Igor Sklyarov
FullnameIgor Yevgenyevich Sklyarov
Birth date31 August 1966 (age 59)
Birth placeTaganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
PositionDefender/Midfielder
Years 11982
Years 21983–1986
Years 31987–1994
Years 41998
Years 51999
Clubs 1Torpedo Taganrog
Clubs 2SKA Rostov-on-Don
Clubs 3Dynamo Moscow
Clubs 4Metallurg Lipetsk
Clubs 5Spartak Ryazan
Caps 14
Caps 258
Caps 3130
Caps 49
Caps 518
Goals 10
Goals 23
Goals 35
Goals 40
Goals 50
Nationalyears 11987–1988
Nationalteam 1Soviet Union Olympic
Nationalcaps 19
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 21993
Nationalteam 2Russia
Nationalcaps 21
Nationalgoals 20
Manageryears 12009–2010
Managerclubs 1Sibir Novosibirsk (director of sports)

Igor Yevgenyevich Sklyarov (Russian: Игорь Евгеньевич Скляров; born 31 August 1966) is a former Russian footballer.[1]

Background

Igor grew up in Russia, playing football his whole life, and eventually got the chance to play in the 1988 Olympics with the USSR. He helped his team win the gold in the Olympics. He won 1 cap for the Russia national football team in 1993.

He married his wife Natalia Yurchenko, who is a 5-time world champion in gymnastics, in November 1988. The family moved to the US in 1999, settling in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania where Igor coached year round football and Natalia was a gymnastics coach. In January 2009, Igor accepted a position with a professional soccer club in Novosibirsk, Russia. Now he lives in Chicago coaching the u-14 team, FC Drive.

Honours

European club competitions

Coaching and Training

  • Gold Medal winner Men's soccer team, 1988 Olympics, Seoul, Korea[2]
  • Pro Player FC "Dynamo", Moscow, 245 Premier League games
  • 1998 Evaluator U-18 National Youth Team
  • Head Coach, Saucon Valley High School boys team
  • Head Coach, ENCO U-17 boys team
  • Head Coach, Western Lehigh United U-15 boys team
  • Director "Pro Olympic Soccer Program"
  • European soccer scout of USA, Present of Spain, Germany, France, England, Ukraine, Russia

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Physical Education[3]
  • Diploma of Physical Culture and Coaching
  • International Coach License 'B'
  • NSCAA Coach License

References

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  2. ^ "Igor Sklyarov Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. ^ "About Igor". Pro Olympic Soccer. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2009.