Vadim Demidov

Norwegian footballer (born 1986)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Sergeievich and the family name is  Demidov.

Vadim Demidov

Demidov playing for Rosenborg in 2010

Personal information
Full name|  Vadim Sergeievich Demidov
Date of birth|  (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth|  Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Position(s)|  Centre-back
Youth career
2001–2004|  Runar
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2006|  Sandefjord|  1|  (0)
2006|  → Manglerud Star (loan)|  30|  (2)
2007|  Hønefoss|  27|  (0)
2008–2010|  Rosenborg|  79|  (4)
2011–2012|  Real Sociedad|  36|  (0)
2012–2013|  Eintracht Frankfurt|  5|  (0)
2013|  → Celta Vigo (loan)|  12|  (0)
2013|  Anzhi Makhachkala|  0|  (0)
2014–2016|  Brann|  56|  (2)
2017|  Minnesota United|  3|  (0)
2018–2019|  Stabæk|  40|  (1)
International career
2008–2014|  Norway|  16|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vadim Sergeievich Demidov (Russian: Вадим Серге́евич Демидов; born 10 October 1986) is a Norwegian retired international footballer who played as a central defender.

## Early life

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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

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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.[13] 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

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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.[citation needed]

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[30] Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Europe  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Sandefjord | 2004 | 1\. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
Total  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0
Manglerud Star (loan)  | 2006 | 1\. divisjon  | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 33 | 4
Hønefoss | 2007 | 1\. divisjon  | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0
Rosenborg | 2008 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1
2009 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 3
2010 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 40 | 1
Total  | 79 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 107 | 5
Real Sociedad | 2010–11 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0
2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0
Total  | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0
Celta de Vigo (loan)  | 2012–13 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0
Anzhi Makhachkala | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
Brann | 2014 | Tippeligaen  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
2015 | 1\. divisjon  | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1
2016 | Tippeligaen  | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1
Total  | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 57 | 2
Minnesota United | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0
Stabæk | 2018 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1
2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0
Total  | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1
Career total  | 289 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 323 | 12

## Honours

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Rosenborg

* Tippeligaen: 2009, 2010[31]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Tidligere spiller:Vadim Demidov" [Former player:Vadim Demidov]. rbkweb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
2. ^ Christiansen, Anders K. (26 August 2011). "Demidov: – Kunne blitt en av verdens beste i håndball" [Demidov: – I could have been one of the best handballers in the world] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
3. ^ "Sandefjord – Hødd". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
4. ^ a b c d e Busk, Martin (26 May 2012). "Det er veldig ensomt" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
5. ^ "Sommerens overganger i Adeccoligaen" [Transfers in Adeccoligaen]. fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). 30 August 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
6. ^ Per Steiner Markussen (13 January 2006). "Vil leie ut Demidov". fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
7. ^ a b Fredrik Økstad Sandberg (15 November 2011). "Det reddet karrieren min" [It saved my career] (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
8. ^ "Vadim Demidov". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
9. ^ Odd Rune Wolden; Alf-Ivar Rabben Nordsetrønningen (30 July 2010). "Demidov har skrevet under for Real Sociedad" (in Norwegian). TV 2 Sporten. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
10. ^ "Real Sociedad 2–0 Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
11. ^ "Transfer perfekt: Demidov wechselt zur Eintracht" [Transfer done: Demidov moves to Eintracht] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
12. ^ "Nordtveit storspilte da Demidov debuterte med tap". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
13. ^ a b Busk, Martin (25 June 2013). "- Uaktuelt å bli i Celta Vigo". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 June 2013.
14. ^ "Vadim Demidov, international defensive reinforcement for RC Celta". Celta de Vigo. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
15. ^ "Garcia chips in with goal". ESPN FC. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
16. ^ "Vadim Demidov leaves Bundesliga's Eintracht Frankfurt by mutual consent". Sky Sports. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
17. ^ Вадим Демидов и Абдул Разак – в "Анжи" (in Russian). Anzhi Makhachkala. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
18. ^ "Demidov er Brann-klar" (in Norwegian). ba.no. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
19. ^ "MNUFC Signs Vadim Demidov". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
20. ^ "United defender Vadim Demidov can, and will, 'call it like it is' four different ways". Pioneer Press. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
21. ^ "MNUFC & Demidov Part Ways | Minnesota United FC".
22. ^ "Where are they now? The starting 11 from the Loons MLS debut". 3 March 2018.
23. ^ "Demidov klar for Stabæk: – en av de beste i Eliteserien".
24. ^ Demidov har fått seg ny jobb innen fotballen, aftenposten.no, 3 January 2020
25. ^ Haraldsen, Stian (28 May 2008). "Tale, ikke tale om". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2012.
26. ^ Haugli, Kurt (14 October 2008). "Russerne vil ha Demidov" [Russians want Demidov]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
27. ^ Sivertsen, Øyvind (12 June 2009). "Jeg er russisk". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2012.
28. ^ Haugli, Kurt (27 May 2010). "Vadim Demidov vil så gjerne vise seg frem". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2012.
29. ^ "Vukicevic: – Ønsker en verdig avslutning på karrieren" (in Norwegian). vg.no. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
30. ^ "Vadim Demidov". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB.
31. ^ Berre, Tor (19 October 2006). "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

## External links

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* Vadim Demidov at BDFutbol
* Vadim Demidov at National-Football-Teams.com

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals