Dmitri Viktorovich Kharine (russian: Дмитрий Викторович Харин; born 16 August 1968) is a Russian football coach and former professional

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, who is goalkeeping coach of National League South side

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. As a player, he was a

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from 1982 until 2004, notably in the

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for

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, after playing for Moscow clubs

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and CSKA. He finished his professional career in the Scottish Premier League with

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, before returning to England to play for non-league

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. He earned international caps for the

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and the

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national football teams. Kharine joined

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in 2004 as goalkeeping coach, and remained with the club until 2013, later joining Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead Town in a similar capacity.

Club career

Russian football

He played for Russian sides

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and

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in the early part of his career, before moving to English FA Premier League club

in December 1992 for £400,000.

Chelsea

With Chelsea, Kharine impressed in their run to the

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– though he conceded four goals in the final itself – and then the club's

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run a year later, where they reached the semi-finals in their first European campaign since the 1970s. His later years at the club were blighted by injury problems and the signing of Dutch goalkeeper

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, which limited him to 20 appearances in his last three seasons. In total, he played in 146 games for Chelsea. Kharine was not fit for inclusion in Chelsea's

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triumph at the end of the 1996–97 season (Norwegian

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played instead), and was not chosen in the squad for the

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and

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final victories a year later. When Gianluca Vialli became Chelsea manager he established de Goey as the club's first choice goalkeeper; Kharine was limited to five appearances that season, mainly in cup games. He remained at the club as a reserve goalkeeper for a further two seasons after this.

Celtic

Kharine signed for Scottish side

in the summer of 1999 on a free transfer. He arrived at

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as the first signing of new management team

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and Kenny Dalglish, but injury problems ensured that he played just 11 games for the club (8 in the league).

Hornchurch

He was released in the summer of 2002 and signed for

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club

, where he was

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on his debut.

International career

Kharine was also an international; as a result of the political turmoil in his home nation, he ended up playing for three different teams. He won six

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for the

, eleven for the

and then 23 for

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. Aided in part by the short-lived nature of the CIS, he was their most-capped player. He represented the Soviet Union at the

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, winning a gold medal in the football competition. He played for the CIS at the 1992 European Championships, performing well in the 0–0 draw with the

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in Gothenburg; and for Russia at USA 94 and

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, with his team going out in the group stages on each occasion. He won his last cap in September 1998 against

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Coaching career

Kharine joined

in 2004 as the club's goalkeeping coach. He remained with the club until 2013 when he was released from his contract. Kharine then joined fellow league two side Stevenage until he left in 2015 shortly after Teddy Sheringham had left. Kharine is now the goalkeeping coach at

Personal life

His younger brother Mikhail Kharin played football professionally as well. Mikhail's son Filipp Kharin is now also a professional goalkeeper.

Career achievements

Dmitri Kharine achieved the following successes during his football career: 1985 U'16 European Champion, 1986 USSR Cup Winner, 1988 Olympic Champion, 1990 U'21 European Champion, 1991 USSR League Champion, 1992 Runner's Up Russian Cup & 1994 Runner's Up F.A. Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 September 1998''

Honours

Chelsea *

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: 1996–97 * Football League Cup / EFL Cup: 1997–98 *

: 1997–98 *

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Celtic *

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: 2000–01 Soviet Union *

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References

External links

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Dmitri Kharine career stats
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Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database

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