Dmitri Kharine
 Kharine in 2010 while goalkeeping coach for Luton Town | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dmitri Viktorovich Kharine | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1968 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | FShM Moscow | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1982–1987 | FC Torpedo Moscow | 63 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 40 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1999 | Chelsea | 118 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Celtic | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Hornchurch | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 289 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | USSR | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992 | CIS | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1992–1998 | Russia | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Template:Eastern Slavic name Dmitri Viktorovich Kharine (Template:Lang-ru, (born 16 August 1968 in Moscow) is a Russian former professional footballer turned goalkeeping coach. Kharine is currently without a club.
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1982 until 2004, notably in the Premier League for Chelsea, after playing for Moscow clubs Torpedo, Dynamo and CSKA. He finished his professional career in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic, before returning to England to play for non-league Hornchurch. He earned international caps for the USSR, CIS and the Russian national football teams. Kharine joined Luton Town in 2004 as goalkeeping coach, and remained with the club until 2013.
Club career
Russian football
He played for Russian sides Torpedo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow in the early part of his career, before moving to English FA Premier League club Chelsea in December 1992 for £400,000.
Chelsea
With Chelsea, Kharine impressed in their run to the 1994 FA Cup Final – though he conceded four goals in the final itself – and then the club's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 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 Ed de Goey, 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 FA Cup Final triumph at the end of the 1996–97 season (Norwegian Frode Grodås played instead), and was not chosen in the squad for the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup 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 Celtic in the summer of 1999 on a free transfer. He arrived at Celtic Park as the first signing of new management team John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish, but injury problems ensured that he played just 11 games for the club.
Hornchurch
He was released in the summer of 2002 and signed for non-League club Hornchurch, where he was sent-off on his debut.
Wheathampstead 89 He made his debut for W89 in a 3-0 victory on a sunny English morning
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 caps for the USSR, eleven for the CIS and then 23 for Russia. Aided in part by the short-lived nature of the CIS, he was their most-capped player. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 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 Netherlands in Gothenburg; and for Russia at USA 94 and Euro 96, with his team going out in the group stages on each occasion. He won his last cap in September 1998 against Ukraine.
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.
Coaching career
Kharine joined Luton Town in 2004 as the club's goalkeeping coach. He remained with the club until 2013 when he was released from his contract. Kharine was the goalkeeping coach at Hemel Hempstead Town.
Personal life
His younger brother Mikhail Kharin played football professionally as well.
Playing career
References
External links
- Dmitri Kharine at Soccerbase
- Dmitri Kharine career stats at Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
- International statistics
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- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- 1968 births
- Living people
- FC Torpedo Moscow players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- PFC CSKA Moscow players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Hornchurch F.C. players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Premier League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Soviet Union international footballers
- Russia international footballers
- Sportspeople from Moscow
- Russian footballers
- Soviet footballers
- Olympic footballers of the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- UEFA Euro 1992 players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- Russian expatriate footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Russian Football Premier League players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Russian expatriates in England
- Russian expatriates in Scotland