Dmitri Kombarov

{{family name hatnote|Vladimirovich|Kombarov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dmitri Kombarov

| fullname = Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov

| image = CSKA-Spartak (4).jpg

| image_size = 230

| caption = Kombarov with Spartak Moscow in 2014

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| height = 1.82m

| currentclub = Spartak-2 Moscow (manager)

| clubnumber =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1993–2001

| youthclubs1 = Spartak Moscow

| youthyears2 = 2001–2006

| youthclubs2 = Dynamo Moscow

| years1 = 2006–2010

| clubs1 = Dynamo Moscow

| caps1 = 132

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2010–2019

| clubs2 = Spartak Moscow

| caps2 = 226

| goals2 = 21

| years3 = 2019–2021

| clubs3 = Krylia Sovetov Samara

| caps3 = 50

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 408

| totalgoals = 33

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam1 = Russia U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Russia-2

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2012–2018

| nationalteam3 = Russia

| nationalcaps3 = 47

| nationalgoals3 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs1 = Zvezda St. Petersburg

| manageryears2 = 2024– | managerclubs2 = Spartak-2 Moscow

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Dmitri Vladimirovich Kombarov ({{lang-rus|Дми́трий Влади́мирович Комба́ров|p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ kɐmˈbarəf}}; born 22 January 1987) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a left midfielder or a left back. He is the manager of Spartak-2 Moscow. He is an identical twin brother of Kirill Kombarov. Known for his technical skills and pace, he played as an attack minded left back.

Career

=Dynamo Moscow=

Dmitri started playing football at the age of 4. In 1993, Dmitri and his twin brother Kirill joined the Spartak Moscow football academy. After a conflict with the school coaches, the brothers left Spartak and joined the Dynamo Moscow academy.

Dmitri made his first appearance for the main squad of Dynamo on 13 July 2005 in a Russian Cup game against Dynamo Bryansk.

=FC Spartak Moscow=

In August 2010, the Kombarov brothers left Dynamo Moscow for their city rivals Spartak Moscow where they started their football education.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e751df0264b-085c790814ee-1000--kombarov-twins-swap-dinamo-for-spartak/|title=Kombarov twins swap Dinamo for Spartak|date=16 August 2010|publisher=UEFA|access-date=16 August 2010}} Despite being a left defender, at the end of the 2012-13 season he finished as the top scorer of the team with 7 goals.

On 19 June 2019, he was released from his Spartak contract by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=FC Spartak Moscow|url=https://spartak.com/news/2019-06-19-dmitriy_kombarov_spasibo_za_vse/|title=Дмитрий Комбаров, спасибо за все!|trans-title=Dmitri Kombarov, thank you for everything!|date=19 June 2019|language=ru}}

=Krylia Sovetov Samara=

On 9 July 2019, Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara confirmed that Kombarov will join the squad for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|publisher=PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?17320|title="Крылья Советов" начали подготовку к матчу с ЦСКА|trans-title=Krylia Sovetov started preparation for game against CSKA|date=9 July 2019|language=ru}}

International career

His first appearance in Russia national football team was in February 2012, in the friendly match with Denmark.

He was confirmed for the finalized UEFA Euro 2012 squad on 25 May 2012.{{cite web | url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/ct131/73916.html| language = ru | title = Advocaat announced the finalized Euro Squad|date=25 May 2012}} He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Armenia on 5 March 2014.

On 2 June 2014, he was included in the Russia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/79322.html|script-title=ru:Состав национальной сборной России на ЧМ-2014|date=2 June 2014|language=ru}}

He scored his first competitive goal for Russia against Liechtenstein in a 2016 European Championship qualification match.

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad as a back-up.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/206751|title=Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира|language=ru|date=11 May 2018}} He was not included in the finalized World Cup squad.{{cite web|publisher=Russian Football Union|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064|script-title=ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018|date=3 June 2018|language=ru}}

=International goals=

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

5 March 2014

Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia

align=center| 2–0

Friendly

8 September 2014

Arena Khimki, Khimki, Russia

align=center| 3–0

align=center| 4–0

UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Coaching career

On 19 January 2024, Kombarov was appointed manager of the resurrected Spartak-2 Moscow.{{cite web|publisher=FC Spartak Moscow|url=https://spartak.com/media/news/80e4f2a9-a581-4a1a-9d66-bc5a3e14b928|title=Дмитрий Комбаров — главный тренер "Спартака-2"|date=19 January 2024|access-date=15 February 2024|language=ru}}

Career statistics

File:2017 RUS v BEL exhibition - Dmitriy Kombarov.jpg in 2017]]

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6" valign="center"\|Dynamo Moscow \|2005 \|1	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2006 \|27	1	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	33	2
2007 \|29	2	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	35	3
2008 \|30	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	32	1
2009 \|29	4	3	0	4	0	36	4
2010 \|16	4	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	17	4
colspan="2"\|Total	132	12	19	2	4	0	155	14
rowspan="8" valign="center"\|Spartak Moscow \|2010 \|14	1	colspan="2"\|—	6	0	20	1
2011–12 \|40	6	4	1	7	3	51	11
2012–13 \|29	7	0	0	8	1	28	7
2013-14 \|28	2	2	1	1	0	31	3
2014-15 \|25	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	25	2
2015-16 \|25	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	2
2016-17 \|27	0	1	0	2	0	30	0
2017-18 \|25	0	3	0	6	0	35	0
colspan="2"\|Total	213	20	11	2	30	4	246	26
colspan="2"\|Career total	345	32	30	4	34	4	401	40