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{{short description|Kazakhstani footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Samat Smakov
| image       = SamSmakov8.jpg
| caption     = Smakov with [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] in 2010
| fullname    = Samat Kabiruly Smakov
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1978|12|8}}
| birth_place = [[Semey]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| height      = {{height|meters=1.77}}
| currentclub = [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]] (manager)
| clubnumber  = 
| position    = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]], [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]]
| youthyears1 = 1992–1997 | youthclubs1 = [[FC Spartak Semey|Yelimay]]
| years1      = 1997–1998 | clubs1  = [[FC Spartak Semey|Yelimay]]           | caps1  = 33  | goals1  = 6  
| years2      = 1999–2000 | clubs2  = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh-Bastau]]   | caps2  = 20  | goals2  = 1  
| years3      = 2000–2001 | clubs3  = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]]                   | caps3  = 39  | goals3  = 0  
| years4      = 2000–2001 | clubs4  = [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] reserves          | caps4  = 8   | goals4  = 1  
| years5      = 2002      | clubs5  = [[FC Astana-1964|Zhenis Astana]]       | caps5  = 11  | goals5  = 2  
| years6      = 2003      | clubs6  = [[FC Semey|Yelimay]]                   | caps6  = 27  | goals6  = 4  
| years7      = 2004–2006 | clubs7  = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]                   | caps7  = 91  | goals7  = 15  
| years8      = 2007–2013 | clubs8  = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]                   | caps8  = 171 | goals8  = 30
| years9      = 2013      | clubs9  = [[Çaykur Rizespor]]                    | caps9  = 16  | goals9  = 0
| years10     = 2013–2014 | clubs10 = [[FC Kairat|Kairat]]                   | caps10 = 32  | goals10 = 0
| years11     = 2015      | clubs11 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] | caps11 = 26  | goals11 = 3  
| years12     = 2016      | clubs12 = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]]                   | caps12 = 12  | goals12 = 5
| years13     = 2016–2017 | clubs13 = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]               | caps13 = 30  | goals13 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2016
| nationalteam1  = [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
| nationalcaps1  = 76
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs1 = [[FC Aktobe|Aktobe]] (sporting director)
| manageryears2 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs2 = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2022      | managerclubs3 = [[FC Zhenis|Zhenis]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs4 = [[FC Elimai|Elimai]] 
| manageryears5 = 2023      | managerclubs5 = [[FC Elimai|Elimai]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2023–2024 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Astana|Astana]] (technical director)
| manageryears7 = 2024–     | managerclubs7 = [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]]
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
}}

'''Samat Kabiruly Smakov''' ({{langx|kk|Самат Қабірұлы Смақов|Samat Qabiruly Smaqov}}; born 8 December 1978) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[Association footballer|football]] manager and a former player who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He is the manager of [[FC Zhetysu|Zhetysu]].

==Club career==
Smakov started his career in his home town [[Semey]] playing for [[FC Semey|FC Elimay]], and has since played for different teams, including [[FC Rostov]] in [[Russian Premier League]]. He is a four-time champion of Kazakhstan with four clubs. Having strong leadership qualities, he has captained most of his teams. He held [[FC Aktobe]]'s club record for most Premier League appearances, before being surpassed by [[Yuri Logvinenko]], in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports.kz|script-title=ru:Юрий Логвиненко – новый рекордсмен «Актобе»|trans-title=Yuri Logvinenko – new "Aktobe" record-holder|author=Balykbaev, Duman|url=http://sports.kz/news/yuriy-logvinenko-novyiy-rekordsmen-aktobe|language=Russian|date=1 September 2013}}</ref>

In October 2014, Smakov, along with [[Dmitri Khomich]], [[Mikhail Bakayev]], [[Zaurbek Pliyev]] and [[Aleksandr Kislitsyn]], was banned from training with FC Kairat by the club.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Хомич, Плиев и Бакаев отстранены от тренировок Кайрата до конца сезона|url=http://www.sports.ru/football/1024452273.html|website=sports.ru|accessdate=3 December 2014|language=Russian|date=23 October 2014}}</ref> On 6 January 2015, Smakov, along with [[Aleksandr Kislitsyn]], moved to [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:СМАКОВ И КИСЛИЦЫН ПЕРЕХОДЯТ В ИРТЫШ|url=http://www.fckairat.kz/club/news/19714|website=fckairat.kz/|publisher=[[FC Kairat]]|accessdate=6 January 2015|language=Russian|date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

