biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1969– )
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| biography:
| Footballer, born in Lugansk, Ukraine. At age 9 he joined a football school and was soon playing for his first club, Shakhtar Donetsk. During his term of military service in the Russian army, he played for Dynamo Kiev, later joining top club Spartak Moscow in 1991. Since 1996 he has had success with Spanish first division club Real Oviedo. He was a member of the CIS squad in the 1992 European Championships, but opted to play for Russia following the break-up of the CIS team, and took part in Russia's bid in the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the USA. He participated in all 10 of Russia's qualifying games for the 2002 World Cup, playing a major role in helping the team finish top of their group. |
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