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]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editAleinikov 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 FC 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
editIn 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
editHis son Artur (born 1991), a midfielder, followed his father's footsteps and was part of Novara squad in 2009.[4][5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 8 | 0 | – | 12[c] | 0 | 50 | 3 | |
| Lecce | 1990–91 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 1991–92 | Serie B | 30 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 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 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 440 | 55 | ||
- ^ Includes Soviet Cup, Coppa Italia, Emperor's Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
International
edit| 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
editDinamo Minsk
Juventus
Soviet Union
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1988
Individual
- Belarusian Footballer of the Year: (3) 1984, 1986, 1988
References
edit- ^ Bedeschi, Stefano (5 November 2019). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Sergej ALEJNIKOV" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (18 February 2006). "Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". uefa.com. 29 November 2003. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ Luca Cellini (10 February 2009). "TMW VIAREGGIO - Novara, Aleinikov: "Farò strada in Italia"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Lorenzati, Simone (31 January 2018). "Aleinikov, sotto la Rocca nel nome del padre". Le Valli (in Italian). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b Sergei Aleinikov at National-Football-Teams.com
