Igor Petrovich Semshov (Russian: Игорь Петрович Семшов; born 6 April 1978) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.

Career

Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the team's key players even earning a call up to the Russian National Team. In 2006, he was transferred to Dynamo Moscow and played there for two years but was put up for transfer in 2008 due to a failure to reach a contract agreement. On 15 December 2009 he moved to Zenit St. Petersburg for €4.5 million but returned to Dynamo the next season.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow1996Russian Premier League2000––20
1997Russian Premier League8110––91
Total101100000111
CSKA-d Moscow1996Russian Third League3310–––3310
1997Russian Third League223–––223
Total55130000005513
Torpedo Moscow1998Russian Premier League25620––276
1999Russian Premier League28310––293
2000Russian Premier League1811010–201
2001Russian Premier League2862020–326
2002Russian Premier League281100––2811
2003Russian Premier League306106210388
2004Russian Premier League30910––319
2005Russian Premier League291253––3415
Total21654133921023959
Torpedo-d Moscow1998Russian Second League10–––10
2000Russian Second League83–––83
Total9300000093
Dynamo Moscow2006Russian Premier League28650––336
2007Russian Premier League28540––325
2008Russian Premier League29620––316
Total851711000009617
Zenit St. Petersburg2009Russian Premier League2662063–349
Dynamo Moscow2010Russian Premier League29522––317
2011–12Russian Premier League371251––4213
2012–13Russian Premier League1622042–224
Total82199342009524
Krylia Sovetov Samara2013–14Russian Premier League14111–00152
Career total49711437719710554128

International career

Semshov with the Russia national football team in 2011

Semshov was selected to play for the Russian national football team at the 2002 World Cup, but he did not manage to prevent a disappointing performance as he was played out of position on the left of midfield. He took a part at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him again. Russia fell at the first round and Semshov only played in the last match, which many[who?] felt was a poor decision.

He was again selected for Euro 2008. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Argentina.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12009-08-12Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, RussiaArgentina1 – 02–3Friendly
22009-09-09Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, WalesWales1 – 03–12010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying
32011-09-02Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, RussiaMacedonia1 – 01–0UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying

Career honours

Club

Zenit St. Petersburg

International

Russia

External links