Oleg Litvinenko

Oleg Litvinenko

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

External links

• Photos at National Team website
• Profile at National Team website