Vadim Vasilyev
Born (1965-09-23) 23 September 1965

Vadim Vasilyev (born 23 September 1965) is the former Vice President of the Monégasque football club AS Monaco FC. He was appointed to that position on 8 August 2013 and has since played a key role in developing AS Monaco's team and securing its position, including negotiating key agreements with Ligue 1 and with UEFA around its Financial Fair Play Regulations. He has also gained a reputation as an effective operator in the transfer market, beginning with a number of high-profile signings completed during the 2013 summer transfer window. He was sacked soon after the return of manager Leonardo Jardim on 14 February 2019 due to Monaco's poor form.[1]

Education and career

Vasilyev graduated with a degree in economics from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1987.[2] He worked for the Soviet Union's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1987 to 1990, during which he was posted to the Soviet Embassy in Iceland.[3]

Following his diplomatic career, Vasilyev worked for a number of private companies, including Uralkali,[4][lower-alpha 1] a producer of potash, where he was Director of Exports. Later on, he established his own company and worked as an entrepreneur developing businesses.[5][lower-alpha 2]

Football Management career

In January 2013, he started working as an advisor to the president of AS Monaco FC, Dmitry Rybolovlev, helping the club to complete a number of transfer deals during the winter window of the 2012–13 season. He subsequently became the sporting director on 25 March 2013. He became vice president during the summer 2013 and remained as vice president until 2019.[3]

As of 15 October 2013, Vasilyev, in addition to his role as vice president, assumed the role of director general for Monaco.[7]

After achieving its goal of promotion, Vasilyev focused on managing the club's summer transfer window.[8] During this transfer window, Vasilyev targeted the recruitment of players – both French and foreign – that he and the club believed would help them achieve their objective of becoming a major force in Ligue 1. The new recruits in that period included Eric Abidal,[9] Jérémy Toulalan, Ricardo Carvalho, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Radamel Falcao,[10] João Moutinho and James Rodríguez.[11][12]

Together with the president of the club, Vasilyev set a primary goal of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League and playing in the competition during the 2014–15 season.[13]

Vasilyev also played a critical role in the resolution of the protracted conflict between AS Monaco and the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) over the fiscal status of the Principality of Monaco. The dispute was finally resolved in July 2015.[14] During the dispute, Vasilyev consistently promoted a message of unity across French football, suggesting that the game in France overall can benefit greatly from the development of Monaco and the influx of new and exciting talent to the League. He said at the time, "Most important is that French Football will benefit a lot from AS Monaco FC. We are adversaries only on the pitch, after we need to work together to improve the level of the league. That’s our goal."[15]

The 2015 summer transfer window was an extraordinary time for Monaco in terms of the number of transfers agreed and the profit made from them. Transfers in and out include Monaco, to 31 August 2015, include:[16]

Departures Arrivals
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) – €80M Ivan Cavaleiro (Benfica) – €15M
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) – €42M Adama Traoré (Lille) – €14M
Aymen Abdennour (Valencia) – €30M Rony Lopes (Manchester City) – €10M
Layvin Kurzawa (PSG) – €24M Guido Carrillo (Estudiantes) – €9M
Yannick Carrasco (Atlético Madrid) – €20M Boschilia (São Paulo) – €9M
Radamel Falcao (Chelsea, loan) – €10M Allan Saint-Maximin (Saint-Étienne) – €5M
Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) – €7M Thomas Lemar (Caen) – €4M
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (PSV) – €3M Corentin Jean (Troyes) – €4M
Farès Bahlouli (Lyon) – €3M
Total departures: €216,000,000 Total arrivals: €73,000,000

"Whether it is Luis Campos, Nicolas Holveсk or Vadim Vasilyev – the vice-president of the club [Monaco] and negotiator number one when it comes to talking about money. He is very smart and educated, he always demonstrates perfect behavior and great knowledge," said Jean-Michel Vandamme, the director of Ligue 1 club Lille who negotiated the deal of Adama Traoré to Monaco.[17]

In an interview with FranceFootball.fr, Vasilyev spoke about the sports policy of Monaco, numerous transfers of players during the summer transfer window and the ambitions of club owner Dmitry Rybolovlev.[18]

At the beginning of 2016, Monaco appointed Claude Makélélé as technical director to assist Vasilyev as well as work with manager Leonardo Jardim and his first-team squad. Upon being appointed, Makélélé said, "My meeting with Vadim Vasilyev was decisive in my decision to join AS Monaco and this project is based on the long term."[19]

In January 2016, Monaco signed Brazilian defender Jemerson from Atlético Mineiro. The 23-year-old signed a five-year contract after the two clubs agreed a fee reported to be in the region of €10 million (£7.6 million). After the agreement was reached, Vasilyev said, "We are very proud to welcome Jemerson, a young Brazilian defender whom we have been tracking regularly. We have a lot of faith in him. He will have the opportunity to develop at AS Monaco, and we are sure he will soon be showing all of his qualities".[20]

In February 2016, at the Globe Soccer Awards for the 2015–16 season, the best deal award made during the two FIFA football transfer windows was presented in Monte Carlo to Vasilyev.[21]

Vasilyev commented on the award: "I am very happy, this prize rewards all the work done for the past three years. We always tried to have better financial performances with good sporting results. I am proud of our Champions League campaign last year, and also of this Ligue 1 season. I hope we will come back in Champions League next season while maintaining the economic stability of the club".[22]

Sacking

Vasilyev was sacked by Monaco on 14 February 2019 as a result of their poor form in the 2018-19 Season.[23] Club President Dmitry Rybolovlev justified his removal in a public statement, stating that "It's time for change," he said. "And these changes affect not only the workforce, but also the leaders. So I made a decision that is very hard for me – that of releasing Vadim as vice-president and general manager of the club."

