Yuri Syomin (, last name also transliterated as
Semin) (born 11 May 1947 in
Orenburg) is a
Russian football coach and the current manager of
FC Dynamo Kyiv. He is most notable for his former work as
FC Lokomotiv Moscow manager and president.
Biography
Syomin was born on 11 May 1947 in
Orenburg. His family moved to
Oryol some time later. As a child he has showed interest in
football,
ice hockey,
volleyball, and
athletics. His son
Andrei Syomin is also a player and a coach.
Player career
At the age of 16, while still attending school, Syomin started his player career at
Spartak Oryol, a
Soviet Second League club.
One year later he was invited to
Spartak Moscow. He has scored two first Spartak's goals in a European competition (in 1966 against
OFK Beograd).
At the age of 20, Syomin changed club again, this time to
Dynamo Moscow. With this club, he won his only player's trophy, the 1970
Soviet Cup. He calls the spell with Dynamo the most successful period of his player career.
Syomin left Dynamo due to disagreements with the coach after he was not fielded in a European match. After that he has changed several other clubs. Syomin played for
Kairat Almaty,
Chkalovets Novosibirsk,
Lokomotiv Moscow, and
Kuban Krasnodar. He ended his career as a player at the age of 33.
Coach career
Syomin started his coaching career in 1983, when he was called to save
Pamir Dushanbe, a
First League team, from relegation. Syomin succeeded and was recognized as the honorary coach of
Tajik SSR for...
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