Valeri Valeryevich Solyanik (russian: Валерий Валерьевич Соляник; born December 1, 1966) is a retired

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n professional

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player. Before joining FC Kristall at the age of 27 he played on amateur level in local competitions.

Career

Solyanik is the leading goal-scorer in the history of Smolensk football. He scored 161 goals for

FC Kristall Smolensk FC Kristall Smolensk (russian: «Кристалл» (Смоленск)) was a Russian football team from Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Obla ...

playing the

Russian First Division 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� ...

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and

Russian Third Division Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) (russian: Первенство России среди любительских футбольных клубов (III дивизион)) is the fourth overall tier of the Russian fo ...

. He also scored five goals playing for

FC Smolensk FC Smolensk (russian: ФК «Смоленск») is a Russian association football club based in Smolensk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. The club was established by the initiative of the Government of Smolensk Oblast. History The club was fo ...

Honours

* Russian Third League Zone 4 top scorer: 1994 (24 goals).

References

External links

* 1966 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Russian men's footballers Russian football managers FC Kristall Smolensk players Sportspeople from Smolensk Men's association football forwards {{Russia-footy-forward-1960s-stub