Valery Karpin

"Karpin" redirects here. For other uses, see Karpin (disambiguation).

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

Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (Russian: Валерий Георгиевич Карпин; born 2 February 1969) is a football manager and former player who manages both Russian Premier League side FC Rostov and the Russian national team.

Valery Karpin

Karpin coaching Rostov in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Valery Georgiyevich Karpin
Date of birth	(1969-02-02) 2 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Narva, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union (now Estonia)
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Rostov, Russia (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Sport Tallinn	25	(1)
1988	CSKA Moscow	3	(0)
1989	Fakel Voronezh	25	(7)
1990–1994	Spartak Moscow	116	(29)
1994–1996	Real Sociedad	72	(16)
1996–1997	Valencia	36	(6)
1997–2002	Celta Vigo	168	(26)
2002–2005	Real Sociedad	107	(20)
Total		552	(105)
International career
1992	CIS	1	(0)
1992–2003	Russia	72	(17)
Managerial career
2009–2012	Spartak Moscow
2012–2014	Spartak Moscow
2014–2015	Mallorca
2015–2016	Torpedo Armavir
2017–2021	FC Rostov
2021–	Russia
2022–	FC Rostov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player, he was a midfielder and spent most of his career at Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo. Born in what is now Estonia, he also holds citizenship of Russia and Spain.^[1][2]

Club career

At club level, Karpin played for Fakel Voronezh (1989), Spartak Moscow (1990–94), Real Sociedad (1994–96 and 2002–05), Valencia (1996–97) and Celta Vigo (1997–2002).^[3]

International career

Karpin was capped 72 times for Russia, scoring 17 goals (he was also capped once for the CIS). He scored Russia's first goal after the breakup of the Soviet Union, in a 2–0 win against Mexico on 17 August 1992. Karpin played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, and the 2002 World Cup. In 2003, he won the Cyprus International Football Tournament when Russia beat Romania.^[4]

Managerial career

Earlier managerial career

In August 2008, Karpin was named as Director General of Spartak Moscow, replacing Sergei Shavlo. In April 2009, following a poor run of results, he replaced Michael Laudrup as caretaker manager of the club. On 18 April 2011, Karpin declared resignation from his position following one of the worse starts in club history. Eventually, he continued working as a manager up to the end of 2011–12 season.^[5]

After the sacking of the newly appointed manager Unai Emery on 25 November 2012, Karpin took the responsibility of caretaker manager up until the end of the year. He later officially became the team's coach again and was not the caretaker anymore.^[6]

On 18 March 2014, Karpin was relieved from his duties, after exiting the Russian Cup to third division FC Tosno and drawing with top flight's bottom side Anzhi Makhachkala.^[7]

On 12 August 2014, he was appointed at the helm of RCD Mallorca.^[8]

He joined Torpedo Armavir for the 2015–16 season after it was newly promoted to FNL. Under his management, the team (by then renamed to FC Armavir) was relegated back to the third-tier PFL, and on 23 June 2016, he left the club "by mutual consent".^[9]

FC Rostov and Russia

On 19 December 2017, Karpin was announced as the new manager of FC Rostov on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[10]

On 23 July 2021, Russian Football Union hired him as manager of the Russia national team until 31 December 2021 (for the duration of the World Cup qualification campaign). He was expected to continue coaching FC Rostov at the same time until that date. The contract has an option to be extended beyond that date.^[11] 10 days later, after just two games coaching both Rostov and national team, on 2 August 2021 he left Rostov by mutual consent.^[12]

Russia under Karpin qualified for the second round of World Cup qualifiers after finishing second in their group. However, on 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian clubs and national teams from international competition until further notice, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13] On 10 March 2022, Karpin extended his contract with the national team until the end of 2022, and also returned to the manager position at FC Rostov.^[14] Russian Football Union president Aleksandr Dyukov clarified that Karpin would have to leave Rostov and focus on the national team job in case RFU's pending appeal of the disqualification to CAS is successful or disqualification is lifted otherwise.^[15] He was selected coach of the month by Russian Premier League for April 2022^[16] and again for September 2022^[17] and November 2022.^[18]

