Viktor Onopko

Viktor Onopko is a former football player born on October 14, 1969 in Luhansk. He held citizenship in both the Soviet Union and Russia. As a football player, Viktor was known for his career in Russia. He is an instance of a person.

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Savelyevich and the family name is Onopko.

Viktor Onopko

Onopko honored by UEFA in 2011

Personal information

Full name Viktor Savelyevich Onopko

Date of birth 14 October 1969 (age 52)

Place of birth Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

(now Luhansk, Ukraine)

Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

Position(s) Defender

Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Russian: Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former defender of Ukrainian origin. He is an assistant coach with the Russia national football team.

He held the record for most international appearances for the Russian national team until 8 September 2015, when he was overtaken by Sergei Ignashevich.

Club career

Born in Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk), Soviet Union, Onopko's career as a player started in 1986 and finished in 2005; during this time he played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Saturn.

International career

Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, Onopko chose to play for Russia and amassed 109 caps (plus 4 for the CIS, including the ones in Euro 92), the first coming in 1992. He played in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 96. 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

In 2009, he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Coaching career

He worked for 11 years as an assistant coach for PFC CSKA Moscow.

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

Personal life

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

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He held the record for most international appearances for the Russian national team until 8 September 2015, when he was overtaken by Sergei Ignashevich.

Club career

Born in Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk), Soviet Union, Onopko's career as a player started in 1986 and finished in 2005; during this time he played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, Alania Vladikavkaz and FC Saturn.

International career

Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, Onopko chose to play for Russia and amassed 109 caps (plus 4 for the CIS, including the ones in Euro 92), the first coming in 1992. He played in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 96. 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

In 2009, he was part of the Russia squad that won the 2009 Legends Cup.

Coaching career

He worked for 11 years as an assistant coach for PFC CSKA Moscow.

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

Personal life

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

In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Savelyevich and the family name is Onopko.

Viktor Onopko

Onopko honored by UEFA in 2011

Personal information

Full name Viktor Savelyevich Onopko

Date of birth 14 October 1969 (age 52)

Place of birth Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

(now Luhansk, Ukraine)

Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)

Position(s) Defender

Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Russian: Виктор Савельевич Онопко; born 14 October 1969) is a Russian football coach and a former defender of Ukrainian origin. He is an assistant coach with the Russia national football team.