Vadim Demidov
Demidov playing for Rosenborg in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vadim Sergeievich Demidov | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Minnesota United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Runar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Sandefjord | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Manglerud Star (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2007 | Hønefoss | 27 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Rosenborg | 79 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Real Sociedad | 36 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Celta Vigo (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Brann | 56 | (2) |
| 2017– | Minnesota United | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2014 | Norway | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 26, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:31, 13 November 2012 (UTC) |
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Vadim Sergeievich Demidov (Russian: Вадим Серге́евич Демидов; born 10 October 1986) is a Norwegian international footballer who plays as a central defender for Minnesota United FC.
Demidov was born in Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union, and is of Russian ethnicity. His father is handball player Sergei Demidov, who played internationally for the Soviet Union and later became a coach in Norway; the family moved to Sandefjord in 1989.
As a youngster, Demidov played both football and handball for Runar and was a big talent in both sports. When he was 15 his father told him that he had to choose between the two sports, and Demidov decided to quit handball; in an interview with FHM in 2011, he claimed that he could have been one of the top three handballers in the world if he had continued playing handball, but that he didn't want to walk in his father's footsteps.
Demidov turned professional in 2004 when he joined Sandefjord Fotball, and made his debut for the club in the First Division when he came on as a substitute for Magne Sturød after 87 minutes in the opening match of the 2004 season against Hødd. Demidov was then injured for a year and after spending the second half of the 2005 campaign on loan at 2. Divisjon side Fram Larvik, he returned to Sandefjord who had won promotion to the Tippeligaen, with the team subsequently telling the player that the best thing for him would be to join another club.
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