10 Facts About Sergey Semak

Sergei Bogdanovich Semak is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder who currently manages Russian Premier League side FC Zenit.

Sergey Semak was born in the selo Sychanskoye in the Voroshilovgradskaya Oblast into a peasant family of modest economical background.

Sergey Semak was an excellent student and had an ideal behavior.

Sergey Semak left Ukraine shortly before the USSR fall, but his parents stayed there.

Sergey Semak would become a Russian naturalized citizen, but until today he uses to visit his bornland; he had declared that he misses Ukraine.

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In Rubin Sergey Semak was moved from the positions of striker and attacking midfielder to the position of a defensive midfielder.

Sergey Semak made his international debut for the Russia national team in 1997 and took part in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

Sergey Semak captained the Russia national team in their first Euro 2008 warm-up friendly against Kazakhstan, and during the rest of the campaign.

Sergey Semak had a good performance in the crucial match against Greece and provided an assist for the only goal Russia scored with a skilled bicycle kick pass from a wide angle.

Sergey Semak was appointed interim coach of the club after the sacking of Luciano Spalletti on 10 March 2014.