1. Valery Georgiyevich Karpin is a Russian football manager and former player who manages the Russian national team.
18 Facts About Valery Karpin
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At club level, Karpin played for Fakel Voronezh, Spartak Moscow, Real Sociedad, Valencia and Celta Vigo.
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Valery Karpin was capped 72 times for Russia, scoring 17 goals.
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Valery Karpin played for Russia at the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, and the 2002 World Cup.
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On 18 April 2011, Valery Karpin declared resignation from his position following one of the worse starts in club history.
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On 18 March 2014, Valery Karpin was relieved from his duties, after exiting the Russian Cup to third division FC Tosno and drawing with top flight's bottom side Anzhi Makhachkala.
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On 19 December 2017, Valery Karpin was announced as the new manager of FC Rostov on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Valery Karpin was expected to continue coaching FC Rostov at the same time until that date.
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On 10 March 2022, Valery Karpin extended his contract with the national team until the end of 2022, and returned to the manager position at FC Rostov.
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Russian Football Union president Aleksandr Dyukov clarified that Valery Karpin would have to leave Rostov and focus on the national team job in case RFU's pending appeal of the disqualification to CAS is successful or disqualification is lifted otherwise.
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Valery Karpin was selected coach of the month by Russian Premier League for April 2022 and again for September 2022 and November 2022.
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On 5 November 2022, Valery Karpin extended his contract as the national team manager to 1 August 2024, with the suspension from international competitions still in place.
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Valery Karpin was voted league's coach of the month for March 2024.
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On 28 June 2024, Valery Karpin extended his contract with the national team to July 2028.
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On 25 February 2025, Valery Karpin resigned from his Rostov position to focus on the national team job.
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Since 2017, Valery Karpin is married to an English teacher, singer, and amateur skater Daria Gordeeva.
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Valery Karpin later received Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for several years.
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Valery Karpin owns a real estate company with former Celta Vigo teammate Michel Salgado.