{{short description|Kazakhstani footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Family name hatnote|Kabiruly|Smakov|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samat Smakov | image = SamSmakov8.jpg | caption = Smakov with Aktobe in 2010 | fullname = Samat Kabiruly Smakov | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|12|8}} | birth_place = Semey, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | height = {{height|meters=1.77}} | currentclub = Zhetysu (manager) | clubnumber = | position = Centre back, right back | youthyears1 = 1992–1997 | youthclubs1 = Yelimay | years1 = 1997–1998 | clubs1 = Yelimay | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 1999–2000 | clubs2 = Irtysh-Bastau | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = Rostov | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = Rostov reserves | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2002 | clubs5 = Zhenis Astana | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2003 | clubs6 = Yelimay | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2004–2006 | clubs7 = Kairat | caps7 = 91 | goals7 = 15 | years8 = 2007–2013 | clubs8 = Aktobe | caps8 = 171 | goals8 = 30 | years9 = 2013 | clubs9 = Çaykur Rizespor | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2013–2014 | clubs10 = Kairat | caps10 = 32 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2015 | clubs11 = Irtysh Pavlodar | caps11 = 26 | goals11 = 3 | years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = Aktobe | caps12 = 12 | goals12 = 5 | years13 = 2016–2017 | clubs13 = Ordabasy | caps13 = 30 | goals13 = 1 | totalcaps = 516 | totalgoals = 68 | nationalyears1 = 2000–2016 | nationalteam1 = Kazakhstan | nationalcaps1 = 76 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs1 = Aktobe (sporting director) | manageryears2 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = Ordabasy (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2022 | managerclubs3 = Zhenis (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs4 = Elimai | manageryears5 = 2023 | managerclubs5 = Elimai (assistant) | manageryears6 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs6 = Astana (technical director) | manageryears7 = 2024– | managerclubs7 = Zhetysu | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Samat Qabırūly Smaqov''' ({{langx|kk|Самат Қабірұлы Смақов}};{{efn|Often transliterated through the Russified Romanization '''Samat Kabiruly Smakov''', {{langx|ru|Самат Кабирулы Смаков}}}} born 8 December 1978) is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of Zhetysu.
==Club career== Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four clubs. Having strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He held FC Aktobe's club record for most Premier League appearances, before being surpassed by Yuri Logvinenko, in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports.kz|script-title=ru:Юрий Логвиненко – новый рекордсмен «Актобе»|trans-title=Yuri Logvinenko – new "Aktobe" record-holder|author=Balykbaev, Duman|url=http://sports.kz/news/yuriy-logvinenko-novyiy-rekordsmen-aktobe|language=Russian|date=1 September 2013}}</ref>
In October 2014, Smakov, along with Dmitri Khomich, Mikhail Bakayev, Zaurbek Pliyev and Aleksandr Kislitsyn, was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона|url=http://www.sports.ru/football/1024452273.html|website=sports.ru|accessdate=3 December 2014|language=Russian|date=23 October 2014}}</ref> On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with Aleksandr Kislitsyn, moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ|url=http://www.fckairat.kz/club/news/19714|website=fckairat.kz/|publisher=FC Kairat|accessdate=6 January 2015|language=Russian|date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for FC Ordabasy until the end of the 2016 season.<ref name="Ordabasy Sign Smakov">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ордабасы подписал контракт с Смаковым.|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/494|website=fcordabasy.kz|publisher=FC Ordabasy|accessdate=4 August 2016|language=Russian|date=4 August 2016|archive-date=23 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223120903/http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/494|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== Samat received his first cap for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov was capped in all major matches of Kazakhstan, including World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers. As of June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dryomin, Mike |author2=Mamrud, Roberto |name-list-style=amp |title=Kazakhstan – Record International Players|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kaz-recintlp.html|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> his first goal a penalty against Belgium in September 2007.<ref name="belgium">{{cite news |title=Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=3015880 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Reuters|date=12 September 2007 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> Many times he led the team as a captain. Currently he holds a record as the most capped player of the Kazakhstan national football team with 74 matches as of June 2016.
==Post-playing career== On 7 January 2018, Ordabasy announced that Smakov had joined his former club Aktobe as their new General Director.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Самат Смаков и Улугбек Асанбаев возглавили ФК Актобе.|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/1112|website=fcordabasy.kz|publisher=FC Ordabasy|accessdate=8 January 2018|language=Russian|date=7 January 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | colspan=3 | Kazakhstan |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2000||5||0 |- |2001||6||0 |- |2002||0||0 |- |2003||1||0 |- |2004||8||0 |- |2005||8||0 |- |2006||7||0 |- |2007||12||1 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||1||0 |- |2010||0||0 |- |2011||3||0 |- |2012||0||0 |- |2013||0||0 |- |2014||3||1 |- |2015||9||0 |- |2016||5||0 |- !Total||76||2 |} ''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2016''<ref>{{NFT player|id=3559|name=Samat Smaqov|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref>
:''Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref |- | 1. || 12 September 2007 || Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty || {{fb|BEL}} || '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || Euro 2008 qualifier || <ref name="belgium"/> |- | 2. || 16 November 2014 || Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul || {{fb|TUR}} || '''1'''–3 || 1–3 || Euro 2016 qualifier || <ref>{{cite news |first=Asel |last=Esetova |title=Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016 |url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/news/view/30103 |work=Kazakhstanskaya Pravda |date=17 November 2014 |accessdate=17 November 2014 |language=Kazakh}}</ref> |}
==Honours==
'''Yelimay''' *Kazakhstan Premier League: 1998
'''Irtysh-Bastau''' *Kazakhstan Premier League: 1999
'''Zhenis Astana''' *Kazakhstan Cup: 2002
'''Kairat''' *Kazakhstan Premier League: 2004
'''Aktobe''' *Kazakhstan Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009 *Kazakhstan Cup: 2010 *Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2008, 2010
'''Individual''' * Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2008 * GOAL Journal Player of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-TMzyykPMk Video] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071119135847/http://sam.sbornaya.kz/ Personal Blog at National Team Website] {{in lang|ru}} *{{NFT player|id=3559}} *[http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/175900/ "КАЙРАТ" ОБЪЯВИЛ О ПОДПИСАНИИ СМАКОВА И ЛОРИЯ (Russian)]
{{FC Zhetysu squad}} {{Kazakhstan Premier League managers}} {{Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year}}
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