Serhiy Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1982)

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Serhiy Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov with Karpaty Lviv in 2009
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Serhiyovych Kuznetsov
Date of birth (1982-08-31) 31 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Győr
Youth career
1991–2000 Ferencváros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Jokerit 7 (3)
2001–2003 Ferencváros 12 (4)
2002Erzsébeti Spartacus (loan) 3 (1)
2003Oradea (loan) 9 (7)
2003 Gomel 11 (5)
2004 Sheriff Tiraspol 24 (13)
2005 Vorskla Poltava 12 (0)
2005 Illichivets Mariupol 0 (0)
2006 Vėtra 33 (18)
2007–2008 Nosta Novotroitsk 45 (12)
2008–2011 Karpaty Lviv 55 (22)
2010Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2014 Sevastopol 48 (39)
2014–2015 Hoverla Uzhhorod 2 (0)
2016 Metalist Kharkiv 0 (0)
2018 Balkany Zorya 9 (0)
International career
Ukraine U21 6 (2)
Managerial career
2018 Arsenal Tula (assistant)
2018–2019 Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2019 Spartak Moscow (caretaker)
2020–2022 Panathinaikos (assistant)
2022–2024 Diósgyőr
2024– Győr
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Serhiy Kuznetsov (Hungarian: Kuznyecov Szergej; Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Кузнецов; born on 31 August 1982) is a Hungarian - with Russian ascendant - football coach and a former player who played as a forward and is a manager. He is a son of another footballer Serhiy Kuznetsov. He was registered with the Russian league as a Hungarian citizen.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Kuznetsov began his footballing career in the Hungarian club Ferencváros, the club his father, also Serhiy Kuznetsov, joined in 1991 from Chornomorets. Serhiy Kuznetsov, a highly athletic striker, was noticed by the Professional Finnish side Jokerit in 2000, in which club Kuznetsov began his professional career. When playing in the Lithuanian premier league club FK Vėtra, Kuznetsov became the top scorer in the Lithuanian League, netting 19 goals in 42 appearances. In Nosta, Kuznetsov became the second highest scorer for the club in 2007. After the start of the 2008–09 season in the Ukrainian Premier League, Kuznetsov signed a 2.5-year contract with the Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.

Kuznetsov has also played for the Ukrainian national youth football team.

Coaching career[edit]

Kuznetsov started his coaching career as an assistant to Oleg Kononov (who coached Kuznetsov previously for Sheriff, Karpaty and Sevastopol) in Russian clubs FC Arsenal Tula and FC Spartak Moscow. On 29 September 2019, following Kononov's resignation as Spartak manager, he was appointed caretaker manager for Spartak.[2] He left Spartak after permanent manager Domenico Tedesco was appointed on 14 October 2019.[3]

Diósgyőr[edit]

On 24 August 2022, he was appointed as the manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Diósgyőri VTK.[4] He led the club to promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I. On 31 January 2024, he was sacked.[5]

Győr[edit]

On 24 February 2024, he was apponted as the coach of Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Győri ETO FC.[6][7]

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of footballer Serhiy Kuznetsov who in 1983 represented Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 18 March 2024[8]
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
Spartak Moscow (caretaker) Russia 29 September 2019 13 October 2019 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.0
Diósgyőr Hungary 24 August 2022 31 January 2024 53 35 6 12 105 59 +46 066.0
Győr Hungary 24 February 2024 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 050.0
Total 58 37 6 15 110 64 +46 063.8

Honors[edit]

Individual

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kuznetsov Russian Premier League staff page" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Олег Кононов покидает "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Доменико Тедеско — новый главный тренер "Спартака"" [Domenico Tedesco is the new head coach of Spartak] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "NB II: Ifj. Kuznyecov Szergej a DVTK új vezetőedzője – hivatalos -".
  5. ^ "Wellington Nem már Budapesten, szerdán be is mutatja a Kisvárda". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ "ETO FC: Kuznyecov Szergej az új vezetőedző – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  7. ^ www.esportsmedia.cz, eSports cz, s r o- (24 February 2024). "Kuznyecov Szergej az ETO új vezetőedzője | ETO FC Győr". www.eto.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Sergey Kuznetsov manager profile". 31 January 2024.