Oleg Litvinenko

Kazakhstani footballer

Oleg LitvinenkoPersonal information

Full name|  Oleg Litvinenko
Date of birth|  (1973-11-23)23 November 1973
Place of birth|  Taraz, Soviet Union
Date of death|  19 November 2007(2007-11-19) (aged 33)
Place of death|  Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height|  1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1990–1991|  Khimik Dzhambul|  13|  (1)
1991|  Rus Volgograd|  13|  (2)
1992|  Fosfor Jambyl|  29|  (11)
1993|  FC Dinamo Almaty|  40|  (17)
1994|  Taraz|  28|  (20)
1995–1999|  Yelimay|  92|  (51)
2000–2001|  Kairat|  31|  (15)
2001|  Ermis Aradippou|  6|  (0)
2002|  Zhenis Astana|  10|  (1)
2002–2003|  Yelimay|  50|  (24)
2004|  Aktobe|  5|  (1)
2005|  Alma-Ata|  22|  (7)
2006|  Semey|  8|  (3)
2007|  Taraz|  4|  (1)
Total|  |  351|  (154)
National team‡
1996-2006|  Kazakhstan|  28|  (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2015

Oleg Litvinenko (Russian: Олег Литвиненко; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh International footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward.

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 1.1 Club
* 1.2 International
* 2 Death
* 3 Career statistics
* 3.1 Club
* 3.2 International
* 3.3 International goals
* 4 Honours
* 4.1 Club
* 4.2 Individual
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Career[edit]

### Club[edit]

In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, after playing for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship whilst not being eligible.[1]

During Litvinenko's time in the Kazakhstan Premier League, he has scored 147 goals, putting him as the all-time top scorer in the tournament, until Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev beat his record.[2]

### International[edit]

Litvinenko represented Kazakhstan 28 times between 1996 and 2006, whilst also representing the Kazakhstan U-23 10 times, scoring 9 times, during the 1996 Olympic Games Qualifiers.[1]

## Death[edit]

Litvinenko died on 18 November 2007, four days short of his 34th birthday. Litvinenko was found hanging from a tree in an abandoned cemetery, the cause of death was ruled as a suicide.[1]

## Career statistics[edit]

### Club[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Khimik Dzhambul | 1990 | Soviet Second League | 2 | 0 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0
1991 | 11 | 1 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1
Total  | 13 | 1 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1
Rus Volgograd | 1991 | Soviet Second League B | 13 | 2 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2
Fosfor Jambyl | 1992 | Top Division | 29 | 11 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 29 | 11
FC Dinamo Almaty | 1993 | Top Division | 40 | 17 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 40 | 17
Taraz | 1994 | Top Division | 28 | 20 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 28 | 20
Yelimay | 1995 | Top Division | 26 | 9 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 26 | 9
1996 | 26 | 11 |  |  |  |  | - | - | 26 | 11
1997 | 17 | 8 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8
1998 | 23 | 23 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23
1999 | banned
Total  | 92 | 51 |  |  |  |  | - | - | 92 | 51
Kairat | 2000 | Top Division | 23 | 13 |  |  | - | - | 23 | 13
2001 | 8 | 2 |  |  | - | - | 8 | 2
Total  | 31 | 15 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 31 | 15
Ermis Aradippou | 2000–01 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 |  |  | - | - | 6 | 0
Zhenis Astana | 2002 | Super League | 10 | 1 |  |  | - | - | 10 | 1
Yelimay | 2002 | Super League | 21 | 11 |  |  | - | - | 21 | 11
2003 | 29 | 13 |  |  | - | - | 29 | 13
Total  | 50 | 24 |  |  | - | - | - | - | 50 | 24
Aktobe | 2004 | Super League | 5 | 1 |  |  | - | - | 5 | 1
Alma-Ata | 2005 | Super League | 22 | 7 |  |  | - | - | 22 | 7
Semey | 2006  | Kazakhstan First Division | 8 | 3 |  |  | - | - | 8 | 3
Taraz | 2007 | Super League | 4 | 1 |  |  | - | - | 4 | 1
Career total  | 351 | 154 |  |  |  |  | - | - | 351 | 154

