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Fyodor Kudryashov.

A graduate of Bratsk’s Sibiryak school, a Russia defender and a 2018 World Cup quarter-finalist: a journey from local football to the international stage.

Mamakan, Bratsk and Sibiryak

Fyodor Vasilyevich Kudryashov was born on 5 April 1987 in Mamakan, Irkutsk Region. His connection with Bratsk is his childhood and football education: his family moved there when he was a child. He is a graduate of Bratsk football rather than a native of the city.

The Russian Football Union names Sibiryak as his school, Valery Podgorny as his first coach and 2003 as the start of his professional career. His first senior opportunity grew from local coaching and the local club.

In a 2015 interview he discussed returning to Bratsk and joining a local mini-football tournament, maintaining ties after moving into Premier League football.

РФС · официальная карточка, биография и турнирная статистика ↗Братский городской портал · интервью и возвращение в Братск, 10.12.2015 ↗

A defender’s club career

After Sibiryak, Kudryashov joined Spartak Moscow’s system. His career included Khimki, Tom Tomsk, Krasnodar, Terek, Rostov and Rubin, with experience at left-back and in central defence.

Turkey brought spells at Istanbul Başakşehir and Antalyaspor, separated by a period at Sochi. He joined Fakel Voronezh in 2023. On 8 February 2024 Fakel announced his departure on retirement from professional football.

That date concerns the professional game. Later media-football appearances belong to a different format: the current RFU profile lists 2Drots. They should not be presented as a return to Premier League competition.

2017
Fyodor Kudryashov with Rubin
With Rubin Kazan against Lokomotiv Moscow on 2 December 2017.
Елена Рыбакова / Yelena Rybakova · soccer.ru / Wikimedia Commons · WebP conversion
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ФК «Факел» · завершение профессиональной карьеры, 08.02.2024 ↗РФС · официальная карточка, биография и турнирная статистика ↗Фёдор Кудряшов · клубная хронология ↗

Russia and the World Cup

Kudryashov made his senior Russia debut against Turkey on 31 August 2016. He played at the 2017 Confederations Cup, the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2020, held in 2021. He appeared in four World Cup matches as Russia reached the quarter-finals.

For Bratsk supporters this connected the local school to the world stage. In his international farewell letter he recalled seeing a Russian flag bearing the city’s name in the stands.

The RFU’s farewell announcement of 12 July 2022 records forty-eight caps and one goal, against San Marino. Its statistical profile displays forty-seven matches. The total here follows the farewell announcement, with the source discrepancy stated explicitly.

2018
Preparing for the World Cup
Fyodor Kudryashov at Russia’s training session on 9 June 2018.
Антон Зайцев / Anton Zaitsev · soccer.ru / Wikimedia Commons · WebP conversion
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original ↗

РФС · официальная карточка, биография и турнирная статистика ↗РФС · открытое письмо о завершении карьеры в сборной, 12.07.2022 ↗

A difficult match in his own words

On 14 November 2021 Russia lost the decisive World Cup qualifier in Croatia 1–0 through Kudryashov’s own goal, missing direct qualification. The incident became a difficult and widely discussed part of his international career.

In his farewell letter he revisited the match in Split, Russia’s deep defending and his unrealised hope of playing at another World Cup. He also thanked teammates, coaches and supporters. His account places a person and a longer career behind the single mistake.

For Bratsk’s sporting history that career includes local training, many professional seasons and a World Cup quarter-final. The city’s sports-teams article provides the wider Sibiryak and youth-football context.

РФС · открытое письмо о завершении карьеры в сборной, 12.07.2022 ↗Фёдор Кудряшов · клубная хронология ↗