Vasili Kulkov
Russian footballer and manager (1966–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov (Василий Серге́евич Кульков; 11 June 1966 – 10 October 2020) was a Russian footballer.
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Full name | Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov | ||
Date of birth | (1966-06-11)11 June 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
Date of death | 10 October 2020(2020-10-10) (aged 54) | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender, defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Dynamo Moscow | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | Dynamo Kashira | 52 | (7) |
1986 | Spartak Moscow (reserves) | 12 | (2) |
1986–1987 | Krasnaya Presnya | 51 | (11) |
1988 | Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 42 | (3) |
1989–1991 | Spartak Moscow | 75 | (4) |
1991–1994 | Benfica | 53 | (6) |
1994–1995 | Porto | 24 | (2) |
1995–1997 | Spartak Moscow | 18 | (0) |
1996 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 41 | (2) |
1999 | Krylia Sovetov | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Alverca | 19 | (0) |
2001 | Shatura | ||
Total | 400 | (37) | |
International career | |||
1989–1991 | USSR | 20 | (0) |
1992 | CIS | 1 | (0) |
1992–1995 | Russia | 21 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2003 | Marítimo (assistant) | ||
2003 | FC Khimki (assistant) | ||
2005 | Tom Tomsk (assistant) | ||
2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant) | ||
2009–2013 | Spartak Moscow (reserves assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica. Having retired as a player, he continued his work in football as an assistant in various coaching and managerial crews.
Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2019, he died on 10 October 2020, aged 54, from COVID-19.[1]