Sergei Gurenko
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Grodno, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Serbia (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Neman Grodno | 185 | (5) |
| 1995–1999 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 112 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Roma | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Parma | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Piacenza | 25 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 113 | (2) |
| 2009 | Dinamo Minsk | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Partizan Minsk | 7 | (0[1]) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–2006 | Belarus | 80 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Dinamo Minsk (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 2010–2012 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo Minsk (sporting director) | ||
| 2013 | Krasnodar (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Spartak Nalchik (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Amkar Perm (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Standard Liège (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Serbia (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2014. | |||
Sergei Gurenko (Belarusian: Сяргей Віталевіч Гурэнка, pronounced [sʲarˈɣʲɛj vʲiˈtalʲɛvʲitʂ ɣuˈrɛnka], Russian: Серге́й Вита́льевич Гуре́нко, tr. Sergey Vitalyevich Gurenko; IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪˈtalʲɪvʲɪtɕ ɡʊˈrʲɛnkə]; born 30 September 1972 in Grodno) is a Belarusian football coach and a former player.
Career
Clubs
Sergei Gurenko began his professional career in his local Belarusian club Khimik Hrodna in the 1989 season. From 1990 he was a regular starter for the team, playing more than 25 games per season intil 1995.
In 1995 he was transferred to Russian Premier League side Lokomotiv Moscow. His outstanding skills and determination lead him to become one of the leaders of his side, and eventually he left his team for further challenge. In 1999 he became a player of Italian Serie A side A.S. Roma, cost the club 10.58 billion Italian lire,[2] but couldn't establish himself well there, playing in only 7 games for his club.
In the 2000–01 season he played for Spanish La Liga side Real Zaragoza, but didn't do well there too, participating in just 11 games and for the 2001–02 season he returned to Italy, playing for Parma AC, making 11 appearances that season. The following season he was a regular part of the first team of Serie A side Piacenza, participating in 25 fixtures and scoring one goal.
In 2003 he returned to Lokomotiv. He was a regular for his club and became one of team's vice-captains. In 2004, playing in a pivotal role of defensive midfielder, Gurenko helped Lokomotiv for second Russian championship title.
On 8 December 2008 he moved back to Belarus to play for Dinamo Minsk[3] and retired on 21 August 2009.
In 2014 he briefly joined Belarusian Second League club Partizan Minsk[4][5]
National team
Sergei Gurenko debuted for the Belarus national football team on 5 May 1994, in a friendly against Ukraine and would eventually become the team captain. He ended his national team duty after a row with the manager during preparation to the WC qualifier against Moldova on 3 September 2005.
He is the second most capped Belarusian player with 80 caps.[6] Gurenko was the Belarusian national team's captain.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1997 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus |  Sweden | 1 – 0 | 1–2 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |
| 2 | 14 October 1998 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 1 – 1 | 2–3 | Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 3 | 29 March 2003 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus |  Moldova | 2 – 1 | 2–1 | Euro 2004 qualifier |
Achievements
On 22 July 2006, Gurenko passed milestone of 500 competitive games on the highest level, and became a member of elite club of Sergei Aleinikov.[7] In total, he has played in 612 matches for top league clubs.[8]
Coaching career
After release of Slavoljub Muslin by Dinamo Minsk on 27 July 2009, Gurenko was named new Assistant Coach in the team of new head coach Kirill Alshevskiy. On 21 August 2009 Dinamo Minsk club official promoted their former player and former assistant coach to the head coaching position, he replaced Kirill Alshevski.[9]
In 2013, he worked as Slavoljub Muslin's assistant at Russian top division club FC Krasnodar.
On 4 February 2014, Gurenko was appointed an assistant manager at PFC Spartak Nalchik, where he reunited with former Lokomotiv team-mate Khasanbi Bidzhiyev, appointed earlier as a head coach.[10]
Honours
Neman Grodno
- Belarusian Cup winner: 1992–93
Lokomotiv Moscow
- Russian Premier League champion: 2004
- Russian Cup winner: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2006–07
- Russian Super Cup winner: 2005
Real Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey winner: 2000–01
Parma
- Coppa Italia winner: 2001–02
References
- ↑ Партизан-2002 (Минск) (Russian)
- ↑ "BILANCIO D'ESERCIZIO E CONSOLIDATO DI GRUPPO AL 30 GIUGNO 2000" (PDF). AS Roma (in Italian). Borsa Italiana Archive. 28 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ Gurenko: Time has come for changes (in Russian)
- ↑ Футбол. Чемпионат Беларуси. Топ-10 звезд второй лиги: от Грабовского до Гуренко (Russian)
- ↑ ФК «Клецк» — ФК «Партизан» 0:3 (Russian)
- ↑ Sergei Gurenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Клуб Сергея Алейникова. Сергей Гуренко: 500 матчей как 50 лет". Pressball Online. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
- ↑ Дмитрий Лихтарович: шесть сотен! (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ Гуренко сменил Альшевского на посту главного тренера
- ↑ "Сергей Гуренко вошел в тренерский штаб нальчикского "Спартака"" (in Russian). PFC Spartak Nalchik. 4 February 2014.