Dmitri Kombarov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Kombarov.
Dmitri Kombarov
Kombarov with Spartak Moscow in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov
Date of birth (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Spartak-2 Moscow (manager)
Youth career
1993–2001 Spartak Moscow
2001–2006 Dynamo Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Dynamo Moscow 132 (12)
2010–2019 Spartak Moscow 226 (21)
2019–2021 Krylia Sovetov Samara 50 (0)
Total 408 (33)
International career
2007–2008 Russia U-21 13 (1)
2011 Russia-2 2 (0)
2012–2018 Russia 47 (2)
Managerial career
2022–2024 Zvezda St. Petersburg
2024– Spartak-2 Moscow
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Комба́ров, IPA: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ kɐmˈbarəf]; born 22 January 1987) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a left midfielder or a left back. He is the manager of Spartak-2 Moscow. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he played as an attack minded left back.

Career

Dynamo Moscow

Dmitri started playing football at the age of 4. In 1993, Dmitri and his twin brother Kirill joined the Spartak Moscow football academy. After a conflict with the school coaches, the brothers left Spartak and joined the Dynamo Moscow academy.

Dmitri made his first appearance for the main squad of Dynamo on 13 July 2005 in a Russian Cup game against Dynamo Bryansk.

FC Spartak Moscow

In August 2010, the Kombarov brothers left Dynamo Moscow for their city rivals Spartak Moscow where they started their football education.[1] Despite being a left defender, at the end of the 2012-13 season he finished as the top scorer of the team with 7 goals.

On 19 June 2019, he was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent.[2]

Krylia Sovetov Samara

On 9 July 2019, Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara confirmed that Kombarov will join the squad for the 2019–20 season.[3]

International career

His first appearance in Russia national football team was in February 2012, in the friendly match with Denmark. He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.[4] He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Armenia on 5 March 2014. On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.[5]

He scored his first competitive goal for Russia against Liechtenstein in a 2016 European Championship qualification match.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.[6] He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.[7]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 2014 Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia  Armenia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 8 September 2014 Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia  Liechtenstein 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Coaching career

On 19 January 2024, Kombarov was appointed manager of the resurrected Spartak-2 Moscow.[8]

Career statistics

Against team Belgium in 2017
As of 10 December 2017
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dynamo Moscow 2005 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2006 27 1 6 1 — 33 2
2007 29 2 6 1 — 35 3
2008 30 1 2 0 — 32 1
2009 29 4 3 0 4 0 36 4
2010 16 4 1 0 — 17 4
Total 132 12 19 2 4 0 155 14
Spartak Moscow 2010 14 1 — 6 0 20 1
2011–12 40 6 4 1 7 3 51 11
2012–13 29 7 0 0 8 1 28 7
2013-14 28 2 2 1 1 0 31 3
2014-15 25 2 0 0 — 25 2
2015-16 25 2 1 0 — 26 2
2016-17 27 0 1 0 2 0 30 0
2017-18 25 0 3 0 6 0 35 0
Total 213 20 11 2 30 4 246 26
Career total 345 32 30 4 34 4 401 40

Honours

Spartak Moscow

Individual

  • List of 33 top players of the Russian league: #2 (2013/14).

References

  1. ^ "Kombarov twins swap Dinamo for Spartak". UEFA. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Дмитрий Комбаров, спасибо за все!" [Dmitri Kombarov, thank you for everything!] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ ""Крылья Советов" начали подготовку к матчу с ЦСКА" [Krylia Sovetov started preparation for game against CSKA] (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad" (in Russian). 25 May 2012.
  5. ^ Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  7. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Дмитрий Комбаров — главный тренер "Спартака-2"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.