He made his professional debut in the
Soviet Second League B in 1990 for
FC Zenit Chelyabinsk. He made his
Russian Premier League debut for
FC Rotor Volgograd on 9 July 1992 in a game against
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and spent 5 seasons in the RPL with Rotor,
FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod and
FC Energiya-Tekstilshchik Kamyshin. ==Personal life==