Dmitry Loskov (photo below) is a Soviet and Russian professional former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a coach at Moscow Lokomotiv. During his playing career, he played for such clubs as Metalist Kurgan, Rostselmash, Lokomotiv Moscow and Saturn Ramenskoye. In the period from 2000 to 2006, he played in the national team of Russia. Member of the 2004 European Championship. He achieved the greatest success during his performances for the Moscow Lokomotiv, where he was the team captain for a long time. As part of the "railway" became the two-time champion of the Russian Premier League, twice received the award of the top scorer of the Premier League, and four times was recognized as the best assistant. In 2007 he was awarded the prize "Man and Steam Locomotive", which is awarded to the best players "Loco". He is a Master of Sports of the Russian Federation.
Soccer player biography
Dmitry Loskov was born on February 12, 1874 in Kurgan, USSR. He grew up and was brought up in a sports family, his father was the director of one of the gymnasiums of Kurgan. When Dmitry was in 3rd grade, he received a serious injury - an open fracture of his lower leg. He walked with the guys near the swing, from which the boy fell off and flew into Dmitry, injuring his right leg. Throughout the year, Loskov was treated in the Kurgan clinic of orthopedics and traumatology (currently it is the RTC "WTO"). After the restoration, it turned out that Dmitry’s right leg became a few centimeters shorter than the left. Despite the pain and inconvenience, the guy began to play football. From 1983 to 1989, he studied at the Children's and Youth Sports School No. 3 of the city of Kurgan, speaking for youth teams. His first coach was Mikhail Frantsevich Guzel. Dmitry was a very talented player, because he could play in any position. At the age of fifteen, he began to play in the youth sports school-3 under the guidance of the honored trainer of the USSR Alexander Siyanov. Here Dmitry Loskov entrenched in the team as a midfielder.
The beginning of a professional football career
In 1990 he entered a sports boarding school in Rostov-on-Don. This choice of a young football player was due to the fact that his own uncle lived in this city. Demonstrating good football skills, Dmitry Loskov attracted attention from the coaches of various clubs in the country. In 1991, he joined the roster of the Rostselmash club (now the club is called Rostov), and already in the debut season he took part in two matches. The following season, Dmitry already played in the Russian championship, as the Soviet Union collapsed, debuted on July 2, 1991 in the match against Kuban. In total, Rostselmash spent four seasons playing 125 official matches (26 goals).
Career at Lokomotiv
In 1996, Dmitry Loskov became a player of the "railway". He made his debut here on March 16, 1997 in a match against the Kaliningrad Baltika. In this club, he achieved great success. For ten seasons, Dmitry was a player in the main squad, becoming a two-time winner of the Russian Championship, three-time winner of the Cup and Super Cup of Russia, as well as the owner of the Commonwealth Champions Cup. For ten seasons in the “red-green” Dmitry Loskov held 370 official matches and became the author of 124 goals. Here he became the best scorer of the Russian championship and four times recognized as the best dispatcher of the season.
Transition to Ramensky "Saturn"
In July 2007, Loskov joined the ranks of Ramensky Saturn, signing a contract for three years. The first match was held against the Luch-Energia team. In total, he spent four seasons at the club, taking part in 57 matches, for which he scored 7 goals.
Return to the Moscow "railway"
In the summer of 2010, Dmitry Loskov returned to Lokomotiv, where he subsequently performed four more seasons. During this time, the midfielder won the Russian Cup in the 2016/17 season. The last two seasons almost did not play in the championship due to prolonged injuries. In February 2017, he held a farewell match against Orenburg, in which he led his team with a captain's armband. Having completed his career, Loskov remained at Loko, where he became a coach.
Personal life: Dmitry Loskov and his son
Dmitry was married twice, from his first marriage he has a son, Anton, who was born on January 28, 2003. There is a lot of information in the media that the son of a famous football player followed in his father's footsteps - he plays in the Lokomotiv youth system. In addition to training, Anton is fond of cyber football. Thanks to the FIFA series of simulations, the guy acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of European football.