# Vladimir Beschastnykh

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (Russian: Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, IPA:; 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 World Cups and Euro 96. 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 World Cup against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the 1994 edition of the tournament, as well as at Euro 96.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 competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total | Ref. |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref. |
| Spartak | 1992 | Russian Top League | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | | | 22 | 9 | |
| Spartak | 1993 | Russian Top League | 29 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | 38 | 19 | |
| Spartak | 1994 | Russian Top League | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | | | 27 | 12 | |
| Spartak | Total | Total | 62 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1 | | | 87 | 40 | – |
| Werder Bremen | 1994–95 | Bundesliga | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 14 | |
| Werder Bremen | 1995–96 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 5 | |
| Werder Bremen | 1996–97 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Werder Bremen | Total | Total | 56 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 19 | – |
| Racing de Santander | 1996–97 | La Liga | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 10 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1997–98 | La Liga | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 12 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1998–99 | La Liga | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 6 | |
| Racing de Santander | 1999–2000 | La Liga | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 3 | |
| Racing de Santander | 2000–01 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Racing de Santander | Total | Total | 140 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32 | – |
| Spartak | 2001 | Russian Top Division | 12 | 9 | - | - | 6 | 4 | | | 18 | 13 | |
| Spartak | 2002 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | 38 | 14 | |
| Spartak | Total | Total | 42 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | | | 56 | 27 | – |
| Fenerbahçe | 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | | | 12 | 1 | |
| Kuban | 2003 | Russian First Division | 16 | 8 | - | - | - | - | | | 16 | 8 | |
| Kuban | 2004 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | | | 10 | 1 | |
| Kuban | Total | Total | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 26 | 9 | – |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2004 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | | | 11 | 2 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | | | 14 | 4 | |
| Dynamo Moscow | Total | Total | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | 25 | 6 | – |
| Oryol | 2005 | Russian First Division | 22 | 3 | - | - | - | - | | | 22 | 3 | |
| Khimki | 2006 | Russian First Division | 42 | 9 | - | - | - | - | | | 42 | 9 | |
| Khimki | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | | | 2 | 0 | |
| Khimki | Total | Total | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 44 | 9 | – |
| Volga | 2007 | Russian Second Division | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | | | 8 | 0 | |
| Astana-1964 | 2008 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | - | | | 25 | 4 | |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 453 | 124 | 45 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 534 | 150 | – |
* ↑ One appearance in German Super Cup

### 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 Beschastnykh :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 17 August 1994 | Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 26 April 1995 | Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece | Greece | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification |
| 3 | 31 May 1995 | Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 7 June 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino | San Marino | 5–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualification |
| 5 | 2 June 1996 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Poland | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 6 | 19 June 1996 | Anfield Road, Liverpool, England | Czech Republic | 3–2 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
| 7 | 1 September 1996 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Cyprus | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 10 November 1996 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 22 April 1998 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Turkey | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| 10 | 27 March 1999 | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 11 | 31 March 1999 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Andorra | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 12 | 31 March 1999 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Andorra | 5–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 13 | 18 August 1999 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 14 | 4 September 1999 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Armenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualification |
| 15 | 23 February 2000 | Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | Israel | 1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly match |
| 16 | 31 May 2000 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Slovakia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 17 | 2 September 2000 | Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 25 April 2001 | Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 5 September 2001 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 5 September 2001 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 6 October 2001 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 6 October 2001 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Switzerland | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 6 October 2001 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Switzerland | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 24 | 27 March 2002 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
| 25 | 14 June 2002 | Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Japan | Belgium | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 26 | 7 September 2002 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Republic of Ireland | 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