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{{Eastern Slavic name|Yevgenyevich|Beschastnych}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name            = Vladimir Beschastnykh
| fullname        = Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh
| image           = V-Beschastnykh.jpg
| caption         = Beschastnykh in 2008
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1974|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height          = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub     = [[FC Tosno]] (asst manager)
| position        = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]/[[Midfielder]]
| years1          = 1991
| clubs1          = [[FC Zvezda Moscow|Zvezda Moscow]]
| caps1           = 1
| goals1          = 0
| years2          = 1991–1994
| clubs2          = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| caps2           = 62
| goals2          = 35
| years3          = 1994–1996
| clubs3          = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps3           = 56
| goals3          = 11
| years4          = 1996–2001
| clubs4          = [[Racing Santander]]
| caps4           = 140
| goals4          = 28
| years5          = 2001–2002
| clubs5          = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| caps5           = 42
| goals5          = 21
| years6          = 2002–2003
| clubs6          = [[Fenerbahçe]]
| caps6           = 12
| goals6          = 1
| years7          = 2003–2004
| clubs7          = [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]
| caps7           = 21
| goals7          = 8
| years8          = 2004–2005
| clubs8          = [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dinamo Moscow]]
| caps8           = 21
| goals8          = 4
| years9          = 2005
| clubs9          = [[FC Oryol|Oryol]]
| caps9           = 22
| goals9          = 3
| years10         = 2006–2007
| clubs10         = [[FC Khimki|Khimki]]
| caps10          = 42
| goals10         = 9
| years11         = 2007–2008
| clubs11         = [[FC Volga Tver|Volga Tver]]
| caps11          = 8
| goals11         = 0
| years12         = 2008
| clubs12         = [[FC Astana-64|Astana]]
| caps12          = 25
| goals12         = 4
| totalcaps = 452
| totalgoals = 124
| nationalyears1 = 1992–2003
| nationalteam1  = [[Russia national football team|Russia]]<ref name="nftstat">{{NFT player|pid=5432|Vladimir Beschastnykh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url        = http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/beschastnykh-intlg.html
| title      = Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh&nbsp;– Goals in International Matches
| accessdate =15 January 2009
}}</ref>
| nationalcaps1   = 71
| nationalgoals1  = 26
| manageryears1 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs1 = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] (U-21)
| manageryears2 = 2016      | managerclubs2 = [[FC Torpedo Armavir]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2016–     | managerclubs3 = [[FC Tosno]] (assistant)
}}

'''Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh''' ({{lang-rus|Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных|p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈgʲenʲɪvʲɪtɕ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx}}; born 1 April 1974) is a [[Russia]]n association football manager and a former player who played as [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He is an assistant manager with [[FC Tosno]].

From 1992 to 2003, he played 71 internationals, and featured at two World Cups and [[Euro 96]]. With 26 goals, was the all-time goal leader for the [[Russia national football team|Russian national team]] until surpassed by [[Aleksandr Kerzhakov]] in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerzhakov breaks record as Russia thrash Azerbaijan in friendly|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/alexander-kerzhakov-breaks-record-as-russia-thrash-azerbaijan-in-friendly-090314|accessdate=3 September 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Fox Sports|date=3 September 2014}}</ref> He  is also the record goalscorer in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States Cup]], with 20 goals for [[FC Spartak Moscow]].

==Club career==
His club career that started in 1991, with Beschastnykh playing for Zvezda Moscow, [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]], [[Werder Bremen]], [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]], [[Fenerbahçe]], and [[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban Krasnodar]]. In the 2004–05 season he played for [[FC Orel]] in [[Russian First Division]] (second-level division after [[Premier Liga]]).

On 15 December 2005, Beschastnykh signed up with another First Division club&nbsp;– [[FC Khimki]], a well-funded football team from a Moscow suburb, competing for a place in the upper echelon of the Russian championship.

In May 2007, [[FC Khimki]] released Beschastnykh. After playing for [[Kazakhstan Premier League|Kazakh Premier League]] side [[FC Astana-64|FC Astana]] in 2008, he retired from playing.

