Serhiy Nazarenko


Serhiy Yuriyovych Nazarenko is a former Ukrainian midfielder and manager for FC Dnipro.

Club career

Serhiy Nazarenko began his career in his hometown of Kirovohrad at Zirka Kirovohrad. He made his move to Dnipro in 1997 and although he debuted for the main team on 3 October 1999,he did not make his first team appearance until the 2002–03 season.
In the 2006–07 season he was voted the best player in the Ukrainian Premier League, according to a poll conducted by the "Sport-Express" newspaper.
On 29 July, he claimed the club record for most goals scored in a season with 32 goals after scoring twice against FC Metalurh Donetsk, overtaking Oleh Venglinsky with 31.
He signed a 3-year contract with Tavriya Simferopol after his contract with Dnipro expired. In the summer of 2014 Serhiy signed for club Chornomorets Odesa. On January 28, 2015 it was reported that Serhiy Nazarenko has had his contract mutually terminated by Chornomorets Odesa.

International career

Serhiy Nazarenko debuted for the Ukraine national football team on 11 October 2003 in a match against Macedonia which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 11 February 2009 Serhiy Nazarenko scored a goal against Serbia in a friendly match. On 10 June 2009 his double was the essential to gain an important win over the team from Kazakhstan after trailing behind after the first 30 minutes into the game. At that his total goals scored was 10 which put him right behind Rebrov and Shevchenko in the list of top scorers on the Ukrainian national football team.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 August 2005Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv2–02–1Friendly
2.28 May 2006Olympic Stadium, Kyiv1–04–0Friendly
3.15 August 2006Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv2–06–0Friendly
4.26 March 2008Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv2–02–0Friendly
5.1 June 2008Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm0–10–1Friendly
6.10 September 2008Ortaliq Stadium, Almaty0–11-3WC 2010 Qual
7.10 September 2008Ortaliq Stadium, Almaty1–31-3WC 2010 Qual
8.11 February 2009GSP Stadium, Nicosia0–10-1Friendly
9.10 June 2009Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv1–12-1WC 2010 Qual
10.10 June 2009Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv2–12-1WC 2010 Qual
11.10 October 2009Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk1–01-0WC 2010 Qual
12.11 November 2011NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv3–13-3Friendly