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Dmitri Lvovich Popov (Russian: Дмитрий Львович Попов; born 27 February 1967) is a Russian football official and a former player who played as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitri Lvovich Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Shinnik | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1989 | FC Shinnik | 129 | (11) |
| 1989–1993 | Spartak Moscow | 78 | (7) |
| 1993–1996 | Racing Santander | 98 | (21) |
| 1996–1999 | Compostela | 76 | (4) |
| 1999 | Toledo | 6 | (0) |
| 2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1998 | Russia | 21 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | FC Spartak Moscow (scout) | ||
| 2008–2016 | FC Spartak Moscow (sporting director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Spartak Moscow (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Popov was born in Yaroslavl, Soviet Union. He started playing professionally at local FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, then signed with country giants FC Spartak Moscow.
In 1993, Popov moved to Spain alongside teammate Dmitri Radchenko, and would spend there the following six-and-a-half years, with Racing de Santander (in the 1995–96 season, he teamed up there with compatriot Ilshat Faizulin[1]), SD Compostela and CD Toledo. In January 2000 he joined Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, retiring at the end of the campaign.
Popov returned to Spartak Moscow in 2008, as its director of football. He obtained 21 caps and scored four goals for the Russian national team, and was part of the national squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[2] In 2009, he played in the national senior XI that won the Legends Cup.
- Soviet Top League: 1989
- Soviet Cup: 1992
- Russian Premier League: 1992, 1993
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