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Zaur Khapov

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Zalimbiyevich and the family name is Khapov.

Zaur Zalimbiyevich Khapov (Russian: Заур Залимбиевич Хапов; born 21 October 1964) is a Russian football coach and a former goalkeeper who won two international caps for Russia in 1994. He is the manager of FC Lokomotiv Moscow.

Contents

  • 1 Club career
  • 2 International career
  • 3 Managing career
  • 4 Honours
  • 5 References
  • 6 External links

Club career

He was Alania Vladikavkaz's goalkeeper during their Russian league *le-winning season of 1995.

International career

Khapov played his first game for Russia on 29 January 1994 in a 1–1 draw in a friendly against the United States in Seattle. He also played in another friendly against Mexico in Oakland four days later, which Russia won 4–1.

Managing career

On 4 April 2022, he was appointed manager of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. As Lokomotiv's sporting director Thomas Zorn commented at the time, Khapov was appointed as he possesses the necessary UEFA A Licence and most of the manager duties will continue to be performed by Marvin Compper who does not have such a licence and therefore can not be formally registered with the league as a manager.

Honours

  • Umaglesi Liga winner: 1990.
  • Russian Premier League winner: 1995.
  • Russian Cup winner: 2001.
  • Top 33 players year-end list: 1993, 1994, 1995.

References

    External links

    • (in Russian) Profile