Valeri Karpin

DoB: Feb 2, 1969

PoB: Narva, Estonia

Position: Midfielder

Clubs represented: Sport Tallinn, CSKA Moscow, Fakel Voronezh, Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Celta Vigo

Total appearances/goals: 552/105

Total caps: 72/17 (for Russia; 1/0 for CIS)

Honours:
3 domestic league titles, 1 domestic cup
1 minor european cup

Russian Footballer of the Year: 99

Highs:
His years at Spartak had plenty of domestic success. In Spain, he is most remembered at Celta, where he spent 5 seasons, playing alongside russian team-mate Mostovoi. This included 2 finishes in the top 5, as well as an Intertoto Cup and a Spanish Cup final.

Lows:
Apart from the Intertoto, no such other international accomplishments to speak of. For a player of his quality, should have played in higher profile clubs, where that would have been more pheasible.
As part of the russian team, his most notable achievement is having scored the country's first goal after the break-up of the USSR.

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