On 4 August 2016, Smakov signed for [[FC Ordabasy]] until the end of the [[2016 Kazakhstan Premier League|2016]] season.<ref name="Ordabasy Sign Smakov">{{cite web|script-title=ru:Ордабасы подписал контракт с Смаковым.|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/494|website=fcordabasy.kz|publisher=FC Ordabasy|accessdate=4 August 2016|language=Russian|date=4 August 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
Samat received his first [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for Kazakhstan on 31 March 2000 in an [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification|Asian Cup qualifier]] against [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] at the age of 18. Since that time Smakov was capped in all major matches of [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], including [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 2002]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup 2006]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008]] qualifiers. As of June 2016 he has played 74 international matches and scored two goals,<ref>{{cite web|author1=Dryomin, Mike  |author2=Mamrud, Roberto |name-list-style=amp |title=Kazakhstan – Record International Players|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]  |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kaz-recintlp.html|date=6 February 2014}}</ref> his first goal a penalty against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in September 2007.<ref name="belgium">{{cite news |title=Kazakhstan hold Belgium to 2–2 draw in Euro qualifier |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=3015880 |publisher=ESPN |agency=Reuters|date=12 September 2007 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref> Many times he led the team as a captain. Currently he holds a record as the most capped player of the Kazakhstan national football team with 74 matches as of June 2016.

==Post-playing career==
On 7 January 2018, Ordabasy announced that Smakov had joined his former club Aktobe as their new General Director.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Самат Смаков и Улугбек Асанбаев возглавили ФК Актобе.|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/1112|website=fcordabasy.kz|publisher=FC Ordabasy|accessdate=8 January 2018|language=Russian|date=7 January 2018}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
| colspan=3 | [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2000||5||0
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2002||0||0
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
|2004||8||0
|-
|2005||8||0
|-
|2006||7||0
|-
|2007||12||1
|-
|2008||8||0
|-
|2009||1||0
|-
|2010||0||0
|-
|2011||3||0
|-
|2012||0||0
|-
|2013||0||0
|-
|2014||3||1
|-
|2015||9||0
|-
|2016||5||0
|-
!Total||76||2
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2016''<ref>{{NFT player|id=3559|name=Samat Smaqov|accessdate=5 February 2016}}</ref>

:''Scores and results list Kazakhstan's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref
|-
| 1. || 12 September 2007 || [[Central Stadium (Almaty)|Almaty Central Stadium]], [[Almaty]] || {{fb|BEL}} || '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A#Kazakhstan v Belgium|Euro 2008 qualifier]] || <ref name="belgium"/>
|-
| 2. || 16 November 2014 || [[Türk Telekom Arena]], [[Istanbul]] || {{fb|TUR}} || '''1'''–3 || 1–3 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A#Turkey v Kazakhstan|Euro 2016 qualifier]] || <ref>{{cite news |first=Asel |last=Esetova |title=Казахстан проиграл Турции в квалификации Евро-2016 |url=http://www.kazpravda.kz/news/view/30103 |work=Kazakhstanskaya Pravda |date=17 November 2014 |accessdate=17 November 2014 |language=Kazakh}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==

'''Yelimay'''
*[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]: [[1998 Kazakhstan Premier League|1998]]

'''Irtysh-Bastau'''
*Kazakhstan Premier League: [[1999 Kazakhstan Premier League|1999]]

'''Zhenis Astana'''
*[[Kazakhstan Cup]]: 2002

'''Kairat'''
*Kazakhstan Premier League: [[2004 Kazakhstan Premier League|2004]]

'''Aktobe'''
*Kazakhstan Premier League: [[2007 Kazakhstan Premier League|2007]], [[2008 Kazakhstan Premier League|2008]], [[2009 Kazakhstan Premier League|2009]]
*Kazakhstan Cup: [[2010 Kazakhstan Cup|2010]]
*[[Kazakhstan Super Cup]]: 2008, 2010

'''Individual'''
* [[Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year]]: 2004, 2008
* GOAL Journal Player of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-TMzyykPMk Video]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071119135847/http://sam.sbornaya.kz/ Personal Blog at National Team Website] {{in lang|ru}}
*{{NFT player|id=3559}}
*[http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/175900/ "КАЙРАТ" ОБЪЯВИЛ О ПОДПИСАНИИ СМАКОВА И ЛОРИЯ (Russian)]

{{FC Zhetysu squad}}
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{{Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year}}

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