Igor Yevgenyevich Sklyarov is a former Russian footballer. He last worked as an athletic director for FC Sibir Novosibirsk

FC Sibir Novosibirsk

FC Sibir Novosibirsk is a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk. The club plays at the Spartak Stadium. As a result of their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 2010, FC Sibir has been relegated to play the next season in Russian First Division.-History:The club was...

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Background

Igor grew up in Russia, playing soccer his whole life, and eventually got the chance to play in the 1988 Olympics with the USSR. He helped his team win the gold in the Olympics. He won 1 cap for the 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...

 in 1993.

He married his wife Natalia Yurchenko

Natalia Yurchenko

Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko was a Soviet artistic gymnast, who was the women's all-around gold medalist at the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...

, who is a 5-time world champion in gymnastics, in November 1988. The family moved to the USA in 1999, settling in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania where Igor coached year round soccer and Natalia was a gymnastics coach. In January 2009, Igor accepted a position with a professional soccer club in Novosibirsk, Russia, where he currently resides.

European club competitions

• UEFA Cup 1987–88 with FC Dynamo Moscow
  FC Dynamo Moscow
  Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
  
  : 4 games.
• UEFA Cup 1991–92 with FC Dynamo Moscow: 4 games.
• UEFA Cup 1992–93 with FC Dynamo Moscow: 6 games, 2 goals.

Coaching and Training

• Gold Medal winner Men's soccer team, 1988 Olympics, Seoul, Korea
• Pro Player FC "Dynamo", Moscow, 245 Premier League games
• 1998 Evaluator U-18 National Youth Team
• Head Coach, Saucon Valley High School boys team
• Head Coach, ENCO U-17 boys team
• Head Coach, Western Lehigh United U-15 boys team
• Director "Pro Olympic Soccer Program"
• European soccer scout of USA, Present of Spain, Germany, France, England, Ukraine, Russia

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Physical Education
• Diploma of Physical Culture and Coaching
• International Coach License 'B'
• NSCAA Coach License

External links

• Profile at RussiaTeam