Andrejs Prohorenkovs

Andrejs Prohorenkovs (5 February 1977 – 1 May 2025) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Prohorenkovs was born in Ogre on 5 February 1977. He started his career with Interskonto in the Latvian Higher League, and later played for Hutnik Warszawa, Odra Opole and Górnik Zabrze in Poland, Maccabi Kiryat Gat and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, Dynamo Moscow in Russia, Melnā Roze and FK Jūrmala in Latvia, Racing de Ferrol in Spain, Ionikos in Greece, Liepājas Metalurgs, FC Jūrmala and FK Ogre in Latvia.^[1]

Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League (second tier) season Prohorenkovs was appointed the manager of FK Ogre, also remaining a player's role.^[2]

Prohorenkovs made 32 appearances for the Latvia national team scoring four goals between 2002 and 2007. He debuted in 2002, and played at the Euro 2004, making an assist for Māris Verpakovskis in Latvia's tournament opening goal against Czech Republic.^[3]

In late 2024, Andrejs was diagnosed with cancer,^[4] and he died on 1 May 2025, at the age of 48.^[5]

Maccabi Tel Aviv

Liepājas Metalurgs

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