Mikhail Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh (; born 1 April 1974) is a former Russian footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Playing career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1995 for FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod. Personal life He is an identical twin brother of Vladimir Beschastnykh, a former Russian international player. References Russian footballers FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod players Russian Premier League players FC Dynamo Stavropol players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FK Ventspils players FC Rubin Kazan players Russian twins Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Latvia 1974 births Living people FC Metallurg Lipetsk players Russian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Twin sportspeople Footballers from Moscow Association football midfielders FC Spartak Moscow players FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny players