Fotbal Club Sheriff Tiraspol, commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria, that plays in the Moldovan Super Liga. Founded in 1997 as Tiras Tiraspol and rebranded the following year as Sheriff, it quickly established itself within Moldovan football.
Sergei Nikolayevich Ignashevich is a Russian professional football coach and a former player who played as central defender. He is the manager of Baltika Kaliningrad.
Ivan Kamenov Ivanov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and now a manager of Chavdar Etropole and assistant to Bulgaria national team. He has been a member of the Bulgarian national team. In 2013, Ivanov was named the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year, becoming the first defender to win this award after Trifon Ivanov in 1996.
Igor Vladimirovich Denisov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Guilherme Alvim Marinato or simply Guilherme is а professional footballer who plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow as a goalkeeper. Born in Brazil, Guilherme naturalized as a Russian citizen and represents the Russia national football team.
Benedikt Höwedes is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his playing career for Schalke 04, which he captained for six seasons, and represented the Germany national football team from 2011 to 2017. At international level, Höwedes won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, and was one of only three players to play every single minute of the tournament. Höwedes described himself as a 'multi-functional player' in the defence, who can play in the centre or as both a left or right-sided full back.
Vitalie Bordian is a Moldovan football defender who plays for FV Austria XIII in the Austrian fourth-tier Wiener Stadtliga.
ArtemSergeyevich Dzyuba is a Russian professional football player who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national football team.
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Smolov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dynamo Moscow.
Zaza Janashia is a retired Georgian professional football player. Currently, Janashia works in children's sports school "Lokomotiv-Perovo" in Moscow.
Aleksandr Yuryevich Yerokhin is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Zenit St. Petersburg.
Stanislav Valeryevich Sukhina is a Russian football official and a former referee and player.
Vladislav Vyacheslavovich Ignatyev is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a right-back or right midfielder.
Yevgeni Borisovich Kuznetsov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
1993 was the second season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Aleksei Andreyevich Miranchuk is a Russian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Italian Serie A club Atalanta and the Russia national team.
Dmitri Viktorovich Zhivoglyadov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Pari Nizhny Novgorod.
Anton Andreyevich Miranchuk is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russia national team.
Jan Kuchta is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech club Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Stanislav Albertovich Magkeyev is a Russian football player of Ossetian descent who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
