Vadim Demidov Explained

Vadim Demidov
Full Name:Vadim Sergeievich Demidov
Birth Date:10 October 1986
Birth Place:Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2001–2004
Youthclubs1:Runar
Years1:2004–2006
Clubs1:Sandefjord
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Manglerud Star (loan)
Caps2:30
Goals2:2
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Hønefoss
Caps3:27
Goals3:0
Years4:2008–2010
Clubs4:Rosenborg
Caps4:79
Goals4:4
Years5:2011–2012
Clubs5:Real Sociedad
Caps5:36
Goals5:0
Years6:2012–2013
Clubs6:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2013
Clubs7:Celta Vigo (loan)
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Anzhi Makhachkala
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2014–2016
Clubs9:Brann
Caps9:56
Goals9:2
Years10:2017
Clubs10:Minnesota United
Caps10:3
Goals10:0
Years11:2018–2019
Clubs11:Stabæk
Caps11:40
Goals11:1
Nationalyears1:2008–2014
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:0

Vadim Sergeievich Demidov (Russian: link=no|Вадим Серге́евич Демидов; born 10 October 1986) is a Norwegian retired international footballer who played as a central defender.

Early life

Demidov was born in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, and is of Russian ethnicity. His father is handball player Sergei Demidov (1961–2020), who played internationally for the Soviet Union and later became a coach in Norway; the family moved to Sandefjord in 1989.[1]

As a youngster, Demidov played both football and handball for Runar and was a big talent in both sports. When he was 15 his father told him that he had to choose between the two sports, and Demidov decided to quit handball; in an interview with FHM in 2011, he claimed that he could have been one of the top three handballers in the world if he had continued playing handball, but that he did not want to walk in his father's footsteps.[2]

Club career

Demidov turned professional in 2004 when he joined Sandefjord Fotball, and made his debut for the club in the First Division when he came on as a substitute for Magne Sturød after 87 minutes in the opening match of the 2004 season against Hødd.[3] Demidov was then injured for a year[4] and after spending the second half of the 2005 campaign on loan at 2. divisjon side Fram Larvik,[5] he returned to Sandefjord who had won promotion to the Tippeligaen, with the team subsequently telling the player that the best thing for him would be to join another club.[4]

Demidov spent the 2006 season on loan with Manglerud Star[6] when the club was relegated from the First Division. Ahead of the 2006 season, he lacked motivation to continue with football, but later stated that the year with Manglerud Star was the turning point in his career.[4] [7]

Demidov joined Hønefoss for the 2007 campaign, despite being wanted by top flight's Strømsgodset.[7] He played regularly for the club in the First Division before moving to Rosenborg ahead of the 2008 season.[4] In Trondheim he became first-choice centre-back from the beginning playing alongside Kris Stadsgaard,[1] and was a part of the team that lost only one of 60 matches en route to winning two straight league championships, in 2009 and 2010.[4] Demidov played a total of 79 league-matches, scoring four goals during his three seasons with the club.[8]

In July 2010, as his contract was approaching its end, Demidov signed a three-year deal with Spanish club Real Sociedad, effective as of January of the following year.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 29 January 2011, replacing French Antoine Griezmann in the last minutes of a 2–0 home win against UD Almería.[10] All his other 12 appearances in the season were starts, as the Basque team narrowly avoided relegation.

Demidov joined Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2012, signing a three-year contract.[11] He made his first appearance in a 2–0 loss against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 7 October 2012.[12] He played a total of five matches in the Bundesliga[13] before he returned to Spain and joined Celta Vigo in January 2013, on loan until the end of 2012–13 season.[14] He appeared in his first match on 12 January, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at Espanyol.[15] After Paco Herrera was replaced by Abel Resino as manager of Celta, Demidov did not play much and stated in June 2013 that he did not want to continue his career in Celta even though the club had an option to buy. On 3 July, his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt which still ran until June 2015 was dissolved by mutual consent.[16]

Demidov signed for Anzhi Makhachkala in September 2013.[17] After only two appearances for Anzhi, Demidov moved to SK Brann in January 2014, signing a three-year contract.[18]

On 10 January 2017, Demidov officially signed with Minnesota United in MLS.[19] On 28 February head coach Adrian Heath named Demidov captain for Minnesota United's first MLS season.[20] After one season with the club, Minnesota bought out Demidov's contract on 28 February 2018.[21] The Loons conceded 16 goals in the 3 games in which he played.[22] He signed with Stabæk ahead of their 2018 season.[23] He retired at the end of 2019.

After retiring, he revealed in 2020 that he would become a football agent.[24]

International career

Demidov made his debut for Norway on 28 May 2008, replacing Jan Gunnar Solli after 76 minutes in a friendly match with Uruguay.[25] In October the Russian Football Union checked the possibilities for the player to appear for Russia, the country of his parents;[26] when Norway manager Egil Olsen chose Morten Fevang ahead of him for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Montenegro and Netherlands in June 2009, however, he admitted that he would consider playing for Russia if he did not get more chances for Norway.[27]

Demidov played his second international in a friendly against Slovakia on 3 March 2010,[28] and featured heavily in the country's UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, in an eventual third-place finish in Group H.

