Andrey Tikhonov
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Andrey Valeryevich Tikhonov ' onMouseout='HidePop("22432")' href="/topics/Korolyov_(city)">Korolyov
, Moscow Oblast
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
) is a former Russian
association football midfielder
currently employed a coach of FC Spartak Moscow
. Tikhonov is well-known as Spartak Moscow
and Russia national football team
player.
Tikhonov was spotted by the then-Spartak manager Oleg Romantsev, while playing for Titan Reutov, in a game against Spartak Moscow reserves. Tikhonov quickly broke into the starting line-up at his new club, becoming a key player at Spartak soon afterwards. Tikhonov won a total of eight Russian League
titles with Spartak, before falling out with Oleg Romantsev. He then had a short loan spell in Israel
, before signing a contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In February 2001, Tikhonov was training with Southampton
, even featuring in one friendly for the club, but no deal was reached, mainly because the player already had a running one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov at the time.
An icon among Spartak fans, Tikhonov is often viewed as an underachiever on the international stage. He made his international debut in 1996, in a friendly against Malta
.
In early 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Spartak Moscow
but it was initially unconfirmed whether the 40 year old midfielder would get playing time or whether he would simply be a coach. Later however, it was confirmed that he would be part of the squad.
He then started for the red-and-whites in a cup quarter-final game against FC Krasnodar
on 20 April 2011. He got a warm reception from the home fans and was substituted off in the second half. On 18 September 2011, Tikonov has played his farewell match as Spartak defeated his former team, Krylya Sovetov, 3-0. Tikhonov made an assist and participated in another attack that ended with a goal before being substituted just before the end of the first period.
Korolyov (city)
Korolyov or Korolev is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. It was originally founded as Kaliningrad in 1938 by Vasily Boldyrev, Naum Nosovsky, and Mikhail Loginov as the leading Soviet center for production of anti-tank...
, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a former Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
association football midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
currently employed a coach of FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
. Tikhonov is well-known as Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
and Russia national football team
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
player.
Tikhonov was spotted by the then-Spartak manager Oleg Romantsev, while playing for Titan Reutov, in a game against Spartak Moscow reserves. Tikhonov quickly broke into the starting line-up at his new club, becoming a key player at Spartak soon afterwards. Tikhonov won a total of eight Russian League
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
titles with Spartak, before falling out with Oleg Romantsev. He then had a short loan spell in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, before signing a contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In February 2001, Tikhonov was training with Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
, even featuring in one friendly for the club, but no deal was reached, mainly because the player already had a running one-year contract with Krylia Sovetov at the time.
An icon among Spartak fans, Tikhonov is often viewed as an underachiever on the international stage. He made his international debut in 1996, in a friendly against Malta
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
.
In early 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...
but it was initially unconfirmed whether the 40 year old midfielder would get playing time or whether he would simply be a coach. Later however, it was confirmed that he would be part of the squad.
He then started for the red-and-whites in a cup quarter-final game against FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar
FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from Krasnodar. In 2009 the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system despite finishing Zone South of Second Division as 3rd. In 2009 club finished as 10th...
on 20 April 2011. He got a warm reception from the home fans and was substituted off in the second half. On 18 September 2011, Tikonov has played his farewell match as Spartak defeated his former team, Krylya Sovetov, 3-0. Tikhonov made an assist and participated in another attack that ended with a goal before being substituted just before the end of the first period.
Career statistics
| Club | Div | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
 Titan Reutov |
D3 | 1992 Russian Second League 1992 The Russian Second League 1992 was the 1st edition of Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 115 teams in total.- Standings :Note: FC Dynamo Izobilny, FC Altair-Khelling Derbent, FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody and FC Vaynakh Shali did not participate in any national-level competitions in... |
15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 10 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | ||
| Spartak-d Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
D3 | 1992 Russian Second League 1992 The Russian Second League 1992 was the 1st edition of Russian Second Division. There were 6 zones with 115 teams in total.- Standings :Note: FC Dynamo Izobilny, FC Altair-Khelling Derbent, FC Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody and FC Vaynakh Shali did not participate in any national-level competitions in... |
23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 20 | |
| 1993 Russian Second League 1993 The Russian Second League 1993 was the 2nd edition of Russian Second Division. There were 7 zones with 124 teams in total. In 1994 the Russian League system was reorganized, with First League reduced to one tournament instead of 3 zones and new professional Third League organized, where most of the... |
34 | 29 | 1 | 2 | — | 35 | 31 | |||
| D4 | 1994 Russian Third League 1994 The Russian Third League 1994 was the first time the competition of the fourth level of Russian football was professional. There were six zones with 105 teams starting the competition in total .-Overview:... |
16 | 23 | — | — | 16 | 23 | |||
| 1995 Russian Third League 1995 The Russian Third League 1995 was the 2nd time competition on the fourth level of Russian football was professional. It was the first season when 3 points were awarded for a win... |
4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 77 | ||
| Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
D1 Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
