Andrey Yuryevich Malyshenkov (russian: Андрей Юрьевич Малышенков; born March 28, 1968) is a former Russian

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who played as a

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. He is currently the head coach for

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in the

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Playing career

Russia

Malyshenkov began his career in 1986 with Dynamo St. Petersburg in the Soviet First League. He later played with Kirovets Leningrad, a club affiliated with the Kirov machine-building factory. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991, he played in the newly formed

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with Smena-Saturn St. Petersburg in 1992. After four seasons with Smena-Saturn, he remained in the third tier with FC Gatchina. Following a season with Gatchina he returned to his former club Dynamo St. Petersburg. In 1999, he played in the

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with the newly promoted Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo. He made 11 appearances and recorded 1 goal in the second tier. He later played with FC Metallurg Lipetsk.

Canada

He went abroad to Canada in 2000 to sign with

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He re-signed with North York for the 2001 season. In the 2002 season, North York secured a postseason berth and reached the

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finals against

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, but lost to a score of 2-0.

Managerial career

Ukraine United

After his retirement, he helped to form FC Ukraine United, which competed in the Ontario Soccer League (OSL), where he served as a player/coach. When Ukraine United was granted a franchise in the

in 2016 he continued serving as the head coach. Malyshenkov would secure a playoff berth for the club as they finished as runner-ups in the First Division. In the opening round of the postseason, Ukraine would defeat

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. The club was ousted from the playoff tournament by York Region Shooters in the next round. He re-signed with Ukraine for the 2018 season. The club managed to secure the First Division title by finishing first in the standings. In the playoffs, United faced Brantford in the quarterfinals and advanced to the next round from a penalty shootout. However they were eliminated by

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in the next round. He returned to manage Ukraine United in 2021 in the OSL.

Vorkuta/Continentals

He was also named the head coach for FC Vorkuta in 2021. In his debut season with Vorkuta, he led the team to a regular season title and won the ProSound Cup by defeating

. He also led Vorkuta to the CSL Championship final but was defeated by Scarborough. In 2022, Vorkuta was rebranded into

and he resumed his managerial duties for the 2022 season. He led the club to the championship final for the second consecutive season where the Continentals successfully defeated Scarborough.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malyshenkov, Andrey 1968 births Living people Footballers from Saint Petersburg Russian men's footballers Russian expatriate men's footballers FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players North York Astros players FC Ukraine United players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Russian football managers Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football midfielders Soviet First League players Russian First League players Russian Second League players Soviet men's footballers FC Saturn-1991 Saint Petersburg players