Igor Korneev

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

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Korneev.

Igor Korneev

Igor Korneev in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Igor Vladimirovich Korneev
Date of birth	(1967-09-04) 4 September 1967
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	CSKA Moscow	180	(58)
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		404	(110)
National team
1991	Soviet Union	5	(3)
1992	CIS	1	(0)
1993–1994	Russia	8	(0)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Feyenoord (youth)
2006–2010	Russia (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
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			368	100

References

1. "UEFA Cup results and team details". The Daily Telegraph. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
2. "Igor Korneev". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
3. Igor Korneev Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.