Sergei Ignashevich

Sergei Ignashevich
	Ignashevich in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich
Date of birth	14 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1988–1997	Torpedo Moscow
1997	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Spartak Orekhovo
1999–2000	Krylia Sovetov Samara
2001–2003	Lokomotiv Moscow
2004–2018	CSKA Moscow
Total
International career
2000–2001	Russia U-21
2002–2018	Russia
Managerial career
2018–2019	CSKA Moscow (U-21 assistant)
2019–2020	Torpedo Moscow (senior coach)
2020–2021	Torpedo Moscow
2021–2024	Baltika Kaliningrad
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Russia
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Игнашевич, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ɪɡnɐˈʂɛvʲɪtɕ]; born 14 July 1979) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as central defender.

He began his career at Torpedo Moscow, going up through the club's academy before briefly moving to twin club Spartak Moscow's academy and then starting his professional career with Spartak Orekhovo.

He played for Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow in his career, and has won Russian Premier League titles for both clubs, as well as the 2005 UEFA Cup Final with CSKA. Ignashevich is often considered one of the highest skilled defenders in the Russian Premier League while playing alongside fellow Russian international defenders and twin brothers Aleksei and Vasili Berezutskiy.

He made his international debut for Russia in 2002, and was selected in their squads for two European Championships and two FIFA World Cups, helping them to the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2008, earning his 100th cap at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and as part of the host team reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 8 September 2015, he made his 110th international appearance and became the most capped player in Russia's team history, overtaking Viktor Onopko.^[2] On 17 November 2015, he made his 114th appearance, making him the most capped Russian player for any national team (again, overtaking Onopko who played 4 additional games for CIS).^[3]

On 2 April 2017, he played his 457th game in the Russian Premier League, setting a new record for most games played in the competition and overtaking the previous record holder Sergei Semak.^[4] He held the record for most games played in the Russian first tier with 489, until he was overtaken by his former teammate Igor Akinfeev on 21 August 2021.^[5]

^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Russia" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
^ ИГНАШЕВИЧ ПОБИЛ РЕКОРД ОНОПКО ПО ЧИСЛУ МАТЧЕЙ ЗА СБОРНУЮ РОССИИ (in Russian). Sport Express. 8 September 2015.
^ Сергей Игнашевич – рекордсмен национальной сборной (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 November 2015.
^ Игнашевич стал рекордсменом по количеству сыгранных матчей в чемпионатах России (in Russian). Championat. 2 April 2017.
^ "Игорь Акинфеев сыграл 490-й матч в РПЛ и стал рекордсменом чемпионатов России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 August 2021.

[1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Russia" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.

[2] ИГНАШЕВИЧ ПОБИЛ РЕКОРД ОНОПКО ПО ЧИСЛУ МАТЧЕЙ ЗА СБОРНУЮ РОССИИ (in Russian). Sport Express. 8 September 2015.

[3] Сергей Игнашевич – рекордсмен национальной сборной (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 17 November 2015.

[4] Игнашевич стал рекордсменом по количеству сыгранных матчей в чемпионатах России (in Russian). Championat. 2 April 2017.

[5] "Игорь Акинфеев сыграл 490-й матч в РПЛ и стал рекордсменом чемпионатов России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 August 2021.

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