Igor Menshchikov
Russian footballer and coach
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Igor Anatolyevich Menshchikov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Меньщиков; born 26 July 1970) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who is an assistant coach with FC Arsenal Tula.
Full name
Igor Anatolyevich Menshchikov
Date of birth
26 July 1970
Place of birth
Surgut, Russian SFSR
Height
1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Igor Anatolyevich Menshchikov | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Surgut, Russian SFSR | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Arsenal Tula (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1995 | FC Rotor Volgograd | 96 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 98 | (35) |
| 1998–2000 | FC Saturn Ramenskoye | 61 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | FC Rubin Kazan | 25 | (5) |
| 2001 | FC Metallurg Lipetsk | 22 | (5) |
| 2002 | FC Uralan Elista | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | FC Kristall Smolensk | 9 | (6) |
| 2003 | FC Lisma-Mordovia Saransk | 22 | (0) |
| 2003 | FC Lada-SOK Dimitrovgrad | 10 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | FC Torpedo Vladimir | 98 | (13) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | FC Rotor Volgograd | ||
| 2010 | FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk | ||
| 2011 | FC Sokol Saratov | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Tyumen (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2018 | FC Zenit-Izhevsk | ||
| 2019 | FC Rotor Volgograd | ||
| 2019–2025 | FC Tyumen | ||
| 2026– | FC Arsenal Tula (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
As a player, he made his debut in the Russian First League in 1991 for FC Rotor Volgograd.[1] Menshchikov had two spells playing for FC Metallurg Lipetsk.[2]
Honours
Player
- Russian Premier League runner-up: 1993.
- Russian Cup finalist: 1995.
- Russian Second Division Zone West best midfielder: 2004.
Coach
- Russian Professional Football League Zone Ural-Povolzhye best coach: 2016–17.[3]
- Russian Second League Zone 4 winner (promoted with FC Tyumen): 2022–23.[4]
