Youri Kovtun

Date of birth05 January 1970
Place of birthRostov-na-Donu
NationalityRussian
Weight77 kg
Height1.89 m
PositionDefender

An uncompromising central defender, he has recently come back into the international fold after a two-year gap. He began his career at SKA Rostov in 1989 and spent two seasons at Rostselmash before joining Dinamo Moscow in 1993. He made his international debut in 1994 and was a member of the 1996 European Championship Finals squad. He joined current club Moscow Spartak in 1999 but has found himself pushed from his favourite position in the centre to play at left back. He has collected a record number of cautions in the Russian league, which could count against him here, and it will not be a surprise if he plays in his club position left back.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Spartak Moscow
Derry City
Peterhead 23 Feb 2001 23 Mar 2001 L

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Spartak Moscow UEFA Cup 1
1
2000-01 Peterhead Scottish Division 3
1
2000-01 Spartak Moscow UEFA Champions League 11
3
2001-02 Spartak Moscow UEFA Champions League 6
2
2002-03 Spartak Moscow UEFA Champions League 4
2
2003-04 Spartak Moscow UEFA Cup 2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
02 Dec 1999 Spartak Moskva v Leeds United W 2-1 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
12 Sep 2000 Spartak Moskva v Bayer Leverkusen W 2-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
20 Sep 2000 Real Madrid v Spartak Moskva L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
27 Sep 2000 Spartak Moskva v Sporting Lisboa W 3-1 UEFA Champions League Group A
17 Oct 2000 Sporting Lisboa v Spartak Moskva W 0-3 UEFA Champions League Group A
25 Oct 2000 Bayer Leverkusen v Spartak Moskva L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
07 Nov 2000 Spartak Moskva v Real Madrid W 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group A
22 Nov 2000 Spartak Moskva v Arsenal W 4-1 UEFA Champions League Group D
05 Dec 2000 Olympique Lyonnais v Spartak Moskva L 3-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
13 Feb 2001 Bayern München v Spartak Moskva L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
06 Mar 2001 Arsenal v Spartak Moskva L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group C
14 Mar 2001 Spartak Moskva v Olympique Lyonnais D 1-1 UEFA Champions League Group C
18 Sep 2001 Spartak Moskva v Feyenoord D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
25 Sep 2001 Spartak Moskva v Bayern München D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
10 Oct 2001 Sparta Praha v Spartak Moskva D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group G
17 Oct 2001 Bayern München v Spartak Moskva D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
23 Oct 2001 Spartak Moskva v Sparta Praha D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
31 Oct 2001 Feyenoord v Spartak Moskva D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
25 Sep 2002 Spartak Moskva v Valencia D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
02 Oct 2002 Liverpool v Spartak Moskva L 5-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
22 Oct 2002 Spartak Moskva v Liverpool L 1-3 UEFA Champions League Group B
12 Nov 2002 Valencia v Spartak Moskva D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
26 Feb 2004 Spartak Moskva v Real Mallorca D 0-0 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
03 Mar 2004 Real Mallorca v Spartak Moskva D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Cup 3rd round 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.