One of the most famous players in the history of the football club "Rostov" is the forward Dmitry Kirichenko. In addition to this team, he managed to play for CSKA Moscow and Saturn from Ramenskoye.
Football player biography
Dmitry Sergeevich was born on January 17, 1977 in the city of Novoaleksandrovsk, Stavropol Territory. From childhood, the boy began to get involved in the ball game. He managed to do well in school and attend football training. Parents sent Dmitry to the local CYSS. After the first successes at the age of 15, he began to study at the Stavropol School of the Olympic Reserve. And this gave him the road to adult football.
At the age of 17, Kirichenko became a footballer for Lokomotiv from Mineralnye Vody. But to achieve a good result did not work the first time. He played 24 games on the field and failed to score goals. At the same time, Dmitry always played as a forward.
After this unsuccessful experience, Kirichenko returned to his hometown, and spent a whole season in the reserve of the local Iskra team.
A very important decision in his life was the transition to the Taganrog "Torpedo". In two seasons, the young striker scored about 40 goals and attracted attention from the big regional teams.
So, in 1998 Kirichenko ended up in Rostselmash from Rostov-on-Don. He immediately attracted the coaching staff and local fans. A fast and technical player, he managed not only to score goals, but also instilled confidence in his teammates. During three seasons at Rostselmash, Dmitry scored 38 goals in the Russian championship.
Kirichenko moves to Moscow
This was followed by an invitation from CSKA Moscow. And Kirichenko went to conquer the capital with his family. By this time, the player was already officially married, and his first daughter was born.
In CSKA, Dmitry was also able to start playing from the first match. He immediately became the top scorer of the national championship, and in 2003, together with the club, won the first gold in the modern history of the army team.
This was followed by a slight decline in the player's game. In CSKA, the lineup began to be updated and there was no place in the new team for Kirichenko. In 2005 he moved to FC "Moscow". And again in the first season he was able to score 14 goals and lead the bombing race.
After the first two excellent years at FC "Moscow" Kirichenko moved to the club "Saturn" near Moscow. On August 25, 2007, in a game against Lokomotiv from Moscow, Kirichenko scored his 100th goal in the Russian championships. Before him, only Oleg Veretennikov and Dmitry Loskov could boast of such a record.
After three years in Ramenskoye, Kirichenko returned to Rostov-on-Don in 2011. Now the local club was called "Rostov". But Dmitry spent more time on the bench than playing on the field. He acted as such a mentor for young footballers.
The last team in his football biography was Mordovia from Saransk. For the club, he played only 12 matches and scored 1 goal. After that, Kirichenko announced the end of his football career.
In the same 2013, Dmitry entered the Higher School of Trainers, which he successfully graduated after some time. After that, the former footballer was called to the coaching staff of Rostov, where he worked in various positions until 2018. Dmitry was the acting head coach in this team twice. He even officially led the team in the Champions League matches. Although formally Kurban Berdyev was considered the head coach. It was just that at that moment Berdyev did not have an appropriate coaching license.
In 2018, Kirichenko was invited to Ufa to help develop the local team. After the resignation of the head coach, it was Dmitry who took this place as acting. So far he is just building a new team, and it's too early to talk about the first successes. On December 10, 2018 Kirichenko officially became the head coach of FC Ufa. They signed a contract with him for a year and a half with the possibility of further extension for another season.
In the Russian national football team, Dmitry Kirichenko played only 12 matches. He was very rarely called up to the team due to his small stature and the lack of the opportunity to fight on the second floor in the opponent's penalty area. And then the Russian team played quite straightforwardly, and they needed an overall striker.
But one of Kirichenko's goals for the national team was forever inscribed in the history of European football. At Euro 2004 in Portugal, Dmitry scored the fastest goal in the history of these tournaments in a match with Greece. This happened 67 seconds from the start of the game. The match with Greece did not decide anything, but the Russian national team became the only team in the championship that was able to outplay the future winners.
The personal life of a football player
While playing for Rostselmash, Dmitry met his future wife Tatyana. She then worked for her father's car glazing firm. Tatiana is a native of the city of Rostov-on-Don. Kirichenko took care of his future wife for a very long time. In 2001, young people got married, and their first daughter, Julia, was born. Then two more daughters, Stephanie and Ulyana, were born. The family always supports Dmitry in all his endeavors and moves with him. He himself considers himself very lucky. He is surrounded by such a large number of female representatives. Dmitry tries to spend any free day with his family.