On 5 November 2022, Karpin extended his contract as the national team manager to 1 August 2024, with the suspension from international competitions still in place.^[19]

Karpin was voted league's coach of the month once again for March 2024.^[20]

On 28 June 2024, Karpin extended his contract with the national team to July 2028.^[21]

TV career

In 2016, he started working as analyst with Match TV. On 16 February 2017, he was appointed editor-in-chief of football broadcasts for the channel.^[22] He left the channel on 24 July 2017.^[23]

Personal life

Karpin has four daughters named Veronika (born in 1990),^[24] Maria (born 23 February 1996), Valeria (born 18 February 2001) and Daria (born 4 September 2018). Since 2017, Karpin is married to an English teacher, singer, and amateur skater Daria Gordeeva (before that he was married twice).^[25] Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, he acquired citizenship of Estonia, where he was born, as well as that of Russia, by descent.^[26] He later also received Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for several years.^[27]

In 2022, Karpin hoped for peace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[28]

After retirement

Valery Karpin in 2009

In 2007, Karpin became the holder of road bicycle racing team Karpin–Galicia. He also owns a real estate company with former Celta Vigo teammate Míchel Salgado.^[29]

In 2009, he was part of the Russian squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.^[30]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sport Tallinn	1986	Soviet Second League	10	1	–		–		10	1
	1987		15	0	–		–		15	0
	Total		25	1	–		–		25	1
CSKA Moscow	1988	Soviet First League	3	0			–		3	0
Fakel Voronezh	1989	Soviet First League	27	7			–		27	7
Spartak Moscow	1990	Soviet Top League	21	0			0	0	21	0
	1991		28	3			8[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	3
	1992	Russian Top League	25	7			4[lower-alpha 2]	1	29	8
	1993		30	13			8[lower-alpha 1]	4	38	17
	1994		12	5			10[lower-alpha 1]	5	22	10
	Total		116	28			30	10	146	38
Real Sociedad	1994–95	La Liga	35	3	3	0	–		38	3
	1995–96		37	13	2	1	–		39	14
	Total		72	16	5	1	–		77	17
Valencia	1996–97	La Liga	36	6	2	0	8[lower-alpha 3]	0	46	6
Celta Vigo	1997–98	La Liga	37	4	5	1	–		42	5
	1998–99		34	8	2	0	7[lower-alpha 3]	1	43	9
	1999–2000		34	6	2	0	10[lower-alpha 3]	5	46	11
	2000–01		30	5	6	1	13[lower-alpha 3]	3	49	9
	2001–02		33	3	2	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	2	38	5
	Total		168	26	17	2	33	11	218	39
Real Sociedad	2002–03	La Liga	36	8	1	0	–		37	8
	2003–04		38	7	0	0	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	7
	2004–05		34	5	0	0	0	0	34	5
	Total		108	20	1	0	8	0	117	20
Career total			555	104	25+	10	75	18	655+	132

1. Appearances in European Cup/UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[31]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
CIS	1992	1	0
Total		1	0
Russia	1992	3	1
	1993	6	0
	1994	6	1
	1995	8	3
	1996	12	4
	1997	2	0
	1998	5	0
	1999	9	6
	2000	4	1
	2001	9	0
	2002	7	1
	2003	1	0
Total		72	17

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karpin goal.

List of international goals scored by Valery Karpin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 August 1992	RZD Arena, Moscow, Russia	Mexico	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	12 October 1994	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	San Marino	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3	16 August 1995	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	2–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
9	10 November 1996	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	4–0	4–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	27 March 1999	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
11				2–0
12	5 June 1999	Stade de France, Paris, France	France	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
13	9 June 1999	Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Iceland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
14	4 September 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Armenia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
15	9 October 1999	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Ukraine	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
17	5 June 2002	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	2002 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

