Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko ( be, Сяргей Аляксандравіч Карніленка; russian: Сергей Александрович Корниленко; born 14 June 1983) is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

ian professional

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coach and a former player who played as a striker. He is an assistant coach with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In

, both Belarusian and

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

s are official. Thus his name, usually transliterated as Sergei Kornilenko (russian: link=no, Серге́й Корниленко), can be alternatively spelled as Syarhey Karnilenka ( be, Сяргей Карніленка).

Career

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...

-born Kornilenko began his career in his native Belarus as a trainee with

FC Dinamo Minsk FC Dinamo Minsk ( be, ФК Дынама Мінск, ''FK Dynama Minsk''; russian: link=no, ФК Динамо Минск) is a professional football club based in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk. It was founded in 1927 as part of the Sovi ...

before joining his hometown club. After an unsuccessful half a season with Vitebsk he returned to Minsk, where he spent three seasons before moving to Ukraine with

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Union, Soviet Dynamo Sports Club, Dynamo Sports Soc ...

and

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

. In 2008, he moved to the

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; russian: Российская премьер-лига; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 ...

with

FC Tom Tomsk FC Tom Tomsk (russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск) is a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium (Tomsk). History The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...

, with whom he enjoyed a successful first season. On 19 July 2009

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 ...

signed the striker until December 2013. The Russian club had needed a new striker after a serious injury to

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and after transfer listing

Fatih Tekke Fatih Tekke (born 9 September 1977), known by his ''given nickname'' Sultan, is a Turkish football coach and former player who most recently managed Denizlispor. Club career Turkey Tekke was born in the small town of Köprübaşı, in the pr ...

. On 9 March 2010 Kornilenko was loaned back to Tom Tomsk for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. He returned to Zenit in the summer of 2010 but was loaned out again, this time to

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

, until January 2011. On 31 January 2011, Kornilenko signed on loan for English Premier League club

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

, turning down a move to

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

in the process. In June 2011, he signed a contract with

club Krylia Sovetov Samara. He announced his retirement on 10 July 2019. On 17 February 2021, Krylia Sovetov announced that he will be registered as a club player again to play a farewell game at the home field. He scored the last goal of a 6–0 victory over

FC Krasnodar-2 FC Krasnodar-2 (russian: ФК «Краснодар-2» Краснодар) is a Russian football team from Krasnodar, founded in 2013. From 2013 to 2018, it played in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. It made its debut in the ...

on 8 May 2021, one minute after appearing as a substitute in the 83rd minute. Krylia Sovetov had secured their return to the

two games prior to that one.

International career

Kornilenko is a regular member of the

Belarus national football team The Belarus national football team ( be, Зборная Беларусі па футболе, Zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, Sbornaya Belarusi po futbolu) represents Belarus in inte ...

, earning his first cap in 2004. On 8 September 2015, Kornilenko captained his side in the absence of suspended

Alyaksandr Martynovich Alyaksandr Uladzimiravich Martynovich ( be, Аляксандр Уладзiмiравiч Мартыновіч, russian: Александр Владимирович Мартынович; born 26 August 1987) is a Belarusian professional footballer ...

in the 2:0 win over

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

in a Euro 2016 qualifier. In the summer of 2012 he was selected as one of the over aged players to represent Belarus at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London to participate in the Men's football tournament.

International goals

Personal life

Kornilenko is married and has a daughter.Interview with Presball.by
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Honours

Dinamo Minsk *

Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, � ...

winner: 2002–03 *

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

top scorer:

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Dynamo Kyiv *

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

champion: 2003–04 *

Ukrainian Super Cup The Ukrainian Super Cup ( uk , Суперкубок України) is an association football game of the Ukrainian Premier League in traditional super cup format that acts as the grand-opening for every new football (soccer), football competiti ...

winner:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Zenit St. Petersburg * Russian Cup: 2009–10 Krylia Sovetov *

Russian Football National League The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

winner: 2014–15, 2020-21

References

External links

Profile at the official FC Zenit St. Petersburg website
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