Andrei Finonchenko ( Russian: Андрей Финонченко; born 21 June 1982) is a Kazakh football coach and former footballer striker who spent his whole career with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as well as representing the

Kazakhstan national football team The Kazakhstan national football team ( kk, Қазақстан Ұлттық футбол құрамасы, ''Qazaqstan Ūlttyq Futbol qūramasy'') represents Kazakhstan in men's international football and it is governed by the Kazakhstan Footbal ...

. He is currently the Sporting Director of

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footbal ...

Career

Club

Born in

Karagandy Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astana ...

, Finonchenko began his career as a left-back before being converted into a

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. Finonchenko announced his retirement from football, and his appointment as Shakhter Karagandy new assistant manager on 3 February 2017.

International

Finonchenko made his international debut on 6 June 2003, against

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, going on to make 20 appearances for his country, scoring five goals in the process, the first of which came against

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on 19 February 2004.

Managerial

After Uladzimir Zhuravel's contract terminated by mutual consent on 3 July 2018, with Finonchenko was appointed as Caretaker Manager of

. On 29 November 2019, Finonchenko was appointed as Sporting Director of Shakhter Karagandy.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 7 June 2014''

International goals

Honours

;Shakhter Karagandy * Kazakhstan Premier League (2):

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* Kazakhstan Cup (1):

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* Kazakhstan Super Cup (1): 2013

References

External links

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Profile at clubs website
1982 births Living people Kazakhstani footballers Association football forwards Kazakhstan international footballers Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Sportspeople from Karaganda Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent {{Kazakhstan-footy-bio-stub