Biography
Who is Sergei Kornilenko?
Early career and beginnings
Sergei Kornilenko started as a trainee in Belarus with FC Dinamo Minsk. He spent three seasons playing there. Later, he moved to Ukraine to compete for Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. His training in the sport began in his hometown of Vitebsk. He had a brief period with the Vitebsk club before returning to the capital city to advance his skills.
Professional club path
In 2008, he joined the Russian Premier League by signing with FC Tom Tomsk. He performed well during his first year. Zenit St. Petersburg signed the forward in July 2009. The club needed a new attacker because Fatih Tekke was listed for transfer and Danny suffered a serious injury. He returned to Tom Tomsk on loan in March 2010.
Later that summer, he joined Rubin Kazan on loan until January 2011. Sergei signed with the English Premier League side Blackpool in early 2011. He decided against joining Standard Liège. In June 2011, he finalized a contract with Krylia Sovetov Samara.
International play
Sergei Kornilenko became a regular player for the Belarus national football team starting in 2004. He had the honor of captaining the squad in September 2015. This occurred during a Euro 2016 qualifying match against Luxembourg. The team won that game with a score of 2:0.
Also, he participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London. He was selected as an overage athlete to represent Belarus in the men's football tournament.
Retirement and coaching
After a long career, he announced his retirement on July 10, 2019. However, he returned to the field for one final event. Krylia Sovetov registered him as a player to participate in a farewell game at their home stadium. He entered the match as a substitute in the 83rd minute. He scored the final goal during a 6:0 win over FC Krasnodar-2 on May 8, 2021. By that time, his club had already secured a return to the Russian Premier League.
He currently works as an assistant coach for the Russian club Sochi.
Personal life and honors
Sergei is married and has a daughter. Throughout his time in the sport, he earned several titles. With Dinamo Minsk, he won the Belarusian Cup in the 2002 to 2003 season and was the top scorer in the league that same year.
While playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he won the Ukrainian Premier League in 2003 and 2004, plus the Ukrainian Super Cup in 2004. With Zenit St. Petersburg, he secured the Russian Cup in 2010. He also won the Russian Football National League with Krylia Sovetov twice, in 2015 and 2021.
Birthday and age
Sergei Kornilenko was born on June 14, 1983, which makes Sergei 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Sergei shares the date with 46 other famous people.
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