Serhiy Nazarenko

Serhiy Yuriyovych Nazarenko (Template:Langx; born 16 February 1980) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

He is known for having played as a midfielder for now-defunct Ukrainian football club Dnipro, its farm clubs Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3, as well as Crimea-based Tavriya.

Nazarenko played with the Ukraine national football team between 2003 and 2012 and was called up for the 2006 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Nazarenko began his career in his hometown of Kirovohrad at Zirka Kirovohrad. He made his move to Dnipro in 1997 and although he debuted for the main team on 3 October 1999, he did not make his first-team appearance until the 2002–03 season.

In the 2006–07 season, he was voted the best player in the Ukrainian Premier League, according to a poll conducted by the "Sport-Express" newspaper.

On 29 July, he claimed the club record for most goals scored in a season with 32 goals after scoring twice against FC Metalurh Donetsk, overtaking Oleh Venglinsky with 31.

He signed a 3-year contract with Tavriya Simferopol after his contract with Dnipro expired. In the summer of 2014, Serhiy signed for club Chornomorets Odesa. On 28 January 2015, it was reported that Serhiy Nazarenko has had his contract mutually terminated by Chornomorets Odesa.

International career

Serhiy Nazarenko debuted for the Ukraine national football team on 11 October 2003 in a match against Macedonia which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 11 February 2009 Serhiy Nazarenko scored a goal against Serbia in a friendly match. On 10 June 2009 his double was essential to gain an important win over the team from Kazakhstan after trailing behind after the first 30 minutes into the game. At that, his total goals scored was 10 which put him right behind Serhiy Rebrov and Andriy Shevchenko in the list of top scorers on the Ukraine national football team.

International goals

Serhiy Nazarenko: International goals
(as of 10 October 2009)

