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Samat Smakov
Smakov with Aktobe in 2010
Personal information
Full name Samat Kabiruly Smakov
Date of birth (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Semey, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back, right back
Team information
Current team
 FC Yelimay Semey (manager)
Youth career
1992–1997 Yelimay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Yelimay 33 (6)
1999–2000 Irtysh-Bastau 20 (1)
2000–2001 Rostov 39 (0)
2000–2001 Rostov reserves 8 (1)
2002 Zhenis Astana 11 (2)
2003 Yelimay 27 (4)
2004–2006 Kairat 91 (15)
2007–2013 Aktobe 171 (30)
2013 Çaykur Rizespor 16 (0)
2013–2014 Kairat 32 (0)
2015 Irtysh Pavlodar 26 (3)
2016 Aktobe 12 (5)
2016–2017 Ordabasy 30 (1)
International career
2000–2016 Kazakhstan 76 (2)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Aktobe (sporting director)
2021–2022 Ordabasy (assistant)
2022 Zhenis (caretaker)
2022– FC Yelimay Semey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samat Kabiruly Smakov (Kazakh: Самат Қабірұлы Смақов, romanized: Samat Qabiruly Smaqov; born 8 December 1978) is a Kazakhstani football manager and a former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of FC Yelimay Semey.

Club career

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Smakov started his career in his home town Semey playing for FC Elimay, and has since played for different teams, including FC Rostov in Russian Premier League. He is a four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four clubs. Having strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He held FC Aktobe's club record for most Premier League appearances, before being surpassed by Yuri Logvinenko, in August 2013.[1]

In October 2014, Smakov, along with Dmitri Khomich, Mikhail Bakayev, Zaurbek Pliyev and Aleksandr Kislitsyn, was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club.[2] On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with Aleksandr Kislitsyn, moved to FC Irtysh Pavlodar.[3]

On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for FC Ordabasy until the end of the 2016 season.[4]

International career

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Samat received his first cap for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Jordan at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov was capped in all major matches of Kazakhstan, including World Cup 2002, World Cup 2006 and Euro 2008 qualifiers. As of June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals,[5] his first goal a penalty against Belgium in September 2007.[6] Many times he led the team as a captain. Currently he holds a record as the most capped player of the Kazakhstan national football team with 74 matches as of June 2016.

Post-playing career

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On 7 January 2018, Ordabasy announced that Smakov had joined his former club Aktobe as their new General Director.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Kazakhstan
Year Apps Goals
2000 5 0
2001 6 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 8 0
2005 8 0
2006 7 0
2007 12 1
2008 8 0
2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 3 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 3 1
2015 9 0
2016 5 0
Total 76 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2016[8]

Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 12 September 2007 Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty  Belgium 2–2 2–2 Euro 2008 qualifier [6]
2. 16 November 2014 Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul  Turkey 1–3 1–3 Euro 2016 qualifier [9]

Honours

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Yelimay

Irtysh-Bastau

  • Kazakhstan Premier League: 1999

Zhenis Astana

Kairat

  • Kazakhstan Premier League: 2004

Aktobe

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Balykbaev, Duman (1 September 2013). Юрий Логвиненко – новый рекордсмен «Актобе» [Yuri Logvinenko – new "Aktobe" record-holder] (in Russian). Sports.kz.
  2. ^ Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона. sports.ru (in Russian). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ. fckairat.kz/ (in Russian). FC Kairat. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ Ордабасы подписал контракт с Смаковым.. fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ Dryomin, Mike & Mamrud, Roberto (6 February 2014). "Kazakhstan – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  6. ^ a b "Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier". ESPN. Reuters. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. ^ Самат Смаков и Улугбек Асанбаев возглавили ФК Актобе.. fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Samat Smaqov". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. ^ Esetova, Asel (17 November 2014). "Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016". Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (in Kazakh). Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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