Serhiy Konyushenko

Ukrainian footballer and coach

Serhiy Konyushenko
Konyushenko in 2011
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Viktorovych Konyushenko
Date of birth (1971-07-09) 9 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka 70 (4)
1996 Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria 1 (0)
1996–1998 Obolon Kyiv 50 (1)
1998–1999 Turan Tovuz 5 (0)
1999–2006 Obolon Kyiv 190 (0)
1999–2006 Obolon-2 Kyiv 24 (1)
Managerial career
2006–2011 Obolon Kyiv (assistant)
2011–2013 Obolon Kyiv (caretaker)
2014 Peskovsky Rubin
2016 Toronto Atomic II
2017 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Serhiy Konyushenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Вікторович Конюшенко; born 9 July 1971 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former Ukrainian professional football defender and a Ukrainian football coach.

Club career

Konyushenko began his professional career in 1993 in his native country's fourth division with Nyva Myronivka.[1] After three seasons with Nyva Myronivka, he left to join Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria in the Ukrainian First League.[1] His spell with Oleksandria was brief as he was transferred to Obolon Kyiv in the third division.[1]

In 1998, he ventured abroad to the Azerbaijan Top League to play with Turan Tovuz.[1] Konyushenko played in 5 matches in his only season abroad.[1] Following his stint abroad, he returned to Obolon and helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title.[1][2] In 2001, he helped Obolon secure a promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] Konyushenko made his debut in the country's premier league the following season.[4] The 2004-05 season marked his final season in the premier league as Obolon was relegated to the second division.[5] He remained with Obolon for an additional season which marked his final professional campaign.[1]

Managerial career

Obolon Kyiv

After he retired from professional football, he transitioned into the managerial side with Obolon Kyiv as the senior coach for the youth team.[6][7] In 2011, he became the assistant coach for Vasyl Rats for the youth squad.[8]

Initially, Konyushenko and Vasyl Rats took over the managerial duties of Serhiy Kovalets on an interim basis in November 2011.[9] His match as manager for Kyiv was on November 20, 2011, against Vorskla Poltava.[10] Shortly after he became the sole caretaker manager for Obolon as Rats resigned due to poor health.[11][12][13] The club was relegated from the premier league in his debut season.[14][15]

The following season Konyushenko continued managing Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.[16] However, the season was short-lived as the club owners dissolved the team in February 2013.[17][18]

Following Obolon's withdrawal and reformation, Konyushenko was named the manager for Peskovsky Rubin in the Kyiv region championship.[19]

Canada

In the summer of 2016, he was named the head coach for Toronto Atomic's reserve team in the Canadian Soccer League's second division.[20][21] Konyushenko led Toronto to a victory over London City in his debut match on June 11, 2016.[20] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led Toronto to a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[22] Their playoff journey started in the semifinal round where Toronto defeated Brantford Galaxy's reserve team to advance to the championship finals.[22] The York Region Shooters reserve team defeated Toronto in the championship match.[23]

Chaika P. Borshchahivka

Konyushenko returned to Ukraine where he was appointed the manager for Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the national amateur league.[24] After several months with the Kyiv-based club, he left the team on November 12, 2017.[25]

Honours

Player

Obolon Kyiv

Manager

Toronto Atomic II

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Konushenko Sergey Viktorovich player profile". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine 1998/99". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ukraine 2001/02". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Obolon Kyiv 2002-03". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Obolon Kyiv 2004-05". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ Сергей Конюшенко (in Russian). football.ua. 11 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Игроки и тренеры Оболони о предстоящем дерби с Динамо" [Obolon players and coaches on the upcoming derby with Dynamo]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Василь Рац – старший тренер молодіжного складу Оболоні" [Vasil Rat – senior coach of the youth warehouse "Obolon"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Сергей Ковалец покидает Оболонь" [Serhiy Kovalets leaves Obolon]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 31 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Сергей Конюшенко: Ворскла нас недооценила" [Sergei Konyushenko: "Vorskla" underestimated us"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Сергей Конюшенко – и.о. главного тренера Оболони" [Sergey Konyushenko – acting head coach of Obolon]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Сергей Конюшенко: Футболисты прониклись идеей" [Sergey Konyushenko: "The football players were inspired by the idea"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Конюшенко: "Хотим видеть в Оболони только отечественных игроков"" [Konyushenko: "We want to see only domestic players in Obolon"]. football.ua. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Підсумки другої частини сезону 2011/2012. Оболонь" [Pouches of another part for the 2011/2012 season. "Obolon"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 19 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Сергей Конюшенко: У меня к судьям претензий нет" [Sergey Konyushenko: "I have no complaints about the judges"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Сергей Конюшенко и Анатолий Бессмертный - о встрече Оболони и Полтавы" [Sergey Konyushenko and Anatoly Bessmertny - about the meeting of "Obolon" and "Poltava"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  17. ^ (in Ukrainian) "Obolon" refused to brew in the spring part in the First League, but instead in Kiev there will be a new club, www.liga.net (21 February 2013)
  18. ^ "Підсумки виступів ФК Оболонь у першій частині сезону-2012/2013" [FC "Obolon" performance bags for the first part of the 2012/2013 season]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Экс-тренер "Оболони" возглавил аматорский клуб" [Former Obolon coach takes charge of amateur club]. footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). 17 November 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  20. ^ a b McCormick, Billy (20 June 2016). "Inside Atomic FC - Serhiy Konyushenko". www.torontoatomic.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  21. ^ Malchevsky, Roman (20 June 2016). "Сергей Конюшенко вошел в тренерский штаб "Торонто Атомик"" [Sergei Konyushenko joins Toronto Atomic coaching staff]. footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  22. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (17 October 2016). "York Region and Hamilton Advance to Semifinals......Shooters and Atomic will meet in Second Division final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  23. ^ a b Adamson, Stan (23 October 2016). "York Region Reserves Capture Second Division Title......entertaining 2-1 victory in extra time". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  24. ^ Malchevsky, Roman (4 July 2017). "Сергей Конюшенко возглавил "Чайку"" [Sergei Konyushenko takes charge of Chaika]. amateur.footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  25. ^ Malchevsky, Roman (12 November 2017). "Сергей Конюшенко покинул должность главного тренера "Чайки"" [Sergei Konyushenko resigns as Chaika's head coach]. amateur.footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Ukraine 2000/01". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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