10 Facts About Igor Simutenkov

Igor Vitalyevich Simutenkov is a Russian football coach and a former player.

Igor Simutenkov spent the next five years with Dynamo, the last three in the Russian league, which he led in scoring with 21 goals in 1994.

In 1999, Igor Simutenkov transferred to Spanish club Tenerife, and spent three uneventful seasons there.

Igor Simutenkov signed with the Kansas City Wizards in 2002, becoming Major League Soccer's first Russian player.

Igor Simutenkov scored four goals in his first season, seven in his second, before missing a big chunk of the third with an injury, ending with a solitary goal in league play.

Igor Simutenkov scored the golden goal in the final of the 2004 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, but was released by the Wizards following the 2004 season, at which time he returned to Russia and signed with Rubin.

Igor Simutenkov told that he couldn't perform at the high level because of a few serious permanent injuries.

Igor Simutenkov is known for the famous Igor Simutenkov-case in which the European Court of Justice acknowledged the direct effect of the partnership-agreement between the European Communities and Russia.

Igor Simutenkov has scored nine goals in 20 caps for the Russian national team, playing in Euro 96, but his last appearance came in 1998.

Igor Simutenkov was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.