Personal

As of 2018, Vadim Vasilyev and his wife Olga are citizens of Malta.[3][24][25][26][27]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1991 to 1992, Vasilyev became an employee of Agrokhimexport (Russian: Агрохимэкспорт) and was engaged in the export of fertilizers. From 1993 to 1997, he was working at the Moscow office of the American trading firm Transammonia AG (Russian: "Трансаммония АГ") and later became vice president of its former Soviet Union division when he met Dmitry Rybolovlev. From 1997 to 1999, he was vice president of Fedcominvest (Russian: "Федкоминвест").[5][6]
  2. ↑ He has his own restaurant Hills (Russian: "Хиллс") which is located in Rublyovka.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Communiqué officiel". 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Topic Dirigeant". 15 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 The Shift Team (24 April 2021). "Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives". The Shift. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Rémi Dupré (30 May 2013). "Monaco, les nouveaux princes du foot-business". Le Monde.
  5. 1 2 3 "Васильев В.В. (МЭО 87): Генеральный директор ресторана "Хиллс"" [Vasiliev V.V. (IEO 87): General Director of the Hills Restaurant]. МГИМО (alumni.migmo.ru) (in Russian). 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Герасимов, Алексей (Gerasimov, Alexey) (20 August 1996). "Предприимчивый делец: Американские спецслужбы разрушили бизнес российского рекордсмена" [Enterprising businessman: American intelligence services destroyed the business of the Russian record holder]. Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Alternate archive. Another alternate archive "The most clever undetected criminal in the world," is how Time magazine describes the head of the Austrian company Nordex GmbH, a native of Russia, Grigory Luchansky. “The fastest person to get rich in Europe,” says the entry about Luchansky in the Guinness Book of Records. Luchansky's business began after his release in 1985 (he served two years for embezzlement). He quickly amassed a large fortune and came to the attention of law enforcement agencies of the USSR (then Russia) and 11 countries in Europe and America. In their opinion, Luchansky did not always make money legally: for example, by selling weapons or smuggling drugs. Although the matter did not come to specific charges, Luchansky had to give up hope of working in the West. The only trial at which Luchansky will have to speak is the trial of his lawsuit against the newspaper "Evening Moscow". On the eve of this event, Kommersant correspondent ALEXEY GERASIMOV met with Grigory Luchansky.
  7. ↑ "Konstantin Zyryanov quitte l'AS Monaco FC | News | AS Monaco FC". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Vadim Vasilyev fait le point sur le mercato". 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Vadim Vasilyev". 8 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Vasilyev : "Falcao, le meilleur attaquant du monde"". 9 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Yann (8 July 2013). "Monaco:recrutement terminé ?".
  12. ↑ Edouard (13 July 2013). "AS Monaco : Vasilyev justifie les choix du président".
  13. ↑ "Спорт РИА Новости – главные новости спорта, фото, видео и инфографика, аналитика и блоги от экспертов и известных спортсменов". Спорт РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "ECOFOOT".
  15. ↑ "РИА Новости Спорт – главные новости спорта, фото, видео и инфографика, аналитика и блоги от экспертов и известных спортсменов". РИА Новости Спорт (in Russian). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Monaco: la très bonne affaire des transferts". L'Express. September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "C'est comment une négociation avec Monaco, le club qui a ramené 200 millions cet été?". 20 minutes. France. September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Vasilyev : "Je n'envie pas le PSG"". France Football (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ex-Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele appointed as Monaco technical director". Tribuna.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Sports, Fox. "Monaco sign Brazilian defender Jemerson from Atletico Mineiro". FOX Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Globe Soccer Awards to AS Monaco | News | AS Monaco FC". asmonaco.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ce trophée qui récompense la politique de recrutement de l'AS Monaco". nicematin.com (in French). 8 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  23. ↑ White, Adam; Devin, Eric (18 February 2019). "Monaco may regret sacking the man who revitalised the club: Vadim Vasilyev made Monaco the model of a sustainable, profitable club. But he has paid for their disastrous season". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  24. ↑ Tronchet, Sylvain (19 April 2018). ""Projet Daphne" : quand Russes et Chinois se paient un passeport européen, à Malte, pour un million d'euros: L'enquête sur la corruption à Malte de 18 médias internationaux de l'organisation Forbidden stories révèle les dérives d'un programme de vente de passeports, dont l'usage, par les bénéficiaires, est parfois flou" [“Daphne Project”: when Russians and Chinese buy a European passport, in Malta, for a million euros: The investigation into corruption in Malta by 18 international media outlets by the organization Forbidden Stories reveals the excesses of a program for the sale of passports, the use of which by the beneficiaries is sometimes unclear.]. francetvinfo.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  25. ↑ Bagnoli, Lorenzo (5 March 2018). "Maltese Golden Visas: Thumbs Up? Thumbs Down? Who Knows?". OCCRP. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  26. ↑ "Golden Visa Programmes in Europe Pose Major Corruption Risk". Transparency International (transparency.org). 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  27. ↑ Dobrovolskaya, Lily; Pavlovskaya, Yulya; Shumanov, Ilya; Delia, Emanuel (8 December 2017). "How Wealthy Russians buy Maltese Citizenship". Transparency International (transparency.org). Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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