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[5]
He scored his first competitive goal for Russia against Liechtenstein in a 2016 European Championship qualification match.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.[6] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[7]
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 March 2014 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia | Armenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 September 2014 | Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification |
Career statistics edit
- As of 10 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 132 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 14 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2010 | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 11 | |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 7 | |
| 2013-14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2014-15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2015-16 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2016-17 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 213 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 246 | 26 | |
| Career total | 345 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 401 | 40 | |
Honours edit
Spartak Moscow
Individual
- List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #2 (2013/14).
References edit
- ^ "Kombarov twins swap Dinamo for Spartak". UEFA. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Дмитрий Комбаров, спасибо за все!" [Dmitri Kombarov, thank you for everything!] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 19 June 2019.
- ^ ""Крылья Советов" начали подготовку к матчу с ЦСКА" [Krylia Sovetov started preparation for game against CSKA] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
- ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
- ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.