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Viktor Onopko
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Russian association football player and manager
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Viktor Onopko is a male association football player born on October 14, 1969, in Luhansk. He holds citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia and speaks Russian. His professional career as a defender spanned from 1988 to 2005. He played for FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Alania Vladikavkaz, Real Oviedo, and FC Leon Saturn.
Onopko represented the Soviet Union, Russia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States in international competition. He participated in the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996. He is the sibling of Serhiy Onopko. His awards include the Order of Honour and the title of Honoured Master of Sports of Russia.
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Key facts
- 1986
- Stakhanovets Stakhanov
- 1989
- Dynamo Kyiv
- 1991
- USSR U-21
- 1992
- CIS
- 2021
- Russia (assistant)
- 2022
- Rostov (assistant)
- Full name
- Viktor Savelyevich Onopko
- Date of birth
- ( 1969-10-14 ) 14 October 1969 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Luhansk , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
- Height
- 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Defender
- Current team
- Rostov , Russia (assistant coach)
- Years
- Team
- 1986 1988
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- 1990 1991
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- 1992 1995
- Spartak Moscow
- 1995 2002
- Real Oviedo
- 2002 2003
- Rayo Vallecano
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- Russia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Luhansk
- Sibling
- Serhiy Onopko
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1996
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Rostov
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Image
- Viktor Onopko 2011.jpg
- Height
- 189
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- date of birth
- 1969-10-14
- Commons category
- Viktor Onopko
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- end of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viktor Onopko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.