Andrei Yurievich Semin is a Soviet and Russian professional ex-football player (he played as a striker and midfielder), currently a coach of the Znamya Truda football club from the city of Orekhovo-Zuevo. During his playing career, he played for such teams as Lokomotiv Moscow, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Torch Voronezh and other Russian clubs. Since 1998, he has been engaged in coaching. Andrei Semin is the son of a famous football player and coach Yuri Semin.
Biography and career of a football player
Andrei Semin was born on August 26, 1969 in Moscow, the USSR. His father, Yuri Semin, is a well-known footballer in the past, so Andrei was instilled with a love of this sport very quickly. In the early 80s, Andrei was admitted to the football academy of Moscow Lokomotiv, where his father had previously performed successfully.
In 1988, he began his professional career, making his debut for the main team of the “Moscow railway”, but in unofficial matches. In 1989, he moved to the Dynamo Moscow club, where he played as a backup. In 1990, he became a player in Magnitogorsk Metallurg, where he spent only four official matches in the second division of the Union League.
Career in Russian clubs
In 1992, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, A. Semin joined the Fakel club from the city of Voronezh. In the match against Dynamo Stavropol on May 2, 1992, he replaced Viktor Vashchenko, making his debut in the major league. In total, “Fakel” spent only four matches.
In 1993, he became a player in the Victor Avangard club (now called Kolomna) from the second division of Russia (the West zone). Here Andrei Semin did not play much - in his usual traditions he appeared on the field four times throughout the season.
In 1993, the striker decided to try his luck abroad by signing an agreement with the Finnish club IIP, which played in one of the country's lower divisions. Nothing is known about A. Semin’s performances in this club, since this team was not professional and was not taken into account by FIFA statistics.
In 1994, the football player returned to Russia, where he joined the Mosenergo club from the second division of the Zapad zone. He played here for one season, after which in 1996 he moved to the Industry club from Bobruisk. In 1997, Semin ended his playing career as a member of Lokomotiv-D.
Career coach
Andrey Semin began working in the coaching staff in 1998 at the Moscow Lokomotiv. In 2004, he left the railroad workers and began to train the Kaliningrad Baltika. In 2007, he was first appointed head coach, taking up this post at the club "SOYUZ-Gazprom" from Izhevsk. During the season he regularly traveled to Kiev, where he attended coaching courses. Subsequently, he successfully graduated from them and received a diploma of a European-style trainer.
In 2009, he took control of the Kuban club, where he worked for about six months. With the onset of the new season, he moved to Dynamo Bryansk, where he was appointed head coach. However, for a long time he did not stay here, because he did not satisfy the requirements of the leadership. In 2011, he got the job of a coach in Minsk Dynamo.
Career of a trainer in Moscow “Torpedo” and transfer to “Gabala” from Azerbaijan
In January 2013, Andrei Semin was appointed head coach of the Moscow Torpedo. After working here for four months, he left the team and went to Azerbaijan, where he signed a contract with Gabala, which he coached for the remaining time of the 2013/14 season. According to the results of the season, the club took third place in the championship of Azerbaijan, having received the right to speak in the first round of the European League qualification for the next season. In the same year, “Gabala” became the finalist of the Azerbaijan Cup.
Saran Mordovia coach in the Russian Premier League
In the period from 2014 to 2015 he was appointed coach of the Saransk "Mordovia". The club’s performances in the elite of the Russian championship were quite worthy - the eighth place in the table. The Saransk club was sometimes very close to the Eurocup zone, but before the end of the season the positions were lost.
In June 2015, Andrei Yurievich began to train the Anzhi Makhachkala. According to the results of the season, the team settled on the thirteenth line in the league, as a result of which it fought to maintain residence in the Premier League in butt games.
Career at the Banner of Labor Club
In June 2016, he became the head coach of the Znamya Truda club from Orekhovo-Zuevo, where he oversees the squad for half the season, and in March 2017 returns to Mordovia before the end of the season. In anticipation of the 2018/19 season, he again became a coach of the Banner of Labor club.