Dmitri Loskov

In this name that followsEast Slavic naming customs, thepatronymic is Vyacheslavovich and thefamily name is Loskov.

Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov (Russian:Дмитрий Вячеславович Лоськов; born 12 February 1974) is a Russianfootball coach and a former player. He works as an analyst withLokomotiv Moscow.

Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov
Personal information
Loskov in his 2017 farewell game with Lokomotiv
Full name	Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov
Date of birth	(1974-02-12)12 February 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Kurgan,Kurgan Oblast,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lokomotiv Moscow (analyst)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Rostselmash	117	(25)
1997–2007	Lokomotiv Moscow	278	(95)
2007–2010	Saturn Ramenskoye	53	(7)
2010–2013	Lokomotiv Moscow	43	(4)
2017	Lokomotiv Moscow	1	(0)
Total		488	(131)
International career
2000–2007	Russia	25	(2)
Managerial career
2016–2022	Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant)
2022	Lokomotiv Moscow (caretaker)
2022–	Lokomotiv Moscow (analyst)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A formermidfielder, he was often considered Russia's bestplaymaker in the late 1990s and early 2000s, along withSpartak Moscow'sEgor Titov, partly because he is two-footed and has a wide range of passing. He is also a renowned set-piece taker and possesses a fierce, stinging shot.

Loskov is the only individual to have played in all 21 Russian seasons since thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with 20 of those seasons have been in theRussian Premier League.^[1] At one time, Loskov held the record for most appearances in Russian Premier League history^[1] (since surpassed bySergei Semak).^{[citation needed]}

Biography

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Dmitri Loskov was born on February 12, 1974, inKurgan,Kurgan Oblast,Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. His father, Vyacheslav Arkadyevich Loskov, was the director of the gymnasium of theKurganmashzavod.^[2]

Club career

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Rostov

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Loskov attended Torpedo Football School in Kurgan in 1983, he moved toRostov-on-Don football school in 1990, and signed forRostselmash in 1991. He became a notable midfielder, andLokomotiv Moscow have shown interest in him, signing a preliminary contract in early 1996. However, Loskov decided to spend one more year with the Rostov club.^{[citation needed]}

Lokomotiv Moscow

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In 1997, Loskov transferred to Lokomotiv Moscow. He achieved significant success with the club, winning twoRussian Cups, twoRussian championships, and becoming the league top goalscorer twice. He played over 200 league matches for Lokomotiv, scoring 100 goals in the Russian Premier League and is the captain of the club since 2006. His high standard of performances has always attracted interest from leading European clubs likeMonaco andTottenham Hotspur. In Europe, Lokomotiv reached theCup Winner's Cup semi-finals twice (1997–98 and 1998–99) and theChampions League second round (2003–04). Despite being one of theRussian Premier League's most consistent players, he has never showed his best for Russia only managing 25 appearances and 2 goals.^{[citation needed]}

Saturn Ramenskoye

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In 2007, Loskov left Lokomotiv forSaturn Ramenskoye, because of a conflict with managerAnatoly Byshovets.^{[citation needed]}

Back to Lokomotiv

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In July 2010,Lokomotiv once again managed byYuri Syomin, signed Loskov on a half-season contract, with the option of extension. Before the season's end in November 2010, Loskov made 13 appearances and scored one goal. Despite the club finishing fifth in the league and Syomin's dismissal, Loskov extended his contract, which kept him at the club for two more seasons. In July 2013, following expiration of his contract, Loskov became a free agent and soon retired from playing at the age of 39.^[3]

Second return to Lokomotiv

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On 24 February 2017, he signed with Lokomotiv as a player once again until the end of the2016–17 Russian Premier League season.^[4] He started his farewell match as a captain on 13 May 2017 in a game againstFC Orenburg before being ceremoniously substituted after 13 minutes of play.^{[citation needed]}

Coaching career

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On 5 October 2021, he was appointed caretaker manager ofLokomotiv, following the resignation ofMarko Nikolić.^[5]

Loskov served as caretaker manager for 0–4Russian Cup loss toFC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 3 March 2022.^[6] For the next league game, he was replaced byOleg Pashinin in the position.^[7] For the game againstPFC CSKA Moscow on 12 March 2022, Loskov again served as caretaker.^[8] He returned to the assistant position after the appointment ofZaur Khapov as a new manager on 4 April 2022.^[9] On 5 April 2022, Lokomotiv announced that Loskov left the coaching staff and will continue to work at the club in different position.^[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don	1991	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	1992	6	0	1	0	–		–		7	0
	1993	18	1	2	0	–		–		20	1
	1994	37	11	3	1	–		–		40	12
	1995	27	5	1	0	–		–		28	5
	1996	27	8	1	0	–		–		28	8
	Total	117	25	8	1	0	0	0	0	125	26
Lokomotiv Moscow	1997	23	6	0	0	4	2	–		27	8
	1998	18	4	3	0	6	0	–		27	4
	1999	28	14	2	0	10	3	–		40	18
	2000	26	15	4	4	3	1	–		33	20
	2001	29	12	4	1	10	0	–		43	13
	2002	30	7	0	0	9	3	–		39	10
	2003	30	14	2	2	11	2	1	0	44	18
	2004	30	4	6	1	2	0	–		38	5
	2005	22	6	0	0	3	5	1	1	26	12
	2006	29	13	3	3	4	1	–		36	17
	2007	13	0	4	0	0	0	–		17	2
	Total	278	95	28	11	62	17	2	1	370	124
Saturn Moscow Oblast	2007	22	1	1	0	–		–		22	1
	2008	15	1	2	0	1	0	–		27	4
	2009	17	5	0	0	–		–		30	5
	2010	6	0	0	0	–		–		38	13
	Total	53	7	3	0	1	0	0	0	57	7
Lokomotiv Moscow	2010	13	1	0	0	2	0	–		15	2
	2011–12	30	3	2	0	3	0	–		35	6
	2012–13	0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	Total	43	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	51	4
Lokomotiv Moscow	2016–17	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Career total		492	131	42	12	68	17	2	1	604	161

^IncludesRussian Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Russia	2000	3	0
	2001	0	0
	2002	3	0
	2003	5	0
	2004	4	1
	2005	7	1
	2006	3	0
Total		25	2

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Loskov goal.

List of international goals scored by Dmitri Loskov
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2004	Kuban Stadium,Krasnodar, Russia	Estonia	4–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	4 June 2005	Petrovsky Stadium,Saint Petersburg, Russia	Latvia	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification