| Personal 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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.
Career
Club
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.
During Litvinenko's time in the Kazakhstan Premier League, he scored 147 goals, becoming the all-time top scorer in the tournament, until Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev beat his record.
International
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.
Death
Litvinenko died on 18 November 2007, four days short of his 34th birthday. His body was found hanging from a tree in an abandoned cemetery. The cause of death was ruled as suicide.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||
Honours
Club
- Yelimay
- Kazakhstan Top Division (2): 1995, 1998
- Kazakhstan Cup: 1995
- Kairat
- Kazakhstan Cup: 1999–00, 2001
Individual
- 2005 GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year"
- Kazakhstan Top scorer: 1994, 1998
References
- ^ "УШЕЛ БОМБАРДИР". kaz-football.kz/ (in Russian). kaz-football.kz. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- "ЛУЧШИЕ БОМБАРДИРЫ ЧЕМПИОНАТОВ КАЗАХСТАНА. 1992-2007" (in Kazakh). Lyakhov. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- "Oleg Litvinenko". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "Oleg Litvinenko - national football team player". eu-football.info.
External links
Categories:- 1973 births
- 2007 deaths
- Men's association football forwards
- Soviet men's footballers
- Kazakhstani men's footballers
- Kazakhstani expatriate men's footballers
- Kazakhstan men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- FC Kairat players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- FC Taraz players
- FC Elimai players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Suicides by hanging in Kazakhstan
- FC Zhenis players
- Footballers from Taraz