 Ignashevich with CSKA Moscow in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergei Nikolaevich Ignashevich | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back Right back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–1999 | Spartak Orekhovo | 17 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Krylia Sovetov | 31 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 75 | (4) |
| 2004– | CSKA Moscow | 265 | (27) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002– | Russia | 93 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013 | |||
Sergei Nikolaievich Ignashevich (Russian: Серге́й Николаевич Игнашевич; born 14 July 1979) is aRussian footballer who plays as a central defender for CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team. He has also played for Lokomotiv Moscow in his career.
Ignashevich is often considered one of the highest skilled defenders in the Russian Premier League while playing alongside fellow Russian international defenders and twin brothers Aleksei and Vasili Berezutskiy. Ignashevich is married and has three children.[1]
Both Ignashevich and Aleksei Berezutskiy were provisionally suspended after both players' A samples revealed the presence of a prohibited substance following a random doping test after CSKA's UEFA Champions League match at Manchester United on 3 November.[2] It was later revealed that they had taken a cold medicine which had not been reported, and both players were suspended for one game, which was applied retroactively.
Honors
Club
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- CSKA
- UEFA Cup (1): 2005
- Russian Premier League (3): 2005, 2006, 2012–13
- Russian Cup (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
- Russian Super Cup (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
International
- Russia
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 bronze medalist
Individual
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia (12): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012/13
