Vladimir Volkov (; born 6 June 1986) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Rad.
Volkov is a dual citizen of Serbia and Montenegro. He made one international cap for Serbia in 2011, before switching his allegiance to Montenegro in 2012.
Club career Early career Born in Serbian capital Belgrade,RADNIČKI PREDSTAVIO POJAČANJA at FK Radnički Niš official website, 17 January 2017 back then still the Yugoslav capital, Volkov started playing football in youth categories of FK Radnički Beograd when he was seven years old.Vladimir Volkov at Reprezentacija.rs Later, already as a senior, he played for FK BSK Borča from 2006 to early 2008, when he was moved to Portimonense. After that, Volkov spent the first part of the 2008–09 season with OFK Beograd before moving to Moldovan champions FC Sheriff Tiraspol in 2009.
Partizan Volkov was transferred to FK Partizan before the end of the 2010–11 season, signing a three-year contract on 14 May 2011. He quickly established himself as first choice of coaches Aleksandar Stanojević and Avram Grant mostly because of his good games in qualification stages of 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.
Mechelen In summer 2015, Volkov signed a two-year deal with Belgian side Mechelen. He was officially presented the following day and was given the number 3 shirt.
Lech Poznań On 30 January 2016, he was loaned to Lech Poznań on a half-year deal.
Radnički Niš On 13 January 2017, Volkov signed with Radnički Niš. The official presentation was on 17 January at club media-center, where Volkov, Anid Travančić and Ryota Noma were presented as the first signings of the winter-break and crucial reinforcements of Radnički for the second half of the 2016–17 Serbian SuperLiga.
Rad In January 2019, Volkov joined FK Rad.UFFICIALE: Due terzini per il Rad. Presi Stevic e il rientrante Volkov, calcioslavo.it, 23 January 2019
International career On 4 November 2011, the caretaker of the Serbia national team Radovan Ćurčić called-up Volkov for two friendly matches against Mexico and Honduras. He debuted on 15 November, playing the full match against Honduras.
Under new FIFA rules, a player who has dual citizenship and has played only one match for one of the two countries can change affiliation to play for the other national team. The Serbia "showed no interest", Volkov accepted Brnović's call up to the Montenegro national team. On 25 May 2012, Volkov made a debut for the Montenegro national team as a starter in a friendly match against Belgium.Remi u Briselu at FSCG.co.me He earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 2015 European Championship qualification match against Liechtenstein.
Personal life Born in Belgrade, Volkov was raised in the city's urban municipality of New Belgrade. Growing up, his neighbourhood friends included Pavle Ninkov and Ivan Čvorović, both of whom would also go on to become professional footballers. As a curiosity, each one of the three ended up representing different national teams.
Volkov's paternal great-grandparents migrated from Russia to Serbia in 1917. Besides his native Serbian, he also speaks English, Portuguese, and Russian.
Throughout the latter part of the 2000s, Volkov was in a relationship with Serbian fitness instructor and media personality Ana Marija Žujović.
As of 2017, he began dating Serbian singer Sandra Afrika. The two dated on-and-off over the following five years—including a period during which Volkov maintained a parallel relationship, with singer from the Serbian girl band Hurricane, an infidelity that Afrika reportedly discovered and eventually broke up with Volkov for good.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGrafičar Beograd2004–05Serbian League Belgrade250——250Železničar Beograd2005–06Serbian League Belgrade160——160BSK Borča2006–07Serbian First League30800—3082007–08Serbian First League17200—172Total471000004710Portimonense (loan)2008–09Liga de Honra3000—30OFK Beograd2008–09Serbian SuperLiga5000—50Sheriff Tiraspol2008–09Moldovan National Division110000112009–10Moldovan National Division288601004482010–11Moldovan National Division16410112286Total4513702127315Partizan2011–12Serbian SuperLiga21120512822012–13Serbian SuperLiga121201002412013–14Serbian SuperLiga25210312932014–15Serbian SuperLiga1844090314Total7689027211210Mechelen2015–16Belgian Pro League13020—150Lech Poznań (Loan)2015–16Ekstraklasa7011—81Radnički Niš2016–17Serbian SuperLiga6000—60Rad2017–18Serbian SuperLiga26520—285Ermis Aradippou2018–19Cypriot First Division3000—30Rad2018–19Serbian SuperLiga7200—72Borac Banja Luka2019–20Bosnian Premier League7000—70Career total2863821148435543
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSerbia201110Total10Montenegro201260201350201440201520Total170Career total180
Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2008–09, 2009–10 Moldovan Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10 CIS Cup: 2009
Partizan Serbian SuperLiga: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
References
External links
Vladimir Volkov at utakmica.rs