1992 Russian Top League 1992 Statistics of Russian Top League in season 1992.-Overview:Twenty clubs of the former Soviet competition took place in this season. The league was combined out of six clubs of the Soviet Top League, 11 - Soviet First League, and the rest out of the Buffer League... |
2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993 Russian Top League 1993 -Overview:18 teams participated, and FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.-League standings:FC Rostselmash and FC Asmaral were relegated. FC Krylia Sovetov, FC Luch and FC Okean played in a promotion tournament against the winners of the three zones of the Russian First League 1993, in which... |
7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 1994 Russian Top League 1994 -Overview:16 teams participated, and FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.-League standings:Notes.# FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi was called FC Zhemchuzhina-Kuban Sochi for part of the season.-Top scorers:21 goals... |
20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 11 | ||
| 1995 Russian Top League 1995 -Overview:16 teams participated, and Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the championship.-League standings:-Top scorers:25 goals* Oleg Veretennikov 18 goals* Aleksandr Maslov 16 goals... |
20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 1996 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 20 | ||
| 1997 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 13 | ||
| 1998 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 11 | ||
| 1999 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 24 | ||
| 2000 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 191 | 68 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 261 | 90 | ||
 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
D1 | 2000–01 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Krylia Sovetov |
D1 Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
2001 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2002 Russian Premier League 2002 2002 was the first season of the Russian Premier League. While the structure of the competition did not change, the top level clubs gained independence from the Professional Football League.Spartak's six-year dominance in the league was broken by Lokomotiv.... |
17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2004 Russian Premier League 2004 Lokomotiv won their second Premier League title, while Krylya Sovetov finished in the top three for the first time, winning bronze. Kuban were relegated after just one season in the Premier League. They were joined by Rotor who played at the top level since the beginning of the Russian league.- Top... |
23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 98 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 21 | ||
| FC Khimki FC Khimki FC Khimki is a Russian association football club based in Khimki.-History:The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1996. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the... |
D2 | 2005 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | 48 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 22 | |||
| D1 Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
2007 Russian Premier League 2007 Russian Premier League 2007 was the 16th official season of Rosgosstrakh Russian Football Championship, and 6th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started with the match between Luch-Energia and Moskva in Vladivostok on Saturday, 10 March 2007, at 18:00 local time... |
28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 111 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 45 | ||
| Krylia Sovetov |
D1 Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
2008 Russian Premier League 2008 The Russian Premier League 2008 was the 17th edition of the Russian Football Championship, and the seventh under the current Russian Premier League name. The season started on Friday, 14 March 2008 with a match between Terek and Krylia Sovetov in Grozny. Krylia Sovetov won 3–0... |
28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||
 Lokomotiv AstanaFC Lokomotiv Astana FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to... |
D1 | 2009 Kazakhstan Premier League 2009 Kazakhstan Premier League 2009 is the 18th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 7 March 2009 and will end in November 2009. Aktobe are the defending champions.-Team changes:... |
25 | 12 | — | — | 25 | 12 | ||
| Total | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | ||
| FC Khimki FC Khimki FC Khimki is a Russian association football club based in Khimki.-History:The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1996. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the... |
D2 | 2010 2010 Russian First Division The Russian First Division is the 18th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 27 March.-Teams:As the previous year, 20 clubs will participate in the championship... |
17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times... |
D1 Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition... |
2011–12 2011–12 Russian Premier League The 2011–12 Russian Premier League is the 20th season of the Russian football championship since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 10th under the current Russian Premier League name. The season began on 12 March 2011. The last matches will be played in spring 2012, as the league will switch... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 571 | 232 | 57 | 15 | 52 | 18 | 680 | 265 | ||
Honours
- 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
winner - 1995 2004 Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
bronze medalist - 1994 1998 Russian Cup winner
- 1996 Best Footballer in Russia according to Football Weekly
- Russian Footballer of the YearRussian Footballer of the YearRussian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given by Sport-Express daily to the Russian Premier League player of the season. The title is awarded according to the results of a poll conducted by the newspaper...
: 1999 - 1996 1997 1998 1999 Best left midfielder of Russian Premier LeagueRussian Premier LeagueThe Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
according to Sport-ExpressSport-ExpressSport-Express is a Russian daily sports newspaper founded by Vladimir Kuchmiy. Printed in 31 cities of Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States, it is the biggest-selling sports newspaper in Russia, with the daily audience of over 700,000 people.Sport-Express was founded... - Scored 8 goals in one game for FC Spartak-d Moscow in a 1993 Russian Second League 8:0 victory over FC Rekord Aleksandrov. That was a Russian professional football record for most goals in one game he shared with Sergey Maslov and Gennady Korkin until Igor KiselyovIgor KiselyovIgor Vladimirovich Kiselyov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Biolog-Novokubansk Progress. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1997 for FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow.-Honours:...
scored 10 goals in one game in 2001. - Russian First Division best player: 2005, 2010.