Sergei Kiriakov

"Sergei Kiryakov" redirects here. For the current footballer, see Sergei Kiryakov (footballer, born 1998).

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

Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov (Russian: Серге́й Вячеславович Кирьяков; born 1 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former player.^[1]

Sergei Kiriakov

Managing Arsenal Tula in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov
Date of birth	(1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Oryol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Striker
Youth career
0000–1983	Spartak Oryol
1983–1986	FShM Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1992	Dynamo Moscow	91	(9)
1992–1998	Karlsruher SC	145	(29)
1998–1999	Hamburger SV	29	(5)
1999–2000	Tennis Borussia Berlin	28	(3)
2001–2002	Yunnan Hongta	47	(18)
2003	Shandong Luneng	20	(8)
Total		360	(72)
International career
1989	USSR	1	(1)
1992	CIS	9	(4)
1992–1998	Russia	28	(10)
Managerial career
2006	FK Ditton
2008	FC Oryol
2009–2012	Russia U21 (assistant)
2012–2016	Russia U17
2016–2017	FC Arsenal Tula
2021–2024	FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kiriakov was born in Oryol. He played as a forward for a few clubs, including FC Dynamo Moscow, Karlsruher SC, Hamburger SV, Tennis Borussia Berlin and Yunnan Hongta.^[2]

Kiryakov played for the Russia national football team and was a participant at UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996.^[3]

His younger brother Yegor Kiryakov also played football professionally.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
Dynamo Moscow	1987	Soviet Top League	7	1
	1988		9	0
	1989		20	1
	1990		22	3
	1991		25	3
	1992	Russian Top League	8	1
Karlsruher SC	1992–93	Bundesliga	29	11
	1993–94		32	9
	1994–95		31	2
	1995–96		29	4
	1996–97		19	3
	1997–98		5	0
Hamburger SV	1998–99	Bundesliga	29	5
Tennis Borussia Berlin	1999–2000	2. Bundesliga	28	3

Honours

Player

International

USSR U18

• European under-19 champion: 1988

USSR U21

• European under-21 champion: 1990

Russia

• Legends Cup: 2009

Manager

Leningradets Leningrad Oblast

• Russian Second League zone champions (promotion): 2022–23.^[4]