Viktor Goncharenko Explained

Viktar Hancharenka
Віктар Ганчарэнка
Full Name:Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka
Birth Date:10 June 1977
Birth Place:Khoiniki, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.67 m
Position:Defender
Years1:1994–1995
Years2:1995–1997
Years3:1998–2002
Years4:2000
Clubs1:Strelichevo Khoiniki
Clubs2:RUOR Minsk
Clubs3:BATE Borisov
Clubs4:RShVSM-Olympia Minsk
Caps1:5
Caps2:49
Caps3:82
Caps4:2
Goals1:1
Goals2:3
Goals3:1
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:1998–1999
Nationalteam1:Belarus U21
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2004–2006
Manageryears2:2007
Manageryears3:2007–2013
Manageryears4:2013–2014
Manageryears5:2015
Manageryears6:2015–2016
Manageryears7:2016
Manageryears8:2016–2021
Manageryears9:2021–2022
Manageryears10:2022–2024
Managerclubs1:BATE Borisov (reserves)
Managerclubs2:BATE Borisov (assistant)
Managerclubs3:BATE Borisov
Managerclubs4:Kuban Krasnodar
Managerclubs5:Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Managerclubs6:CSKA Moscow (assistant)
Managerclubs7:Ufa
Managerclubs8:CSKA Moscow
Managerclubs9:Krasnodar
Managerclubs10:Ural Yekaterinburg

Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka (Belarusian: Віктар Міхайлавіч Ганчарэнка, [[Romanization of Belarusian|tr]]. Viktar Michajłavič Hančarenka; Russian: Виктор Михайлович Гончаренко, Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko; born 10 June 1977), is a Belarusian football manager.

Early life and career

Formative years and education

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

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

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

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

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]

Ufa

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

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

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

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]

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
BATE Borisov13 November 200712 October 2013
Kuban Krasnodar12 October 201313 November 2014
Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast14 June 20151 September 2015
Ufa6 June 201612 December 2016
CSKA Moscow12 December 201622 March 2021
FC Krasnodar6 April 20215 January 2022
Ural15 August 2022Present
Total

Honours

As a player

BATE Borisov

1999, 2002

As a coach

BATE Borisov

2009–10

2010, 2011, 2013

CSKA Moscow

2018

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО ПРИСТУПИЛ К РАБОТЕ В КУБАНИ. fckuban.ru. FC Kuban Krasnodar. 9 December 2016. ru. 13 October 2013.
  2. Web site: ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО ПОКИДАЕТ КУБАНЬ. fckuban.ru. FC Kuban Krasnodar. 9 December 2016. ru. 13 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Виктор Гончаренко – новый главный тренер Урала. fc-ural.ru. FC Ural. 9 December 2016. ru. 14 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Гончаренко уволился из Урала?. sport-express.ru. Sport Express. 9 December 2016. ru. 25 August 2015.
  5. Web site: ФК Урал и Виктор Гончаренко договорились о расторжении контракта. fc-ural.ru. FC Ural. 9 December 2016. ru. 1 September 2015.
  6. Web site: FC Ufa. http://www.fcufa.pro/allarticle/lenta/61-klub/3213-viktor-goncharenko-glavnyj-trener-fk-ufa. ru:Виктор Гончаренко – главный тренер ФК «Уфа»!. 6 June 2016. ru.
  7. Web site: FC Ufa. http://www.fcufa.pro/allarticle/lenta/61-klub/3774-viktor-goncharenko-pokinul-ufu. ru:Виктор Гончаренко покинул Уфу. 12 December 2016. ru.
  8. Web site: Виктор Ганчаренко возглавил ПФК ЦСКА. pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 12 December 2016. ru. 12 December 2016.
  9. Web site: ПФК ЦСКА продлил контракт с Виктором Ганчаренко . pfc-cska.com/ . PFC CSKA Moscow . 20 May 2020 . ru . 20 May 2020.
  10. Web site: Виктор Ганчаренко покинул пост главного тренера ПФК ЦСКА . pfc-cska.com/ . PFC CSKA Moscow . 22 March 2021 . Russian . 22 March 2021.
  11. Web site: FC Krasnodar. ВИКТОР ГАНЧАРЕНКО СТАЛ ГЛАВНЫМ ТРЕНЕРОМ "КРАСНОДАРА". 6 April 2021. ru.
  12. Web site: КРАСНОДАР РАСТОРГ КОНТРАКТ С ВИКТОРОМ ГАНЧАРЕНКО . fckrasnodar.ru/ . FC Krasnodar . 5 January 2022 . Russian . 5 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Ural Yekaterinburg. Новым главным тренером ФК "Урал" стал Виктор Гончаренко. 15 August 2022. 15 August 2022. ru.
  14. Web site: FC Ural Yekaterinburg. Виктор Гончаренко покидает ФК "Урал". 30 May 2024. ru.
  15. Web site: Russian Premier League. Виктор Ганчаренко – Winline лучший тренер октября!. Viktor Gancharenko is the Winline coach of October!. 4 November 2022. ru.