As of match played 1 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Spartak Moscow	16 April 2009	18 March 2014	161	80	36	45	049.69
Mallorca	12 August 2014	10 February 2015	25	7	6	12	028.00
Torpedo Armavir	10 July 2015	23 June 2016	40	11	10	19	027.50
Rostov	19 December 2017	2 August 2021	111	42	29	40	037.84
Russia	23 July 2021	Present	21	12	7	2	057.14
Rostov	10 March 2022	Present	110	47	29	34	042.73
Total			468	199	117	152	042.52

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Top League: 1992, 1993, 1994
• Soviet Cup: 1991–92

Celta

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000
• Copa del Rey runner-up: 2000–01

Individual

• Winner of the National Team Leader Prize: 2000^[32]

References

1. (in Russian) Кружков А. Валерий Карпин: «Живи и радуйся!» – Sport-Express. 31 May 2005.
   - Летом 2003–го вы получили эстонский паспорт. Российское гражданство при этом сохранилось?
   - Разумеется.
2. "Валерий Карпин". uznayvse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. "Спецрепортаж! Валерий Карпин. Уходя ухожу…". profootball.ua (in Russian). 31 March 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "Cyprus International Tournament 2003".
5. "Карпин покинул пост главного тренера "Спартака"". www.sport-express.ru (in Russian). 18 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. "Спартак": Карпин – главный тренер (in Russian). 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
7. Spartak part company with Karpin. UEFA.com (18 March 2014). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.
8. "Valeri Karpin nuevo entrenador del RCD Mallorca" [Valeri Karpin new manager of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). Mallorca's official website. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
9. Карпин покидает «Армавир» (in Russian). FC Armavir. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
10. Валерий Карпин – новый главный тренер ФК Ростов. fc-rostov.ru (in Russian). FC Rostov. 19 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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12. "ВАЛЕРИЙ КАРПИН ПОКИДАЕТ ПОСТ ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА "РОСТОВА" ПО СОГЛАШЕНИЮ СТОРОН" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 2 August 2021.
13. "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022.
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15. "Совмещение Карпина в "Ростове" и сборной прекратят, когда Россия вернется в международные турниры" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
16. "ИЗИДОР, КАРПИН И ЩЕТИНИН – ЛУЧШИЕ В АПРЕЛЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 April 2022.
17. "Валерий Карпин – Winline лучший тренер сентября!" [Valery Karpin – Winline coach of September!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 September 2022.
18. "Валерий Карпин – Winline лучший тренер ноября!" [Valery Karpin is the Winline coach of November!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 November 2022.
19. "РФС продлил контракт с Валерием Карпиным" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 November 2022.
20. "ВАЛЕРИЙ КАРПИН – WINLINE ТРЕНЕР МАРТА!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 April 2024.
21. "РФС продлил контракт с Валерием Карпиным" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 28 June 2024.
22. Карпин — главный редактор футбольных трансляций «Матч ТВ» (in Russian). Match TV. 16 February 2017.
23. Валерий Карпин прекратил работу на телеканале "Матч ТВ". R-Sport. 24 July 2017.
24. От Карреры до Романцева. Чем занимаются дети звездных спортсменов в соцсетях. Sovsport.ru. 25 January 2017.
25. Валерий Карпин женился. Sportbox. 10 June 2017.
26. (in Russian) Кружков А. Валерий Карпин: «Живи и радуйся!» – Sport-Express. 31 May 2005.
    - Летом 2003–го вы получили эстонский паспорт. Российское гражданство при этом сохранилось?
    - Разумеется.
27. ""Теперь я буду клоуном". Что мы знаем о Валерии Карпине, который возглавляет сборную России". sportkp.ru (in Russian). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
28. ""Не держусь за место и готов к увольнению"". Meduza (in Russian). 2 April 2023.
29. ""Я чувствовал эйфорию". Как Валерий Карпин строил бизнес в Испании". www.vedomosti.ru (in Russian). 12 November 2021.
30. "Международный футбольный турнир "Кубок Легенд"". ria.ru (in Russian). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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32. "Смертин - Лидер Сборной-2004".

External links

• Valeri Karpin on the RSSSF
• All goals and career in Spain
• Valery Karpin – FIFA competition record (archived)