Valeri Vladimirovich Korneyev (russian: Валерий Владимирович Корнеев; born 12 March 1962) is a Russian professional

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coach and a former player.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the

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in 1979 for

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Post-playing career

On 15 January 2021, he was banned from any football activity for life after

fielded 3 players who tested positive for

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in a league game and submitted fake negative test results to the league.

References

1962 births Footballers from Bryansk Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Dynamo Bryansk players PFC Dynamo Stavropol players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Marek Dupnitsa players FC Kuban Krasnodar players PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players FC Leon Saturn Ramenskoye players FC SKA-Khabarovsk players Soviet Top League players Russian Premier League players Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Russian football managers {{Russia-footy-forward-1960s-stub