Former Lokomotiv defender Igor Smolnikov has announced his retirement from football.
It should be noted that last season the 35-year-old footballer played for the Railway.
“He completed his career as a player and has already gone to study as a coach. I want to sincerely thank all those with whom fate brought me as a footballer: the management of the clubs, the guys with whom I played, the coaches with whom I worked, the medical and administrative headquarters of the teams in which I played, “Match TV quotes Smolnikov.
As part of Zenit, Igor became a three-time winner of the Russian Championship. Also in the RPL he played in Torpedo, Ural, Rostov, Krasnodar, Tula Arsenal.