==International career==
For Russia, Beschastnykh scored 26 goals in 71 caps, his first coming in 1992. Until [[Aleksandr Kerzhakov]] surpassed him in September 2014, he was the top goalscorer for the Russian national team excluding Soviet-era goals ([[Oleg Blokhin]] had 42 for the [[USSR national football team|USSR national team]]). One of these goals came in the [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup]] against Belgium; Beschastnykh also played in the [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] tournament, as well as in [[1996 European Football Championship|Euro 96]].

===International goals===
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|-bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! № !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
||<center>1</center> || 17 August 1994 ||[[Hypo-Arena|Wörtherseestadion]], [[Klagenfurt]], Austria ||{{fb|Austria}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>2</center> || 26 April 1995 ||[[Kaftanzoglio Stadium]], [[Thessaloniki]], Greece ||{{fb|Greece}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''3'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualification]]
|-
||<center>3</center> || 31 May 1995 ||[[Crvena Zvezda Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]] ||{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] ||<center>1&nbsp;– '''2'''</center> ||<center>1&nbsp;– 2</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>4</center> || 7 June 1995 ||[[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]], [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], San Marino ||{{fb|San Marino}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''5'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 7</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualification]]
|-
||<center>5</center> || 2 June 1996 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Poland}} ||<center>'''2'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>2&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>6</center> || 19 June 1996 ||[[Anfield Road]], Liverpool, England ||{{fb|Czech Republic}} ||<center>'''3'''&nbsp;– 2</center> ||<center>3&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 1996]]
|-
||<center>7</center> || 1 September 1996 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Cyprus}} ||<center>'''4'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>4&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>8</center> || 10 November 1996 ||[[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]], Luxembourg ||{{fb|Luxembourg}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''3'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 4</center> ||[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>9</center> || 22 April 1998 ||[[Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)|Lokomotiv Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Turkey}} ||<center>'''1'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>1&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>10</center> || 27 March 1999 ||[[Hrazdan Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia ||{{fb|Armenia}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''3'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]]
|-
||<center>11</center> || 31 March 1999 ||[[Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)|Lokomotiv Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Andorra}} ||<center>'''2'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>6&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]]
|-
||<center>12</center> || 31 March 1999 ||[[Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)|Lokomotiv Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Andorra}} ||<center>'''5'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>6&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]]
|-
||<center>13</center> || 18 August 1999 ||[[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]], [[Minsk]], Belarus ||{{fb|Belarus}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 2</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>14</center> || 4 September 1999 ||[[Luzhniki Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Armenia}} ||<center>'''1'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>2&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]]
|-
||<center>15</center> || 23 February 2000 ||[[Kiryat Eliezer Stadium]], [[Haifa]], Israel ||{{fb|Israel}} ||<center>3&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>4&nbsp;– 1 </center>||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>16</center> || 31 May 2000 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Slovakia}} ||<center>'''1'''&nbsp;– 1</center> ||<center>1&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>17</center>|| 2 September 2000 ||[[Hardturm]], [[Zürich]], Switzerland ||{{fb|Switzerland}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>18</center> || 25 April 2001 ||[[Crvena Zvezda Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]] ||{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>19</center> || 5 September 2001 ||[[Tórsvøllur]], [[Tórshavn]], [[Faroe Islands]] ||{{fb|Faroe Islands}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>20</center> || 5 September 2001 ||[[Tórsvøllur]], [[Tórshavn]], [[Faroe Islands]] ||{{fb|Faroe Islands}} ||<center>0&nbsp;– '''2'''</center> ||<center>0&nbsp;– 3</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>21</center> || 6 October 2001 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Switzerland}} ||<center>'''1'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>4&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>22</center> || 6 October 2001 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Switzerland}} ||<center>'''2'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>4&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>23</center> || 6 October 2001 ||[[Dynamo Stadium (Moscow)|Dynamo Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Switzerland}} ||<center>'''3'''&nbsp;– 0</center> ||<center>4&nbsp;– 0</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
||<center>24</center> || 27 March 2002 ||[[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia ||{{fb|Estonia}} ||<center>1&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>2&nbsp;– 1</center> ||[[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
||<center>25</center> || 14 June 2002 ||[[Ecopa Stadium]], [[Fukuroi]], Japan ||{{fb|Belgium}} ||<center>1&nbsp;– '''1'''</center> ||<center>3&nbsp;– 2</center> ||[[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
||<center>26</center> || 7 September 2002 ||[[Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)|Lokomotiv Stadium]], Moscow, Russia ||{{fb|Republic of Ireland}} ||<center>'''2'''&nbsp;– 0 </center>
||<center>4&nbsp;– 2</center> ||[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]]
|}

==Family==
His identical twin [[Mikhail Beschastnykh]] also played football professionally.

==Career statistics==

===Club===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" width="125"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
!width="40"|Apps
!width="40"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]'''
|[[1992 Russian Top League|1992]]
|20||7||2||2||-||-||22||9
|-
|[[1993 Russian Top League|1993]]
|29||18||3||1||6||0||38||19
|-
|[[1994 Russian Top League|1994]]
|13||10||4||1||10||1||27||12
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]'''
|[[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]]
|29||10||2<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>||2<sup>'''[[#2|2]]'''</sup>||2||2||33||14
|-
|[[1995–96 Bundesliga|1995–96]]
|24||1||3||4||3||0||30||5
|-
|[[1996–97 Bundesliga|1996–97]]
|3||0||1||0||2||0||6||0
|-
|rowspan="5"|'''[[Racing de Santander]]'''
|[[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]
|35||10||5||0||-||-||40||10
|-
|[[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]]
|34||10||2||2||-||-||36||12
|-
|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
|34||6||7||0||-||-||41||6
|-
|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999-00]]
|24||1||3||2||-||-||27||3
|-
|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
|13||1||3||0||-||-||16||1
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]'''
|[[2001 Russian Top Division|2001]]
|12||9||-||-||6||4||18||13
|-
|[[2002 Russian Premier League|2002]]
|30||12||2||2||6||0||38||14
|-
|'''[[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]'''
|[[2002–03 Süper Lig|2002–03]]
|12||1||-||-||-||-||12||1
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[FC Kuban Krasnodar|Kuban]]'''
|2003
|16||8||-||-||-||-||16||8
|-
|[[2004 Russian Premier League|2004]]
|5||0||5||1||-||-||10||1
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo<br>(Moscow)]]'''
|[[2004 Russian Premier League|2004]]
|11||2||-||-||-||-||11||2
|-
|[[2005 Russian Premier League|2005]]
|10||2||4||2||-||-||14||4
|-
|'''[[FC Rusichi Oryol|Oryol]]'''
|2005
|22||3||-||-||-||-||22||3
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''[[FC Khimki|Khimki]]'''
|2006
|42||9||-||-||-||-||42||9
|-
|[[2007 Russian Premier League|2007]]
|2||0||-||-||-||-||2||0
|-
|'''[[FC Volga Tver|Volga]]'''
|[[Russian Second Division 2007|2007]]
|8||0||-||-||-||-||8||0
|-
|'''[[FC Astana-64|Astana]]'''
|[[2008 Kazakhstan Premier League|2008]]
|25||4||-||-||-||-||25||4
|-
!Career!!Total
!453!!124!!46!!19!!35!!7!!534!!150
|}

<div id="1"><sup>'''1'''</sup>Including 1 match in the DFL-Supercup 1994
<div id="2"><sup>'''2'''</sup>Including 1 goal in the DFL-Supercup 1994

==Honours==
* [[Russian Football Premier League|Russian Championship]]: [[1992 Russian Top League|1992]], [[1993 Russian Top League|1993]], [[1994 Russian Top League|1994]], [[2001 Russian Top Division|2001]]
* [[Bundesliga]]: runner-up [[1994–95 Bundesliga|1994–95]]
* [[Soviet Cup]]: [[1991–92 Soviet Cup|1991–92]]
* [[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]: [[1993–94 Russian Cup|1993–94]], [[2002–03 Russian Cup|2002–03]]
* [[DFL-Supercup|DFB-Supercup]]: [[1994 DFB-Supercup|1994]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/beschastnykh-intlg.html Vladimir Beschastnykh] at RSSSF
* [http://www.legioner.kulichki.com/index.php?id=11&lang=en&player=27 Beschastnykh] at Legioner
* [http://rusteam.permian.ru/players/beschastnykh.html Player profile] {{ru icon}}

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