Vladimir Kazachyonok

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kazachyonok (Russian: Владимир Александрович Казачёнок; 6 September 1952 – 26 March 2017) was a Soviet football player and Russian coach. He was the academy director with Zenit St. Petersburg until his death in 2017.

Vladimir Kazachyonok

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kazachyonok
Date of birth	(1952-09-06)6 September 1952
Place of birth	Kolpino, Russian SFSR
Date of death	26 March 2017(2017-03-26) (aged 64)
Place of death	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Izhorets Kolpino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Zenit Leningrad	46	(7)
1976–1978	Dynamo Moscow	64	(12)
1979–1983	Zenit Leningrad	144	(58)
International career
1976–1979	USSR	2	(0)
Managerial career
1988–1989	Dynamo Leningrad
1992–1999	Zenit St. Petersburg (academy)
2001–2002	Svetogorets Svetogorsk
2003	Zenit St. Petersburg (academy)
2003	Dynamo St. Petersburg
2004	Zenit St. Petersburg (academy)
2004–2005	Petrotrest St. Petersburg
2006–2007	Khimki
2009	Smena-Zenit St. Petersburg
2010–2011	Sillamäe Kalev
2013	Sillamäe Kalev (sporting director)
2014–2017	Zenit St. Petersburg (academy director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Kazachyonok made his debut for USSR on 1 December 1976 in a friendly against Brazil. He also played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Finland.

Death

On 26 March 2017, it was reported that Kazachyonok died in Saint Petersburg at the age of 64.

Honours

• Soviet Cup winner: 1977.

External links

• (in Russian) Profile