Igor Korneev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Korneev.

Igor Vladimirovich Korneev (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Корнеев; born 4 September 1967) is a Russian professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder, notably in La Liga for RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona.

Igor Korneev

Korneev in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Igor Vladimirovich Korneev
Date of birth	(1967-09-04) 4 September 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983	Krasnaya Presnya Moscow	9	(1)
1985–1991	CSKA Moscow	180	(58)
1986	→ CSKA-2 Moscow	22	(2)
1991–1994	Espanyol	73	(21)
1994	Barcelona B	14	(4)
1994–1995	Barcelona	12	(0)
1995–1997	Heerenveen	36	(7)
1997–2002	Feyenoord	79	(20)
2002–2003	NAC	10	(0)
Total		435	(113)
International career
1991	Soviet Union	5	(3)
1992	CIS	1	(0)
1993–1994	Russia	8	(0)
Managerial career
2004–2006	Feyenoord (youth)
2006–2010	Russia (assistant)
2009–2012	FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (sporting director)
2014	SK Slavia Prague (sporting director)
2016	FC Lokomotiv Moscow (sporting director)
2019–2020	Monaco (advisor of management)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He was part of the Feyenoord squad that won the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, as an unused substitute in the final.^[1] He retired after the 2002–03 season with NAC Breda.^[2]

International career

Korneev earned 14 caps for the Russia national team, scoring 3 goals. He was the part of Russia's 1994 World Cup squad.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Krasnaya Presnya	1983	Soviet Second League	9	1
CSKA-2	1986	Soviet Second League	22	2
CSKA	1987	Soviet Top League	19	3
	1988	Soviet First League	37	13
	1989	Soviet First League	38	14
	1990	Soviet Top League	21	8
	1991	Soviet Top League	29	10
	Total		144	48
Espanyol	1991–92	La Liga	14	6
	1992–93	La Liga	32	7
	1993–94	Segunda División	27	8
	Total		73	21
Barcelona B	1994–95	Segunda División	14	4
Barcelona	1994–95	La Liga	12	0
Heerenveen	1995–96	Eredivisie	11	2
	1996–97	Eredivisie	25	5
	Total		36	7
Feyenoord	1997–98	Eredivisie	20	2
	1998–99	Eredivisie	17	5
	1999–2000	Eredivisie	15	6
	2000–01	Eredivisie	17	6
	2001–02	Eredivisie	10	1
	Total		79	20
NAC Breda	2002–03	Eredivisie	10	0
Career total			399	103

In 1984–85 played for FC Spartak Moscow-d (reserves squad) at the Top League Youth Championship of the USSR — 31 matches, 4 goals. Also at the Top League Youth Championship in 1987 played for FC CSKA-2 Moscow-d (reserves squad) — 10 matches, 7 goals. Top League Youth Championship does not apply to the football league system.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Soviet Union	1991	5	3
	Total	5	3
CIS	1992	1	0
	Total	1	0
Russia	1993	4	0
	1994	4	0
	Total	8	0
Total		14	3

• Korneev's team's score listed first, score column indicates score after each Korneev goal.

List of international goals scored by Igor Korneev

No.	Team	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	Soviet Union	29 May 1991	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Cyprus	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying	[5]
2		13 June 1991	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Sweden	3–2	3–2	Scania 100	[6]
3		16 June 1991	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Italy	1–0	1–1	Scania 100	[7]

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 1998–99^[8]
• UEFA Cup: 2001-02

Individual

• Footballer of the Year in Russia: 1991