Valentina Barkova

Valentina Barkova
Personal information
Full name Valentina Vladimirovna Barkova
Date of birth (1971-03-17) 17 March 1971
Place of birth Odessa, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 ZFK Dynamo Moscow U21 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Chernomorochka Odessa
1992 Spartak Moscow
1993–1996 Chertanovo Moscow
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
1997–1998 Ryazan-VDV
2002 Spartak Moscow
2003–2006 Nadezhda Noginsk
International career
1991–1992 Soviet Union/CIS[1] 2+ (1)
1992–2002 Russia 35+ (1)
Managerial career
2021–2023 ZFK Dynamo Moscow U15
2023– ZFK Dynamo Moscow U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valentina Vladimirovna Barkova (Russian: Валентина Владимировна Баркова; born 17 March 1971) is a Russian football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. She is currently the manager of ZFK Dynamo Moscow's under-21 team.

Club career

Barkova played for Chernomorochka Odessa, Spartak Moscow, Chertanovo Moscow, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, Ryazan-VDV, and Nadezhda Noginsk. She won the Russian Women's Cup once in 1998, and finished third in the Russian Women's Football Championship five times.[2]

International career

Barkova played for the Soviet Union women's national team, scoring her only goal in a 3–1 win against England in September 1991.[1] She also appeared in a 2–1 win against Hungary in 1993 UEFA Women's Championship qualifying.[3]

Between 1992 and 2002, she made over 35 appearances for the Russia women's national team, scoring her only goal in a 1–0 win against Moldova on 9 March 1993.[1] She later represented Russia at the 1997 UEFA Women's Championship,[3][2] making two appearances.[1]

Managerial career

Following her retirement, she switched to coaching. She started working at various sports schools in Ryazan, Noginsk, and Moscow, as well as the Moscow women's under-17 junior team which finished second in 2017 and third in 2022 at the Football Championship for constituent entities of the Russian Federation.[2] In 2009, she was recognized as the best coach in the Moscow Oblast.[2] She also worked as a coach for ŽFK Nadezhda between 2008 and 2013, and for ZFK Sokol between 2013 and 2021.[1]

In December 2021, she was appointed the head coach of ZFK Dynamo Moscow's under-15 team. On 9 January 2023, she was appointed the head coach of the club's under-21 team.[2][4]

Personal life

Barkova has a son. She acquired Russian citizenship on 29 September 2001.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Валентина Баркова, главный тренер" [Valentina Barkova, head coach]. Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "С днём рождения, Валентина Владимировна!" [Happy birthday, Valentina Vladimirovna!]. Dynamo Moscow (in Russian). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Валентина Владимировна Баркова". Russian Football Union (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "«Динамо» U-21 продолжит выступления в Молодёжной лиге" [Dynamo U-21 will continue playing in the Youth League.]. Новости ЖФК «Динамо» Москва (in Russian). 9 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29.09.2001 г. № 1174" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 29, 2001, No. 1174]. www.kremlin.ru. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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