Personal life

He is married to the Norwegian hurdler, Christina Vukicevic.[29]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandefjord20041. divisjon101020
2005000000
Total1010—!20
Manglerud Star (loan)20061. divisjon30232334
Hønefoss20071. divisjon27010280
Rosenborg2008Tippeligaen2511090351
200928340323
201026020121401
Total794702111075
Real Sociedad2010–11La Liga13000130
2011–1223000230
Total36000360
Eintracht Frankfurt2012–13Bundesliga500050
Celta de Vigo (loan)2012–13La Liga12000120
Anzhi Makhachkala2013–14Russian Premier League00101020
Brann2014Tippeligaen50000050
20151. divisjon25110261
2016Tippeligaen26100261
Total56210572
Minnesota United2017Major League Soccer300030
Stabæk2018Eliteserien25110261
201915000150
Total40110411
Career total289915222132312

Honours

Rosenborg

2009, 2010[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tidligere spiller:Vadim Demidov. Former player:Vadim Demidov. rbkweb.no. no . 9 October 2012.
  2. News: Demidov: – Kunne blitt en av verdens beste i håndball . Demidov: – I could have been one of the best handballers in the world. Verdens Gang . Anders K. . Christiansen . no. 26 August 2011. 9 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Sandefjord – Hødd. altomfotball.no . TV 2. no. 9 October 2012.
  4. News: Det er veldig ensomt. Nettavisen. Martin . Busk. no. 26 May 2012. 9 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Sommerens overganger i Adeccoligaen. Transfers in Adeccoligaen. fotballmagasinet.no. no. 30 August 2005. 9 October 2012.
  6. Web site: Vil leie ut Demidov . fotballmagasinet.no . Per Steiner Markussen . no . 13 January 2006 . 9 October 2012.
  7. News: Det reddet karrieren min. It saved my career. Dagbladet. Fredrik Økstad Sandberg. no. 15 November 2011. 9 October 2012.
  8. Web site: Vadim Demidov. altomfotball.no . TV 2. no. 9 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Demidov har skrevet under for Real Sociedad. TV 2 Sporten. Odd Rune Wolden. Alf-Ivar Rabben Nordsetrønningen. no. 30 July 2010. 27 July 2012.
  10. Web site: Real Sociedad 2–0 Almeria. https://archive.today/20120729035812/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/301913?cc=5739. dead. 29 July 2012. ESPN Soccernet. 29 January 2011. 30 October 2011.
  11. Web site: Transfer perfekt: Demidov wechselt zur Eintracht. Transfer done: Demidov moves to Eintracht. Eintracht Frankfurt. de. 23 July 2012. 23 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112223806/http://www.eintracht.de/aktuell/38606/. 12 November 2014. dead.
  12. News: Nordtveit storspilte da Demidov debuterte med tap. Dagbladet. Norwegian News Agency. no. 7 October 2012. 9 October 2012.
  13. News: - Uaktuelt å bli i Celta Vigo . no . Nettavisen . Martin . Busk . 25 June 2013 . 25 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Vadim Demidov, international defensive reinforcement for RC Celta . Celta de Vigo . 2 January 2013 . 29 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130107031801/http://www.celtavigo.net/en/first-team/5846-vadim-demidov-international-defensive-reinforcement-for-rc-celta . 7 January 2013 . dead .
  15. Web site: Garcia chips in with goal. ESPN FC. 12 January 2013. 14 January 2013.
  16. News: Vadim Demidov leaves Bundesliga's Eintracht Frankfurt by mutual consent. Sky Sports. 3 July 2013. 10 July 2013.
  17. Web site: http://fc-anji.ru/news/ru/club_news/vadim_demidov_i_abdul_razak_v_anji/ . ru:Вадим Демидов и Абдул Разак – в "Анжи" . ru . Anzhi Makhachkala . 2 September 2013 . 3 October 2013.
  18. Web site: Demidov er Brann-klar. 29 January 2014. ba.no. 4 August 2014. no.
  19. Web site: MNUFC Signs Vadim Demidov. Minnesota United FC. 10 January 2017.
  20. Web site: United defender Vadim Demidov can, and will, 'call it like it is' four different ways. Pioneer Press. 1 March 2017. 10 April 2017.
  21. Web site: MNUFC & Demidov Part Ways | Minnesota United FC.
  22. Web site: Where are they now? The starting 11 from the Loons MLS debut. 3 March 2018.
  23. Web site: Demidov klar for Stabæk: – en av de beste i Eliteserien.
  24. https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/MR2Bqo/demidov-har-faatt-seg-ny-jobb-innen-fotballen? Demidov har fått seg ny jobb innen fotballen
  25. Web site: Tale, ikke tale om. Dagbladet. Stian. Haraldsen. no. 28 May 2008. 8 February 2012.
  26. Web site: Russerne vil ha Demidov. Russians want Demidov. Aftenposten. Kurt. Haugli. no. 14 October 2008. 8 February 2012.
  27. Web site: Jeg er russisk. Adresseavisen. Øyvind. Sivertsen. no. 12 June 2009. 8 February 2012.
  28. Web site: Vadim Demidov vil så gjerne vise seg frem . Aftenposten. Kurt. Haugli. no. 27 May 2010. 8 February 2012 .
  29. Web site: Vukicevic: – Ønsker en verdig avslutning på karrieren. vg.no. no. 10 May 2015. 13 July 2016.
  30. Web site: Mestvinnende spillere. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. no. Tor. Berre. 19 October 2006. 27 July 2012.