Andrei Solomatin

Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Соломатин; born 9 September 1975) is a Russian football manager and a former player. In August 2023, Solomatin announced that he is joining the Espaniola Battalion of the Russian Military Forces as a volunteer to participate in offensive against Ukraine.^[1]

Andrei Solomatin

Personal information
Full name	Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin
Date of birth	(1975-09-09) 9 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
	Torpedo Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Torpedo Moscow	8	(1)
1992–1994	TRASKO Moscow	54	(8)
1995–2001	Lokomotiv Moscow	143	(7)
2001–2003	CSKA Moscow	53	(3)
2004	Kuban Krasnodar	8	(0)
2004	Seongnam	2	(0)
2005	Obolon Kyiv	9	(0)
2005	Krylia Sovetov Samara	9	(0)
2006	Spartak Nizhny Novgorod	16	(0)
2006	Anzhi Makhachkala	13	(1)
2007	Torpedo Moscow	5	(0)
Total		320	(20)
International career
1995–1997	Russia U-21	23	(3)
1999	Russia-2	1	(0)
1998–2003	Russia	13	(1)
Managerial career
2014–2015	Chertanovo Moscow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yuryevich and the family name is Solomatin.

Club career

He played mostly for Lokomotiv Moskva and CSKA Moskva.

International

He played 13 matches for the Russian national team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2003
• Russian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01

CSKA Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2001–02

International goals

Results list Russia's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
17 May 2002	Moscow, Russia	Belarus	1 goal	1–1	LG Cup

External links

• Andrei Solomatin – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Andrei Solomatin – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Andrei Solomatin at National-Football-Teams.com

References

1. In August 2023, Solomatin announced that he is joining Russian Military Forces as a volunteera to participate in offensive against Ukraine.
2. Arnhold, Matthias (27 March 2015). "Andrei Yuryevich Solomatin – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 April 2015.