hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ ɹˈʌʃən sˈaɪdz toːɹpˈiːdoʊ mˈɑːskoʊ, dˈaɪnɐmˌoʊ mˈɑːskoʊ ænd sˈiːskˈɑː mˈɑːskoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˌɛfˈeɪ pɹəmˈɪɹ lˈiːɡ klˈʌb tʃˈɛlsiː ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.
He played for Russian sides Torpedo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow in the early part of his career, before moving to English FA Premier League club Chelsea in December 1992 for £400,000.