Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian football manager and a former player who played as forward. He is an assistant coach with Rodina Moscow.

From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 1996. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team until surpassed by Aleksandr Kerzhakov in September 2014. He is also the record goalscorer in the Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, with 20 goals for FC Spartak Moscow.

Club career Beschastnykh's club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Werder Bremen, Racing Santander, Fenerbahçe, and Kuban Krasnodar. In the 2004–05 season he played for Oryol in the Russian First Division (second-level division after Premier Liga).

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club – Khimki, a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, Khimki released Beschastnykh. After playing for Kazakh Premier League side Astana in 2008, he retired from playing.

International career For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until Aleksandr Kerzhakov surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team. One of these goals came in the 2002 FIFA World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 edition of the tournament, as well as at UEFA Euro 1996. He became the winner Cyprus International Football Tournament 2003

Coaching career On 16 October 2019, he was appointed manager of Russian Football National League club Fakel Voronezh, with the team in last place in the table. He left Fakel on 5 September 2020.

Personal life His identical twin Mikhail Beschastnykh also played football professionally.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSpartak1992Russian Top League20722–229199329183160381919941310411012712Total6235941618740–Werder Bremen1994–95Bundesliga291011221133141995–962413430–3051996–97301020–60Total56115572116919–Racing de Santander1996–97La Liga351050––40101997–98341022––36121998–9934670––4161999–200024132––2732000–0113130––161Total14028204000016032–Spartak2001Russian Top Division129--6418132002Russian Premier League301222603814Total4221221245627–Fenerbahçe2002–03Süper Lig121----121Kuban2003Russian First Division168----1682004Russian Premier League5051--101Total2185100269–Dynamo Moscow2004Russian Premier League112----112200510242--144Total2144200256–Oryol2005Russian First Division223----223Khimki2006Russian First Division429----4292007Russian Premier League20----20Total4490000449–Volga2007Russian Second Division80----80Astana-19642008Kazakhstan Premier League254----254Career total453124451835711534150–

International goals Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Beschastnykh goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Vladimir BeschastnykhNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 August 1994 Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria 1–0 3–0 Friendly match2 26 April 1995 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification3 31 May 1995 Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–1 2–1 Friendly match4 7 June 1995 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 5–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification5 2 June 1996 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–0 2–0 Friendly match6 19 June 1996 Anfield Road, Liverpool, England 3–2 3–3 UEFA Euro 19967 1 September 1996 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 4–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification8 10 November 1996 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 3–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification9 22 April 1998 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–0 1–0 Friendly match10 27 March 1999 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification11 31 March 1999 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification12 5–013 18 August 1999 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 1–0 2–0 Friendly match14 4 September 1999 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification15 23 February 2000 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel 1–3 1–4 Friendly match16 31 May 2000 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–1 1–1 Friendly match17 2 September 2000 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification18 25 April 2001 Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1–0 1–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification19 5 September 2001 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification20 2–021 6 October 2001 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia 1–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification22 2–023 3–024 27 March 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 1–1 1–2 Friendly match25 14 June 2002 Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan 1–1 2–3 2002 FIFA World Cup26 7 September 2002 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2–0 4–2 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification

Honours Russian Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001 Bundesliga: runner-up 1994–95 Soviet Cup: 1991–92 Russian Cup: 1993–94, 2002–03 DFB-Supercup: 1994

Individual CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1994, 2002

References

External links Vladimir Beschastnykh at RSSSF Beschastnykh at Legioner Player profile