Torbinsky Dmitry Yevgenyevich (born April 28, 1984, Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai) is a Russian footballer, a midfielder. Honored Master of Sport of Russia (2008). Bronze medalist at the 2008 European Championship, silver medalist at the Russian Championship in 2006 and 2007, winner of the 2003 Russian Cup. Nizhny Novgorod connection: from 1996 to 2002 he was a youth player at Moscow's Spartak, the club with which he began his professional career.[1]

Childhood and early development

He was born in Norilsk, where his parents, Tatyana and Yevgeny Torbinsky, worked at Norilsk Nickel: his mother as an engineer, his father as a builder. From an early age he played mini-football (there were no facilities for full-sized football in Norilsk) and at the same time studied piano at a music school.[1] At the age of 12 his father took him to Moscow for a tryout at Spartak's youth sports school: coach Yevgeny Vorobyov enrolled the boy in the school after the very first session, as the Norilsk native's mini-football technique set him apart from his peers.[1] In Moscow he graduated from Secondary School No. 759 (2002) and the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture (2007).[2]

Club career

From 1996 to 2002, Torbinsky was part of Moscow Spartak's youth teams, and in 2002 he moved up to the club's first team. In the 2005 season he played on loan for Spartak (Chelyabinsk), scoring four goals in 24 matches.[1] In 2007 he refused to extend his contract with Spartak, expressing disagreement with the proposed financial terms; this decision caused a wide stir in the press and among fans.[1] In 2007 he played 24 matches for Spartak in the Russian Championship, as well as 4 matches in the UEFA Cup and 2 in the Champions League.[3]

In 2008, as a free agent, he signed a contract with Lokomotiv (Moscow). Over five seasons he played more than 100 matches for the club in the league and cup competitions.[1] In the 2013/14 season he played for Rubin (Kazan, 19 matches in the Premier League), then for Rostov (2014–2015, 27 matches). From 2015 to 2017 he played for Krasnodar, with whom he appeared in 27 Premier League matches and several Europa League games.[3] In 2018 he briefly moved to Pafos of Cyprus, then returned to Russia, joining Baltika (Kaliningrad, 18 matches). He ended his playing career in the 2018/19 season with Yenisey (Krasnoyarsk), where he played 13 Premier League matches and scored 1 goal.[3][2]

Russia national team

In 2005, he played for the Russian national youth team (7 matches, 1 goal). He was called up to the senior national team from 2007 to 2016, playing a total of 30 matches in official and friendly games and scoring 2 goals.[1] At the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland, he played 3 matches, scoring the winning goal in the quarterfinal against the Netherlands; the Russian national team won the bronze medals.[1][2] In 2007, he was named to the list of the 33 best players of the Russian championship.[2]

Coaching career

After the end of his playing career, he moved to the United States. From February 25, 2020, he worked as a coach of the Miami United youth team (Florida, under 21) in American futsal.[1][2]

Sources

  1. megawiki.ru — Torbinsky, Dmitry Evgenyevich — Megawiki
  2. kraysportinfo.ru — Krasnoyarsk Sports from A to Z — Torbinsky Dmitry Evgenyevich
  3. news.sportbox.ru — Torbinsky Dmitry Evgenyevich — Midfielder — Torbinskiy Dmitriy
  4. football.mojgorod.ru
  5. stihi.ru — Football Kaleidoscope (Georgy Lunacharsky) / Stikhi.ru
  6. rfs.ru — Torbinsky Dmitry Evgenyevich — FONBET Russian Football Cup