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Dmitri Radchenko
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Personal information
Full name Dmitri Leonidovich Radchenko
Date of birth (1970-12-02) 2 December 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Leningrad, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Smena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988 Dynamo Leningrad 20 (5)
1989–1990 Zenit Leningrad 61 (15)
1991–1993 Spartak Moscow 61 (27)
1993–1995 Racing Santander 72 (21)
1995–1999 Deportivo La Coruña 28 (5)
1996–1997 Rayo Vallecano 31 (1)
1997–1998 → Mérida 10 (0)
1998–1999 Compostela 9 (0)
1999–2000 Júbilo Iwata 22 (4)
2001–2002 Hajduk Split 10 (4)
2002–2003 Bergantiños
2004–2006 CD Baio
2007–2008 Bergantiños B
International career
1990 USSR 2 (0)
1992–1996 Russia 33 (9)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Deportivo La Coruña (youth)
2010–2013 Zenit Saint Petersburg (academy)
2013 Zenit Saint Petersburg (assistant)
2018 Akhmat Grozny (assistant)
2018–2019 Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dmitri Radchenko, born on December 2, 1970, is a Russian football coach and a former player. He was a forward, which means he played at the front of the team to score goals. During his career, he played football in four different countries, including Spain's top league, La Liga.

Playing Career Highlights

Dmitri was born in Leningrad, which is now called Saint Petersburg, in Russia. He started his football journey there. In 1991, he joined FC Spartak Moscow, a big team in Russia. He helped them win the first two Russian Premier League titles.

European Success with Spartak Moscow

He also played a key role in the 1990–91 European Cup, a big competition for clubs. He helped his team beat Real Madrid, a famous Spanish club, by scoring two goals in a 3–1 away game. This helped his team reach the quarter-finals.

Time in Spanish Football

In 1993, Dmitri moved to Spain to play for Racing de Santander. He had some of his best years there. In his second season, he scored a goal in a huge 5–0 win against FC Barcelona, another very famous team.

After Racing Santander, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña. He played many games but found it harder to score goals. He also played for other Spanish teams like Rayo Vallecano, CP Mérida, and SD Compostela.

Later Career and International Play

Later in his career, Dmitri played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan and HNK Hajduk Split in Croatia. He finished his playing career in 2008 in the lower leagues of Spain.

Dmitri also played for the Russia national football team. He was part of the team that went to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In that tournament, he scored a goal in a big 6–1 win against Cameroon. His teammate, Oleg Salenko, scored the other five goals in that match.

Football Achievements

Dmitri Radchenko won several important trophies during his career:

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