Sergey Sergeyevich Kramarenko (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Крамаренко; 20 May 1946 – 25 March 2008) was a Soviet football player who played the majority of his career in Azerbaijan as a goalkeeper for PFC Neftchi Baku.[2] He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1966 following Neftchi's third-place finish in the Soviet Top League that year. He was born in Moscow.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergey Sergeyevich Kramarenko | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ganja, Azerbaijan, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 25 March 2008 (aged 61)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1975 | Neftchi Baku PFC | 263 | (0) |
| 1976 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 26 | (0) |
| 1977–1981 | Neftchi Baku PFC | 69 | (0) |
| 1982 | FK Khazar Lenkoran | ||
| 1983–1984 | Neftchi Baku PFC | 41 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989 | FK Khazar Lenkoran | ||
| 1990 | Goyazan Kazakh | ||
| 1993 | Neftchi Baku PFC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2008 | |||
Kramarenko holds the Azerbaijani football record for the most games played in the Soviet Top League with 312 caps. The keeper was unofficially named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 1970.[3]
Following his playing career, which included stints for the Ukrainian side FC Chornomorets Odesa and another Azerbaijani club FK Khazar Lenkoran, Kramarenko became football manager for Khazar Lenkoran and for another, smaller Azerbaijani club. He was named manager of Neftchi in 1993. He died in March 2008 in Moscow.[1]
He was the father of Dmitry Kramarenko, who played was a goalkeeper, most notable for Dinamo Moscow and the Azerbaijan national football team.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sergey Kramarenko dies". ANS Press. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ a b "25 March – Sergey Kramarenko (62)". FIFPro. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan – Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
External links
edit- Player stats on KLISF at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 May 2006)
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