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 August 2005	Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Serbia and Montenegro	flag alias = Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Serbia and Montenegro.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Serbia and Montenegro.svg	link alias-naval = Navy of Serbia and Montenegro	link alias-air force = Air Force of Serbia and Montenegro	flag alias-air force=Fin Marking of FR Yugoslav Air Force.svg	link alias-army = Ground Forces of Serbia and Montenegro	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro	border-air force=	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Serbia and Montenegro.svg	link alias-navy = Navy of Serbia and Montenegro	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || 2–0 || 2–1 || rowspan=5|Friendly
2.	28 May 2006	NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Costa Rica	flag alias = Flag of Costa Rica.svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Costa Rica (1839-1848).svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of Costa Rica (1848-1906).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg	Costa Rican Coast Guard	Costa Rican Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 1–0 || 4–0
3.	15 August 2006	Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Azerbaijan	flag alias = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	link alias-naval = Azerbaijani Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg	link alias-army = Azerbaijani Land Forces	flag alias-air force = AzAF Flag of Azerbaijan.png	link alias-air force = Azerbaijani Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	link alias-navy = Azerbaijani Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 2–0 || 6–0
4.	26 March 2008		{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Serbia	flag alias = Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-1835 = Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg	flag alias-1882 = State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg	flag alias-1941 = Flag of Serbia, 1941-1944.svg	flag alias-1946 = Flag of SR Serbia.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Serbia (1992–2004).svg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg	flag alias-military = Standard of the Serbian Armed Forces (front).svg	link alias-military = Serbian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Serbian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Serbian Air Force and Air Defence	flag alias-army = Flag of the Serbian Land Forces.svg	link alias-army = Serbian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Serbian River Flotilla.png	link alias-navy = Serbian River Flotilla	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Serbia.svg	link alias-naval = Serbian River Flotilla	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 2004 }} || 2–0 || 2–0
5.	1 June 2008	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sweden	flag alias = Flag of Sweden.svg	flag alias-army = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-air force =Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-1818 = Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg	flag alias-1844 = Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg	flag alias-1905 = Flag of Sweden (pre-1906).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	flag alias-naval-1844 = Naval Ensign of Sweden (1844-1905).svg	flag alias-naval-1815 = Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg	link alias-army = Swedish Army	link alias-air force = Swedish Air Force	link alias-naval = Swedish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg	link alias-navy = Swedish Navy	link alias-football = Sweden men's national football team	border-army =	border-air force =	border-naval =	border-navy =	border-naval-1815 =	border-naval-1844 =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || 0–1 || 0–1
6.	10 September 2008	Ortaliq Stadium, Almaty	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Kazakhstan	flag alias = Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Kazakhstan (1992).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg	link alias-naval = Kazakh Naval Forces	flag alias-air force = Ensign of Kazakhstan Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Kazakh Air Defense Forces	flag alias-army = Kazakhstan Armed Forces Flag.svg	link alias-army = Kazakh Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg	link alias-navy = Kazakh Naval Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant =	var1 = 1991	var2 = 1992 }} || 0–1 || rowspan=2|1–3 || rowspan=2|2010 World Cup qualification
7.				1–3
8.	11 February 2009	GSP Stadium, Nicosia	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Serbia	flag alias = Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Flag of Serbia.svg	flag alias-1835 = Flag of Serbia (1835-1882).svg	flag alias-1882 = State Flag of Serbia (1882-1918).svg	flag alias-1941 = Flag of Serbia, 1941-1944.svg	flag alias-1946 = Flag of SR Serbia.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Serbia (1992–2004).svg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg	flag alias-military = Standard of the Serbian Armed Forces (front).svg	link alias-military = Serbian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Serbian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Serbian Air Force and Air Defence	flag alias-army = Flag of the Serbian Land Forces.svg	link alias-army = Serbian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Serbian River Flotilla.png	link alias-navy = Serbian River Flotilla	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Serbia.svg	link alias-naval = Serbian River Flotilla	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 2004 }} || 0–1 || 0–1 || Friendly
9.	10 June 2009	Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Kazakhstan	flag alias = Flag of Kazakhstan.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg	flag alias-1992 = Flag of Kazakhstan (1992).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg	link alias-naval = Kazakh Naval Forces	flag alias-air force = Ensign of Kazakhstan Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Kazakh Air Defense Forces	flag alias-army = Kazakhstan Armed Forces Flag.svg	link alias-army = Kazakh Ground Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg	link alias-navy = Kazakh Naval Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant =	var1 = 1991	var2 = 1992 }} || 1–1 || rowspan=2|2–1 || rowspan=3|2010 World Cup qualification
10.				2–1
11.	10 October 2009	Dnipro-Arena, Dnipropetrovsk	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || 1–0 || 1–0
12.	11 November 2011	NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv	{{safesubst: Template:Yesno	alias = Germany	flag alias = Flag of Germany.svg	flag alias-1866 = Flag of the German Empire.svg	link alias-1866 = German Empire	flag alias-empire = Flag of the German Empire.svg	link alias-empire = German Empire	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg	link alias-1919 = Weimar Republic	flag alias-Weimar = Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg	link alias-Weimar = Weimar Republic	flag alias-1933 = Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg	flag alias-1935 = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg	link alias-1935 = Nazi Germany	flag alias-Nazi = Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg	link alias-Nazi = Nazi Germany	flag alias-1946 = Merchant flag of Germany (1946–1949).svg	border-1946 =	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Germany.svg	flag alias-EUA = German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg	flag alias-gold = Flag of West Germany; Flag of Germany (1990–1996).svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Germany (state).svg	link alias-military = Bundeswehr	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Germany.svg	border-naval =	link alias-naval = German Navy	flag alias-coast guard=German Federal Coast Guard racing stripe.svg	border-coast guard=	link alias-coast guard=German Federal Coast Guard	flag alias-army = Colour of Germany.svg	flag alias-air force =Flag of Germany (state).svg	link alias-air force = German Air Force	link alias-army = German Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Germany.svg	link alias-navy = German Navy	border-navy =	border-army=	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 3–1 || 3–3 || Friendly

Honours

Team

"Dnipro"

• Bronze medalist of the Premier League of the Championship of Ukraine (1): 2003–2004
• Finalist of the Cup of Ukraine (1): 2003–2004
• Semifinalist of the Cup of Ukraine (5): 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2010–2011

"Dnipro-2"

Gold medalist of the second league of the Championship of Ukraine (1): 1999–2000

Individual

• The best player of the championship of Ukraine (according to the newspaper "Team"): 2006, 2007
• For high sports results at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he was awarded the Order for Courage III degree
• On 4 April 2015, in the 86th minute of the match against Metalurh Donetsk, he scored the 100th goal of his career and then joined Huseynov's club

Achievements

On 10 June 2009, scoring two goals for Kazakhstan, Nazarenko scored 10 goals for the national team and became the third top scorer in the history of the national team, after Shevchenko and Rebrov.

He was the best scorer of "Dnipro" in European Cups (8 goals).

See also

• 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Ukraine

External links

• Official FC Dnipro website
• Sergiy Nazarenko at FC Dnipro
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