Maksim Vladimirovich Demenko (russian: Максим Владимирович Деменко; born 21 March 1976) is a Russian

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manager and a former player who played as a

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. He is one of six players who scored for six different teams in the

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and the only player who had to take-over in goal when the goalkeeper was sent-off after all the substitutions have been made on two separate occasions (he allowed goals in both games, including a decisive goal for

FC Anzhi Makhachkala Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...

against

FC Zenit Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

in 2000).

Honours

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winner: 1994 * Russian Cup winner: 2003

International career

Demenko has made his debut for

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on 26 April 2000 in a friendly against the

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1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Krasnodar Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian footballers Russia under-21 international footballers Russia international footballers Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Lada-Tolyatti players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players FC Rostov players FC Spartak Moscow players FC Krasnodar players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk players Association football midfielders {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub