Squad

6 (-2) for Russia national under-21 football team.

Born in Ossetia where he first started for local Alania.

Product of CSKA Moscow where played only 6 matches for reserves.

Continued in KAMAZ where he had a good one season for first team: 29 (-27).

Invited by Spartak in 2008.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Stipe Pletikosa
	Citizenship	Croatia
	Date of birth	8 january 1979
	Place of birth	Split
	Height	1m 89
	Weight	79 kg
	Position	Goalkeeper
	Academy	Hajduk Split

Bought from Shakhtar in 2007.

Best Russian championship goalkeeper in 2007.

Confident on his line.

Lost his position since coach Valery Karpin’s arrival.

About to leave the club due to the limit on non-Russian players.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Sergey Pesyakov
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	16 december 1988
	Place of birth	Moscow
	Height	1m 97
	Weight	87 kg
	Position	Goalkeeper
	Academy	Shinnik

Loaned to Tekstilshik in 2007. Total: 13 (-27)

Bought by Spartak this summer for 500,000 $

	Player’s profile
	Name	Malik Fathi
	Citizenship	Germany
	Date of birth	29 оctober 1983
	Place of birth	Berlin
	Height	1m 85
	Weight	85 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	Hertha Berlin

2 caps for Germany.

Represented Germany Under-20 at 2003 World Youth Championship and Under-21 at Euro-2006 under-21.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Fyodor Kudryashov
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	5 april 1987
	Place of birth	Mamakan
	Height	1m 81
	Weight	77 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	Sibiriak Bratsk

Debuted for the team at the age of 19.

9 caps.

In 2008 loaned to FC Khimki.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Sergey Parshivliuk
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	18 march 1989
	Place of birth	Moscow
	Height	1m 80
	Weight	72 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	Spartak Moscow

Russian U-21.

Product of Spartak Academy.

Debuted at 18 in 2008.

Presently firm right back.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Yevgeny Makeev
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	24 august 1989
	Place of birth	Cherepovets
	Height	1m 81
	Weight	70 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	Spartak Moscow

Opened against Zenit this season.

10 caps, 1 goal.

Russian U-21.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Ignas Dedura
	Citizenship	Lithuania
	Date of birth	6 january 1978
	Place of birth	Kaunas
	Height	1m 90
	Weight	79 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	FBK Kaunas

Changed 3 clubs before joining Spartak 5 years ago.

Mostly plays as replacement.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Martin Jiranek
	Citizenship	Czech Republic
	Date of birth	8 january 1979
	Place of birth	Prague
	Height	1m 83
	Weight	78 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	Bohemians Prague

Former Czech National.

112 caps, 2 goals.

Spartak captain.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Yegor Filipenko
	Citizenship	Belarus
	Date of birth	10 april 1988
	Place of birth	Minsk
	Height	1m 94
	Weight	80 kg
	Position	Defender
	Academy	BATE Borisov

Former Belarusian U-21.

15 caps for Belarus National.

Belarus Champion with BATE.

Debuted in Spartak in 2008.

One year loan spell for Tom in 2008/2009.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Alexandr Pevlenko
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	20 february 1985
	Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk
	Height	1m 75
	Weight	70 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Smena

Immediately became a first team regular gaining his first opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League.

Lost lineup position in 2005.

Loaned to 2nd division Shinnik in 2007 where became Player of the Year.

Helped Shinnik’s promotion to Russian Premier League.

The only Russian PL champion and Cup winner with Spartak in the present team.

Currently an occasional substitute.

Played 101 matches. 11 goals.

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	Player’s profile
	Name	Ivan Saenko
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	17 october 1983
	Place of birth	Maslovka
	Height	1m 78
	Weight	78 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Karlsruhe SC

Bought last summer from relegated Nuremberg with which he won DFB-Pokal.

Euro-2008 Bronze winner.

Injured for the end of this season.

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	Player’s profile
	Name	Alex Meschini
	Citizenship	Brazil
	Date of birth	25 march 1982
	Place of birth	Cornelio
	Height	1m 75
	Weight	75 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Guarani

Playmaker.

1 appearance for Brazil National team.

Joined Spartak from Internacional for €5m with a 4-year deal.

Excels himself with superb and steady free kicks.

16 caps, 8 goals.

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	Player’s profile
	Name	Sergey Covalciuk
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	20 january 1982
	Place of birth	Odessa
	Height	1m 82
	Weight	78 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Tiligul Tiraspol

Utility midfielder.

Former Moldovan National team leader before renouncing its citizenship for the Russian one.

Prone to injuries.

80 caps, 2 goals.

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	Player’s profile
	Name	Ibson Barreto da Silva
	Citizenship	Brazil
	Date of birth	7 november 1983
	Place of birth	Niteroi
	Height	1m 80
	Weight	76 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Flamengo

Debuted for his native Flamengo at the age of 20. Total: 51 caps, 6 goals.

Eventually won the 2004 Guanabara Cup and Rio de Janeiro State League.

Transfered to FC Porto where he won the league, cup and supercup.i/p>

A potential right-wing regular.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Vladislav Ryzhkov
	Citizenship	Russia
	Date of birth	28 february 1990
	Place of birth	Voronezh
	Height	1m 74
	Weight	69 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	Spartak Moscow

Russian U-21.

Product of Spartak Academy.

Debuted at 18 in 2008.

8 caps, 1 goal.

	Player’s profile
	Name	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
	Citizenship	The Netherlands & Ghaha
	Date of birth	15 april 1986
	Place of birth	Amsterdam
	Height	1m 80
	Weight	75 kg
	Position	Midfielder
	Academy	AJAX Amsterdam

Educated in Ajax, and then in Arsenal where he scored 17 goals in 20 games for the under-17 side.

Signed for Spartak in 2006.

Loaned to Celta in 2007/2008. 20 caps. 5 goals.

Then to Birmingham-City in 2008/2009. 19 caps. 2 goals.

Played a short time for Cardiff-City. 4 caps. 0 goals.

3 place winner at 2008 African Cup of Nations. 9 caps. 1 goal.