Igor Petrovich Semshov (; born 6 April 1978) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Career Semshov graduated from the CSKA academy in 1996, but was unable to hold a starting place and left for Torpedo Moscow in 1998 after only two seasons. He played well, and became one of the team's key players even earning a call up to the Russian National Team. In 2006, he was transferred to Dynamo Moscow and played there for two years but was put up for transfer in 2008 due to a failure to reach a contract agreement. On 15 December 2009 he moved to Zenit St. Petersburg for €4.5 million but returned to Dynamo the next season.
Career statistics ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCSKA Moscow1996Russian Premier League2000––201997Russian Premier League8110––91Total101100000111CSKA-d Moscow1996Russian Third League3310–––33101997Russian Third League223–––223Total55130000005513Torpedo Moscow1998Russian Premier League25620––2761999Russian Premier League28310––2932000Russian Premier League1811010–2012001Russian Premier League2862020–3262002Russian Premier League281100––28112003Russian Premier League3061062103882004Russian Premier League30910––3192005Russian Premier League291253––3415Total21654133921023959Torpedo-d Moscow1998Russian Second League10–––102000Russian Second League83–––83Total9300000093Dynamo Moscow2006Russian Premier League28650––3362007Russian Premier League28540––3252008Russian Premier League29620––316Total851711000009617Zenit St. Petersburg2009Russian Premier League2662063–349Dynamo Moscow2010Russian Premier League29522––3172011–12Russian Premier League371251––42132012–13Russian Premier League1622042–224Total82199342009524Krylia Sovetov Samara2013–14Russian Premier League14111–00152Career total49711437719710554128
International career
Semshov was selected to play for the Russian national football team at the 2002 World Cup,FIFA.com but he did not manage to prevent a disappointing performance as he was played out of position on the left of midfield. He took a part at Euro 2004, but the tournament was a disappointment for him again. Russia fell at the first round and Semshov only played in the last match, which many felt was a poor decision.
He was again selected for Euro 2008. He scored his first goal in a friendly against Argentina.
He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.
International goals #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
Career honours Club Zenit St. Petersburg Russian Cup (1): 2010
International Russia UEFA European Championship bronze medalist: 2008
References
External links Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website