Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin (Belarusian: Юрый Анатолевіч Курненін, Russian: Юрий Анатольевич Курненин; 14 June 1954 – 30 July 2009[1]) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach of Russian origin. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dynamo Moscow.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian SFSR | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 2009 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1970 | Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo | ||
| 1971–1972 | Dinamo Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Dinamo Moscow | 17 | (2) |
| 1976–1987 | Dinamo Minsk | 315 | (26) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | KIM Vitebsk (assistant) | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dinamo Brest | ||
| 1993–1994 | Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | ||
| 1995–1996 | Syria | ||
| 1997 | Al-Ahli Muscat | ||
| 1998 | Dinamo Minsk (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 2001 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Dinamo Minsk (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Belarus (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Belarus U-21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
To date, he remains the only Belarusian manager to have coached a national team in a major competition, when he coached Syria in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup.
Honours
edit- Soviet Top League champion: 1982.
- Soviet Top League bronze: 1973, 1975, 1983.
- Soviet Cup finalist: 1987.
European club competitions
edit- UEFA Cup 1974–75 with FC Dynamo Moscow: 1 game, 1 goal.
- European Cup 1983–84 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 6 games, 2 goals.
- UEFA Cup 1984–85 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 6 games.
- UEFA Cup 1986–87 with FC Dinamo Minsk: 2 games.
References
edit- ^ "Умер Юрий Курненин". naviny.by. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Курненин Юрий Анатольевич, 14.06.1954, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
