Serhiy Yuriyovych Symonenko ( ua, Сергій Юрійович Симоненко; born 12 June 1981) is a

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retired football defender. Symonenko started his career in

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with Torpedo Moscow and then

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

before joining

Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 ...

in 2002. After making over 100 appearances in all competitions for Chornomorets he joined Arsenal Kyiv for the start of the 2007–08 season. In 2004, he played for the Ukraine national team. Symonenko made his debut for

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on 18 February 2004 in an away draw with

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(1:1). He was replaced on 62nd minute by

Vyacheslav Checher Vyacheslav Leonidovych Checher ( uk, В'ячеслав Леонідович Чечер; born 15 December 1980) is a Ukrainian retired professional football defender. International career Checher made his debut for Ukraine on 18 February 2004 i ...

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* 1981 births Living people People from Kupiansk Ukrainian footballers Ukraine youth international footballers Ukraine international footballers Association football defenders FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Torpedo-2 players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa players FC Sevastopol players FC Bunyodkor players Ukrainian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in Uzbekistan Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Uzbekistan Sportspeople from Kharkiv Oblast {{Ukraine-footy-defender-1980s-stub