Viktor Onopko facts for kids
Onopko honored by UEFA in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 14 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Voroshylovhrad, Soviet Union (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) | ||
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Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Russian: Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former footballer. He is the assistant manager of both FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League, as well as the Russia national team.
As a footballer, he played as a defender, and held the record for most international appearances for the Russia national team until 2015.
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Club career
Onopko's career as a player started in 1986. During this 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
| 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 | |
Honours
Spartak Moscow
- Russian Premier League: 1992, 1993, 1994
- Soviet Cup: 1992
- Russian Cup: 1994
Individual
- Footballer of the Year in Russia (Futbol magazine): 1992, 1993
- Footballer of the Year in Russia (Sport-Express newspaper): 1993
See also
In Spanish: Víktor Onopko para niños
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
