Sergei Ivanovich Ovchinnikov (; born 10 November 1970) is a former Russian football goalkeeper. Nicknamed "The Boss" for his commanding presence inside the box, he most notably played for Lokomotiv Moscow, Benfica, Porto and the Russian national team.
Playing career A Dynamo Moscow academy graduate, Ovchinnikov started his senior career at Dynamo Sukhumi but left for joined Lokomotiv Moscow after a year. In 1992, he asserted himself in Yuri Syomin's first choice squad and remained the main goalkeeper until his move to Benfica in 1997.
In 2002, having played for Benfica, Alverca and Porto, Ovchinnikov came back to Lokomotiv.
The goalkeeper played two matches for Russia in Euro 2004 but was sent off in the match against Portugal for handling outside the area.
In 2005 Ovchinnikov joined Dynamo Moscow, following former Loko coach Yuri Syomin. In 2006 Dynamo released Ovchinnikov, after the goalkeeper got involved in a clash with a referee Igor Zakharov.
Coaching career In April 2007 Sergei Ovchinnikov became Lokomotiv Moscow club goalkeeping coach and started to work with children and the reserves. In December 2007, he became Yuri Syomin's assistant at Dynamo Kyiv.
Next, he became the new manager of Kuban Krasnodar in the 2009 Russian Premier League season but was sacked on 9 August, after a 0–2 defeat at home, against Saturn.
On 7 May 2010, Ovchinnikov was named the new coach of Dynamo Bryansk.Сергей Овчинников – главный тренер брянского "Динамо"
Achievements Russian Premier League champion (2002, 2004) with Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup winner (1996, 1997) with Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Super Cup winner (2003, 2005) with Lokomotiv Moscow Commonwealth of Independent States Cup winner (2005) with Lokomotiv Moscow Taça de Portugal winner (1999/2000, 2000/01) with Porto Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira winner (2001) with Porto Russian Goalkeeper of the Year (1994, 1995, 2002, 2003)
Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo-2 Moscow1988Soviet Second League340–––3401989Soviet Second League370–––370Total710000000710Dynamo Sukhumi1990Soviet First League33000––330Lokomotiv Moscow1991Soviet Top League18020––2001992Russian Premier League24050––2901993Russian Premier League3302020–3701994Russian Premier League28020––3001995Russian Premier League2703020–3201996Russian Premier League3303040–4001997Russian Premier League17040––210Total180021080002090Lokomotiv-d Moscow1997Russian Third League10–––10Benfica1997–98Primeira Liga600010–701998–99Primeira Liga1400020–160Total200003000230Alverca1999–2000Primeira Liga27000––270Porto2000–01Primeira Liga33000110204602001–02Primeira Liga90008010180Total4200019030640Lokomotiv Moscow (loan)2002Russian Premier League120–––120Lokomotiv Moscow2002Russian Premier League19000100–2902003Russian Premier League25000120103802004Russian Premier League3005020–3702005Russian Premier League290109010400Total103060330201440Dynamo Moscow2006Russian Premier League13050––180Career total5020320630506020
References
External links Sergei Ovchinnikov profile at UEFA