Sergey Kramarenko (footballer, born 1946)

Sergey Sergeyevich Kramarenko (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Крамаренко; 20 May 1946 – 25 March 2008) was a Soviet football player who played the majority of his career in Azerbaijan as a goalkeeper for PFC Neftchi Baku.[2] He was classified as a Master of Sport of the USSR in 1966 following Neftchi's third-place finish in the Soviet Top League that year. He was born in Moscow.

Not to be confused with Sergei Kramarenko (footballer, born 1994).
Sergey Kramarenko
Personal information
Full name Sergey Sergeyevich Kramarenko
Date of birth (1946-05-20)20 May 1946
Place of birth Ganja, Azerbaijan, USSR
Date of death 25 March 2008(2008-03-25) (aged 61)[1]
Place of death Moscow, Russia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1975 Neftchi Baku PFC 263 (0)
1976 FC Chornomorets Odessa 26 (0)
1977–1981 Neftchi Baku PFC 69 (0)
1982 FK Khazar Lenkoran
1983–1984 Neftchi Baku PFC 41 (0)
Teams managed
1989 FK Khazar Lenkoran
1990 Goyazan Kazakh
1993 Neftchi Baku PFC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2008

Kramarenko holds the Azerbaijani football record for the most games played in the Soviet Top League with 312 caps. The keeper was unofficially named Azerbaijan's Player of the Year once, in 1970.[3]

Following his playing career, which included stints for the Ukrainian side FC Chornomorets Odessa and another Azeribaijani club FK Khazar Lenkoran, Kramarenko became football manager for Khazar Lenkoran and for another, smaller Azerbaijani club. He was named manager of Neftchi in 1993. He died in March 2008 in Moscow.[1]

He was the father of Dmitry Kramarenko, who played was a goalkeeper, most notable for Dinamo Moscow and the Azerbaijan national football team.[2]

References
  1. "Sergey Kramarenko dies". ANS Press. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  2. "March 25 - Sergey Kramarenko (62)". FIFPro. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
  3. Movsumov, Rasim (15 January 2006). "Azerbaijan - Player of the Year Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2008.


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