Irina Grigorieva (footballer)
Irina Olegovna Grigorieva (Russian: Ирина Олеговна Григорьева) is a Russian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She played for FC Lyon, Spartak Moscow, CSK VVS Samara and Nadezhda Noginsk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Irina Olegovna Grigorieva | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Stankoagregat Moscow | ||
| 1992 | Interros Moscow | ||
| 1993 | FC Lyon | ||
| 1994 | → 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (loan) | ||
| 1994–2004 | CSK VVS Samara | 181 | (77) |
| 2005–2006 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2007 | Nadezhda Noginsk | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1992 | CIS | ||
| 1992–2002 | Russia | 43 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Internationally, Grigorieva represented three different teams. She first played for the Soviet Union in 1990, before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. During 1992, she played for the CIS, a brief association of former Soviet republics. Subsequently, she represented Russia.
She captained Russia at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored in the third match against Canada, as well as at the 1997 and 2001 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
The Russian Football Union has described her as: "the best football player in the history of Russia".