Valery Yesipov

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

Valery Vyacheslavovich Yesipov (Russian: Валерий Вячеславович Есипов; born 4 October 1971) is a Russian football manager and a former player.

Valery Yesipov

Personal information
Full name	Valery Vyacheslavovich Yesipov
Date of birth	(1971-10-04) 4 October 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Shchigry, Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
	Shchigry Plant
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987	Schyotmash Kursk
1988–1991	Avangard Kursk	110	(27)
1991–1992	Fakel Voronezh	10	(3)
1992	Dynamo Kyiv	6	(0)
1993–2004	Rotor Volgograd	349	(83)
2005–2007	Saturn Ramenskoye	37	(4)
Total		512	(117)
International career
1993–1994	Russia U21	11	(3)
1994–2003	Russia	5	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2010	Avangard Kursk
2010–2011	Rotor Volgograd (assistant)
2012–2013	Sever Murmansk
2015–2016	Tambov
2017	Rotor Volgograd
2020–2021	Favorite-VD-Kafa Feodosia
2021	Salyut Belgorod
2021	Rubin Yalta
2022	Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
2023	Kyzyltash Bakhchisaray
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Once, Yesipov held the record for most appearances in the Russian Premier League (390), he has been since overtaken by several players. Yesipov has also been capped five times for the Russia national football team.

Honours

• 1993 – Russian Top Division runner-up
• 1996 – Russian Top Division, third position
• 1997 – Russian Top Division runner-up
• 1997 – best right midfielder according to Sport-Express
• 1998 – best right midfielder according to Sport-Express
• Russian Second Division, Zone Center best manager: 2009.^[1]
• Russian Professional Football League Zone Center Best Manager: 2015–16.^[2]