He played in 47 matches in 2002–03 and won the player of the year award. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. He then played in Ukraine for Metalurh Zaporizhya and back in Russia with Luch-Energia Vladivostok, Rostov and Alania Vladikavkaz.
He participated in 47 matches during the 2002–03 season and won the player of the year award. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. Afterward, he moved to Ukraine to play for Metalurh Zaporizhya and then continued his career in Russia with Metalurh Zaporizhya, Rostov, and Alania Vladikavkaz.