- Valeriy Petrakov
Football player infobox2
playername = Valeriy Petrakov
fullname = Valeriy Yuryevich Petrakov
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1958|5|16|df=y
cityofbirth =Bryansk
countryofbirth =USSR
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =FC Dynamo Bryansk
years = 1975-1976
1976-1980
1981-1985
1986
1987-1989
1990-1992
clubs =FC Dynamo Bryansk FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Torpedo Moscow
FC Lokomotiv MoscowFSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen IFK Luleå
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1978
nationalteam = USSR
nationalcaps(goals) = 2 (1)
manageryears = 2001-2003
2004-2005
2005
2006-2008
managerclubs =FC Tom Tomsk FC Moscow FC Rostov
FC Tom TomskValeriy Yurevich Petrakov ( _ru. Валерий Юрьевич Петраков) (born May 16, 1958 in
Bryansk ,Russia ) is a former Sovietsoccer striker and currentRussia n coach.Playing career
In 1975, at the age of 17, Petrakov began his career with his local team,
FC Dynamo Bryansk . In 1976, he transferred toFC Lokomotiv Moscow where he would play for four seasons. He played forFC Torpedo Moscow from 1981-1985 and returned to Lokomotiv Moscow for one more season in 1986.Petrakov spent his final six years abroad with
FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen in Germany and then withIFK Luleå in Sweden before retiring to coaching. His playing career included two caps and one goal for the Soviet National Team. He was a member of the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship champion as well as the 1980 European Youth Championship winner. In 1986, he played on Lokomotiv's successfulSoviet Cup squad.Coaching career
Immediately after retirement, he was appointed as manager for IFK Luleå, where he finished his playing career. In 1995, he returned to Russia to head another former club, Torpedo Moscow. While he did not win any championships at Torpedo, his clubs appeared in the
UEFA Cup in 1996-1997 and 2000-2001. His club also appeared in the 1997Intertoto Cup .In 2001, he moved to Tomsk which played in the
Russian First Division at the time. Failing to achieve promotion there, he returned to theRussian Premier League withFC Moscow . He had a brief, unsuccessful stint withFC Rostov in 2005 where he was dismissed after four matches.He returned to Tomsk for the 2006 season and achieved an 8th place finish.
External links
* [http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/petrakov.html Profile (in Russian)]
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