Sergei Vitalyevich Gurenko (or Syarhey Hurenka; Belarusian: Сяргей Віталевіч Гурэнка, IPA: [sʲarˈɣʲɛj vʲiˈtalʲɛvʲid͡ʐ ɣuˈrɛnka]; Russian: Серге́й Вита́льевич Гуре́нко, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪˈtalʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʊˈrʲenkə]; born 30 September 1972) is a Belarusian football coach and former player who was a regular in the Belarus national team for nearly 12 years.
 Gurenko in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Grodno, Soviet Union (now Belarus) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, full-back | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2006 | Belarus | 80 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Serbia (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 2021 | Riteriai | ||
| 2021 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | ||
| 2023 | Ufa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn 1995, Gurenko 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, which cost the club 10.58 billion Italian lire,[1] but couldn't establish himself well there, playing in seven 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.[citation needed]
In the summer of 2003, Gurenko returned to Lokomotiv Moscow, still managed by Yuri Syomin at the time. Despite advancing age, he played for the team for five more years, alternating between several defensive positions such as defensive midfielder, left-back, and right-back.
On 8 December 2008, he moved back to Belarus to play for Dinamo Minsk[2] and retired on 21 August 2009.
In 2014, he briefly joined Belarusian Second League club Partizan Minsk.[3][4][5]
On 22 July 2006, Gurenko passed the milestone of 500 competitive games on the highest level, and became a member of the elite club of Sergei Aleinikov.[6] In total, he has played in 612 matches for top league clubs.[7]
International career
editGurenko debuted for the Belarus national 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 for the WC qualifier against Moldova on 3 September 2005.
He is the second most capped Belarusian player, with 80 caps.[8]
As part of the national team won 2002 LG Cup.[9]
Coaching career
editAfter 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's club officials promoted him to the head coaching position. He replaced Kirill Alshevski.[10]
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 teammate Khasanbi Bidzhiyev, appointed earlier as a head coach.[11]
On 17 June 2023, Gurenko was hired as manager of Ufa.[12] He was dismissed by Ufa on 28 August 2023 after Ufa started the league season with 1 win in 7 games.[13]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gurenko goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1997 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Sweden |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 October 1998 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales |  Wales |
1–1 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
| 3 | 29 March 2003 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Moldova |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
Honours
editNeman Grodno
Lokomotiv Moscow
Real Zaragoza
Parma
References
edit- ^ "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 (in Russian)
- ^ ФК «Клецк» — ФК «Партизан» 0:3 (in Russian)
- ^ Партизан-2002 (Минск) (in Russian)
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Sergei Gurenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Moskva) 2002".
- ^ Гуренко сменил Альшевского на посту главного тренера Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Сергей Гуренко вошел в тренерский штаб нальчикского "Спартака"" (in Russian). PFC Spartak Nalchik. 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Сергей Гуренко – главный тренер ФК "Уфа"!" (in Russian). FC Ufa. 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Сергей Гуренко покидает пост главного тренера ФК "Уфа"" (in Russian). FC ufa. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
External links
edit- Sergei Gurenko's international appearances at RSSSF
- Sergei Gurenko in Italy and Spain (in Russian)
- Sergei Gurenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)