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Viktor Onopko
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Onopko in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-14) 14 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Voroshylovhrad, Ukrainian SSR (now Luhansk, Ukraine)
Height 1.89 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Rostov, Russia (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Stakhanovets Stakhanov 4 (0)
1986–1988 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (0)
1989 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
1990–1991 Shakhtar Donetsk 45 (4)
1992–1995 Spartak Moscow 108 (23)
1995–2002 Real Oviedo 216 (7)
2002–2003 Rayo Vallecano 28 (1)
2003–2004 Alania Vladikavkaz 7 (0)
2004–2005 Saturn 51 (1)
Total 462 (33)
National team
1992 CIS 4 (0)
1992–2004 Russia 109 (7)
Teams managed
2009–2020 CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2021– Russia (assistant)
2022– Rostov (assistant)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Russian: Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a former Russian football defender. He is the assistant manager of both FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national team.

As a player, Onopko held the record for most international appearances for the Russia national team until 2015.

Club career

Onopko's career as a player started in 1986. During that time, he played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, Alania Vladikavkaz and Saturn Ramenskoye. He retired as a player in 2005.

International career

Eligible to play for both the Ukrainian and Russian national teams, Onopko chose the latter (unlike his brother Sergey, who opted to play for Ukraine). He amassed 109 caps (plus 4 for the CIS, including in the 1992 Euros). He played in the 1994 and 2002 world cups, as well as 1996 Euros. Onopko was in the preliminary squad for Euro 2004 but was dropped due to injury. With the national team, in 2003 he won the Cyprus friendly tournament

After retiring, in 2009, he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Coaching career

Onopko worked for 11 years as an assistant coach for CSKA Moscow.

On 26 July 2021, he was hired as an assistant to Valeri Karpin in the Russia national team.

In February 2022, after FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian clubs and the national teams from international competitions amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Karpin returned as manager to FC Rostov and hired Onopko as his assistant there as well.

Personal life

Onopoko was born in Voroshilovgrad (now called Lugansk) in the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, he acquired both Ukrainian and Russian citizenships.

Viktor has a younger brother, Serhiy, who also played as a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stakhanovets Stakhanov 1986 4 0 0 0 4 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 1986 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 3 0 1 0 4 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Dinamo Kyiv 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 1990 21 0 3 1 24 1
1991 24 1 1 0 25 1
Total 45 1 4 1 0 0 49 2
Spartak Moscow 1992 23 6 2 1 7 1 32 8
1993 30 9 4 0 9 4 43 13
1994 26 2 3 0 5 0 34 2
1995 29 6 1 0 6 0 36 6
Total 108 23 10 1 27 5 145 29
Real Oviedo 1995–96 19 1 19 1
1996–97 37 0 1 0 38 0
1997–98 31 0 31 0
1998–99 33 0 2 0 35 0
1999-00 31 2 1 0 32 2
2000–01 35 3 1 0 36 3
2001–02 30 1 30 1
Total 216 7 5 0 0 0 221 7
Rayo Vallecano 2002–03 28 1 1 0 29 1
Alania Vladikavkaz 2003 7 0 1 0 8 0
Saturn Ramenskoye 2004 26 1 5 0 31 1
2005 25 0 2 0 27 0
Total 51 1 7 0 0 0 58 1
Career total 458 33 29 2 27 5 514 40

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 February 1993 Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 11 October 1995 Moscow, Russia  Greece 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3. 5 September 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 2–3 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
4. 31 March 1999 Moscow, Russia  Andorra 3–0 6–1
5. 8 September 1999 Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 1–0 2–1
6. 2–1
7. 16 October 2002 Volvograd, Russia  Albania 3–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Honours

Spartak Moscow

Individual

  • Footballer of the Year in Russia (Futbol magazine): 1992, 1993
  • Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express newspaper): 1993

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Víktor Onopko para niños

  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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