Sergei Aleinikov
Personal information
Full name Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov
Date of birth (1961-11-07) 7 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1989 Dinamo Minsk 220 (31)
1989–1990 Juventus 30 (3)
1990–1992 Lecce 59 (2)
1993–1996 Gamba Osaka 83 (14)
1996 IK Oddevold 5 (0)
1997 Anagni 0 (0)
1998 Corigliano 9 (1)
Total 406 (51)
International career
1983–1984 Soviet Union Olympic 4 (1)
1984–1991 Soviet Union 73 (6)
1992 CIS 4 (0)
1992–1994 Belarus 4 (0)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Anagni
2000–2001 U.S. Pontedera 1912
2003 Torpedo-Metalurg Moscow
2003 Vidnoye
2003–2005 Copertino Youth Academy
2005–2007 Juventus Youth Academy
2007–2008 Kras
2011–2012 Kras
2014 Dainava Alytus
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Soviet Union
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1988 West Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov (Russian: Сергей Евгеньевич Алейников; Belarusian: Сярге́й Яўге́навіч Але́йнікаў, Syarhey Alyeynikaw; born 7 November 1961) is a Belarusian and Soviet former professional footballer, and currently a coach. He primarily played as a defensive midfielder and was known for his stamina, intelligence, solid technique, tactical sense, and passing ability. He also played in defence as a sweeper or centre-back.[1]

Playing career

Aleinikov was born in Minsk, Belarusian SSR. He played for the USSR national football team, making 73 appearances, scoring six goals, from 1984 to 1991,[2] and was in the Soviet squad that made the final of Euro 1988, losing to the Netherlands 0–2. He also played for the CIS in 1992 and earned 4 caps for Belarus after the independence of Belarus, earning his final cap against Luxembourg in a Euro 1996 qualifier in 1994.

He joined Dinamo Minsk in 1981 and won the USSR championship the following season. The midfielder then joined Juventus F.C. in 1989, and won the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia in 1990. He signed for U.S. Lecce in 1990, and in 1992 went to Japan to play for Gamba Osaka. He finished his career with Swedish side IK Oddevold in 1996.

In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Belarus by the Football Federation of Belarus as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.[3]

Coaching career

In the 2007–08 season Aleinikov served as head coach of amateur Promozione team Kras. He coached the side for a second time from summer 2011 until 30 October 2012.

Personal life

His son Artur (born 1991), a midfielder, followed his father's footsteps and was part of Novara squad in 2009.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Minsk 1981 Top League 14 0 14 0
1982 21 8 21 8
1983 29 2 29 2
1984 31 3 31 3
1985 32 5 32 5
1986 21 6 21 6
1987 28 2 28 2
1988 28 3 28 3
1989 16 2 16 2
Total 220 31 220 31
Juventus 1989–90 Serie A 30 3 30 3
Lecce 1990–91 Serie A 29 0 29 0
1991–92 Serie B 30 2 30 2
Total 59 2 0 0 0 0 59 2
Gamba Osaka 1993 J1 League 15 0 2 1 5 1 22 2
1994 32 6 0 0 3 1 35 7
1995 36 8 4 1 – 40 9
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 83 14 6 2 8 2 97 18
Oddevold 1996 Allsvenskan 5 0 5 0
Città di Anagni 1997–98 Nazionale Dilettanti 0 0 0 0
Corigliano 1997–98 Nazionale Dilettanti 9 1 9 1
Total 406 51 6 2 8 2 420 55

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Soviet Union 1984 6 0
1985 14 1
1986 10 1
1987 8 1
1988 15 2
1989 7 0
1990 5 0
1991 8 1
Total 73 6
CIS 1992 4 0
Total 4 0
Belarus 1992 1 0
1993 2 0
1994 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

Juventus

Soviet Union

Individual

References

  1. ^ Bedeschi, Stefano (5 November 2019). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Sergej ALEJNIKOV" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (18 February 2006). "Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". uefa.com. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  4. ^ Luca Cellini (10 February 2009). "TMW VIAREGGIO - Novara, Aleinikov: "Farò strada in Italia"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  5. ^ Lorenzati, Simone (31 January 2018). "Aleinikov, sotto la Rocca nel nome del padre". Le Valli (in Italian). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b Sergei Aleinikov at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

UEFA Jubilee Golden Players
Belarusian Footballer of the Year
Soviet Union / CIS squads
FC Moscow – managers
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