Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka (Belarusian: Віктар Міхайлавіч Ганчарэнка, tr. Viktar Michajłavič Hančarenka; Russian: Виктор Михайлович Гончаренко, Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko; born 10 June 1977), is a Belarusian football manager and current head coach of Pari Nizhny Novgorod.

Viktar Hancharenka
Віктар Ганчарэнка
Goncharenko managing Krasnodar in 2021
Personal information
Full name Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka
Date of birth (1977-06-10) 10 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Khoiniki, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Pari Nizhny Novgorod (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Strelichevo Khoiniki 5 (1)
1995–1997 RUOR Minsk 49 (3)
1998–2002 BATE Borisov 82 (1)
2000RShVSM-Olympia Minsk 2 (0)
International career
1998–1999 Belarus U21 9 (1)
Managerial career
2004–2006 BATE Borisov (reserves)
2007 BATE Borisov (assistant)
2007–2013 BATE Borisov
2013–2014 Kuban Krasnodar
2015 Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
2015–2016 CSKA Moscow (assistant)
2016 Ufa
2016–2021 CSKA Moscow
2021–2022 Krasnodar
2022–2024 Ural Yekaterinburg
2024– Pari Nizhny Novgorod
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life and career

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Formative years and education

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Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka was born in 1977 to a middle-class family in Khoiniki, Belarus. He is the son of Mikhail Hancharenka, a Belarusian engineer who died in 1993 in the wake of the infamous Chernobyl disaster and who was a big football fan. His mother was the manager of a small shop in Belarus. Viktor joined a football school at the young age of 9 years old where his parents encouraged him to do his best to be as successful as possible.

Football was a major part of his life and his father was very impressed with his knowledge of the sport. In 1995, after his father's death, Viktor became a student at the Republic College of Olympic Reserve in Minsk, Belarus. In the RUOR, Viktor got most of his footballing knowledge. He also met other famous Belarusian footballers Alexander Hleb, Vitali Kutuzov and Yuri Zhevnov.

In 1998, Viktor joined BATE Borisov.

Playing career

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Hancharenka's playing career began in 1995, when he made his debut as a defender aged 18. While playing for BATE Borisov Viktar became a champion of Belarusian Premier League in 1999, 2002, silver prize winner in 1998, 2000 and bronze prize winner in 2001. At the age of 25 Hancharenka was forced to retire through injury.

Coaching career

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Before he became head manager of BATE, Hancharenka was assistant manager at FC BATE under coaches Yuri Puntus and Igor Kriushenko. In 2007 Viktar become a head coach of BATE and won the national championship (2008, 2009, 2010). Under Hancharenka's leadership, BATE in 2008 became the first club from Belarus to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League and in 2009–2010 of the UEFA Europa League.

In 2011 Hancharenka and his BATE defeated AZ 4–1 in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and this allowed the team to advance to the 1/16 stages of the UEFA Europa League Cup.

In August 2011 Hancharenka led his club into the group stage of the Champions League again.

Kuban Krasnodar

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On 12 October 2013, Hancharenka was appointed as manager of Russian Premier League side Kuban Krasnodar.[1] Leaving the club by mutual consent on 13 November 2014.[2]

Ural

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Hancharenka was appointed as manager of Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 14 June 2015.[3] After only 6 games in charge, on 25 August 2015, it was reported that Hancharenka had left Ural, and that he wouldn't take charge of the clubs week 7 fixture on 28 August 2015 against Terek Grozny.[4] Subsequently, Hancharenka's contract being terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2015.[5]

On 6 June 2016, Hancharenka was appointed as manager of FC Ufa.[6] On 12 December 2016, he left Ufa by mutual consent.[7]

CSKA Moscow

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On 12 December 2016, Hancharenka was announced as the new manager of CSKA Moscow, on a two-year contract.[8] Under his management, CSKA won the 2018 Russian Super Cup. In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, CSKA defeated the title holders Real Madrid twice, including a 3–0 victory away at Santiago Bernabéu, but remained last in the group as they only gained 1 point in 4 remaining group games.

On 20 May 2020, Goncharenko extended his contract with CSKA until the summer of 2021.[9] On 22 March 2021, Goncharenko left his role as head coach of CSKA Moscow by mutual consent.[10]

Krasnodar

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On 6 April 2021, he signed a contract with FC Krasnodar until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11] On 5 January 2022, Krasnodar announced that Goncharenko had been sacked as head coach of the club.[12]

Return to Ural

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On 15 August 2022, Goncharenko returned to FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[13] He was dismissed on 30 May 2024 after Ural lost the first leg of the relegation play-offs.[14]

Pari NN

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On 9 October 2024, Goncharenko was hired by Russian Premier League club FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod.[15]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 7 December 2024[citation needed]
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
BATE Borisov 13 November 2007 12 October 2013 278 163 65 50 058.63
Kuban Krasnodar 12 October 2013 13 November 2014 38 16 12 10 042.11
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 14 June 2015 1 September 2015 6 1 2 3 016.67
Ufa 6 June 2016 12 December 2016 19 9 4 6 047.37
CSKA Moscow 12 December 2016 22 March 2021 183 92 40 51 050.27
FC Krasnodar 6 April 2021 5 January 2022 26 11 6 9 042.31
Ural 15 August 2022 30 May 2024 78 29 17 32 037.18
Pari Nizhny Novgorod 9 October 2024 Present 8 2 2 4 025.00
Total 636 323 148 165 050.79

Honours

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As a player

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BATE Borisov

As a coach

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BATE Borisov

CSKA Moscow

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО ПРИСТУПИЛ К РАБОТЕ В КУБАНИ". fckuban.ru (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО ПОКИДАЕТ КУБАНЬ". fckuban.ru (in Russian). FC Kuban Krasnodar. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Виктор Гончаренко – новый главный тренер Урала". fc-ural.ru (in Russian). FC Ural. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Гончаренко уволился из Урала?". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Sport Express. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  5. ^ "ФК Урал и Виктор Гончаренко договорились о расторжении контракта". fc-ural.ru (in Russian). FC Ural. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ Виктор Гончаренко – главный тренер ФК «Уфа»! (in Russian). FC Ufa. 6 June 2016.
  7. ^ Виктор Гончаренко покинул Уфу (in Russian). FC Ufa. 12 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Виктор Ганчаренко возглавил ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  9. ^ "ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виктором Ганчаренко". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Виктор Ганчаренко покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  11. ^ "ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО СТАЛ ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 6 April 2021.
  12. ^ "КРАСНОДАР РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С ВИКТОРОМ ГАНЧАРЕНКО". fckrasnodar.ru/ (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Новым главным тренером ФК "Урал" стал Виктор Гончаренко" (in Russian). Ural Yekaterinburg. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Виктор Гончаренко покидает ФК "Урал"" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 30 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Виктор Ганчаренко – главный тренер «Пари НН»" (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 9 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Виктор Ганчаренко – Winline лучший тренер октября!" [Viktor Gancharenko is the Winline coach of October!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 November 2022.
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