### International[edit]

Kazakhstan national team

Year | Apps | Goals
1996 | 1 | 0
1997 | 5 | 0
1998 | 0 | 0
1999 | 0 | 0
2000 | 7 | 1
2001 | 5 | 4
2002 | 1 | 1
2003 | 1 | 0
2004 | 0 | 0
2005 | 5 | 0
2006 | 3 | 0
Total | 28 | 6

Statistics accurate as of 5 November 2015[3]

### International goals[edit]

# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1. | 6 April 2000 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Palestine | 2-0 | 2–0 | 2000 AFC ACQ
2. | 12 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |  Nepal | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 WC qualification
3. | 3–0
4. | 14 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq |  Macau | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 WC qualification
5. | 25 April 2001 | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Iraq | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 WC qualification
6. | 7 July 2002 | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Estonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly
Correct as of 22 May 2016[4]

## Honours[edit]

### Club[edit]

Yelimay

* Kazakhstan Top Division (2): 1995, 1998
* Kazakhstan Cup: 1995

Kairat

* Kazakhstan Cup: 1999–00, 2001

### Individual[edit]

* 2005 GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year"
* Kazakhstan Top scorer: 1994, 1998

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "УШЕЛ БОМБАРДИР". kaz-football.kz/ (in Russian). kaz-football.kz. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
2. ^ "ЛУЧШИЕ БОМБАРДИРЫ ЧЕМПИОНАТОВ КАЗАХСТАНА. 1992-2007" (in Kazakh). Lyakhov. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
3. ^ "Oleg Litvinenko". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
4. ^ "Oleg Litvinenko - national football team player". eu-football.info.

## External links[edit]

* Photos at National Team website
* Profile at National Team website

Awards

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Kazakhstan Premier League Top Scorers

* 1992: Kogai
* 1993: Shmarikov
* 1994: Litvinenko
* 1995: Miroshnichenko
* 1996: Antonov
* 1997: Mazbaev
* 1998: Litvinenko
* 1999: Agabayev
* 2000: Mendes
* 2001: Tlekhugov
* 2002: Lunev
* 2003: Finonchenko
* 2004: Bakayev & Tlekhugov
* 2005: Tleshev
* 2006: Irismetov
* 2007: Irismetov
* 2008: Tleshev
* 2009: Tleshev & Baýramow
* 2010: Bakayev
* 2011: Bakayev
* 2012: Bakayev
* 2013: Zyankovich
* 2014: Foxi
* 2015: Gohou
* 2016: Gohou
* 2017: Gohou
* 2018: Pizzelli
* 2019: Tomasov & Eseola
* 2020: Paulo
* 2021: Tomasov

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Kazakhstani Footballer of the Year

Football Federation|

* 1992: Volgin
* 1993: Kurganskiy
* 1994: Musatayev
* 1995: Miroshnichenko
* 1996: Voskoboynikov
* 1997: Voskoboynikov
* 1998: Voskoboynikov
* 1999: Avdeyev
* 2000: Avdeyev
* 2001: Tlekhugov
* 2002: Lovchev
* 2003: Zhumaskaliyev
* 2004: Smakov
* 2005: Zhumaskaliyev
* 2006: not held
* 2007: not held
* 2008: Smakov
* 2009: not held
* 2010: Zhumaskaliyev
* 2011: Konysbayev
* 2012: Nurdauletov
* 2013: Finonchenko
* 2014: Islamkhan
* 2015: Gohou
* 2016: Islamkhan
* 2017: Gohou
* 2018: Pizzelli

GOAL Magazine|

* 1999: Zubarev
* 2000: Mendes
* 2001: Tlekhugov
* 2002: Lovchev
* 2003: Novikov
* 2004: Smakov
* 2005: Litvinenko
* 2006: Loria
* 2007: Smakov
* 2008: Smakov
* 2009: Smakov
* 2010: Zhumaskaliyev
* 2011: Schmidtgal
* 2012: Bakayev
* 2013: Finonchenko
* 2014: Islamkhan

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