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Also known as Valery Georgiyevich Karpin, Valeri Georgievich Karpin, Valery Karpin

Estonian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)

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Valeri Karpin is a Russian association football player, coach, and businessperson. Born in Narva on February 2, 1969, he holds citizenship in the Soviet Union, Russia, Estonia, and Spain. As a player, he specialized as a wing half and represented the Soviet Union and Russia in international competitions, including the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 1996. He has been a member of sports teams such as FC Fakel Voronezh, Valencia CF, SK Tallinna Sport, and RC Celta de Vigo.

Karpin has also served as a coach for Spartak Moscow and FC Rostov. He is a recipient of the Honoured Master of Sports of Russia award. His professional background includes involvement in the Panama Papers. He speaks Russian and Estonian.

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Key facts

1988
CSKA Moscow
1989
Fakel Voronezh
1992
CIS
2021
Russia
2025
Dynamo Moscow
Full name
Valery Georgiyevich Karpin
Date of birth
( 1969-02-02 ) 2 February 1969 (age 57)
Place of birth
Narva , then part of Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Russia (manager)
Years
Team
1986 1988
Sport Tallinn
1990 1994
Spartak Moscow
1994 1996
Real Sociedad
1996 1997
Valencia
1997 2002
Celta Vigo
2002 2005
Real Sociedad

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Encyclopedic overview

Valery Georgiyevich Karpin (Russian: Валерий Георгиевич Карпин; born 2 February 1969) is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team. As a player, he was a midfielder and spent most of his career at Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo. He holds citizenships of Russia, Spain and Estonia.

Club career

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