Russian footballer
Dmitry Alexandrovich Smirnov (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Смирнов; born 13 August 1980) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah.
Career
He holds the record for Luch for most league goals in a year (19 goals in 2005) and left on 7 January 2009 the club and moved to FC Terek Grozny[1].
Coaching
On November 27, 2024, it was announced that he had been appointed as an assistant coach at Sabah.[1]
Personal
His father, Aleksandr Smirnov, played in the Soviet Top League for FC Spartak Moscow.
Characteristics
He is not related to Dmitri Nikolayevich Smirnov with whom he played on the same team for several years for FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow, Luch and Tom. To avoid confusion, he is usually referred to as Dmitri A. Smirnov or Smirnov I.
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