Oļegs Blagonadeždins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Pārdaugava Rīga | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–2006 | Skonto Rīga | 222 | (19) |
| 2003 | Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | FK Jūrmala | 23 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2004 | Latvia | 70 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | JFC Skonto (youth) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Latvia U-19 | ||
| 2012 | Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
| 2014 | AFA Olaine | ||
| 2014 | Spartaks Jūrmala (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Oļegs Blagonadeždins (Ukrainian: Олег Благонадєждін; born 16 May 1973 in Donetsk, Soviet Union) is a former Latvian football defender.
Career[]
During his playing career Blagonadeždins played 70 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 1992 when the national team was founded, and played at the Euro 2004. He started his career in Pārdaugava, then played for Skonto FC for several years. Blagonadeždins also played for Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz in Russia. His last club was FK Jūrmala.
From February to July 2012 Blagonadeždins managed the Latvian Higher League club Spartaks Jūrmala. Prior to the 2014 Latvian First League season Blagonadeždins was appointed as the manager of AFA Olaine. In mid-season he left, joining his previous club Spartaks Jūrmala to fulfill the role of the assistant manager. For a short period of time in June 2014 Blagonadeždins worked as the care-taker at the club, fulfilling the manager's functions from the dismissal of Fabio Micarelli till appointment of Roman Pylypchuk.
Honours[]
- Baltic Cup (2):
- 1993, 2001
- Latvian Champion (7):
- 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
External links[]
- Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)
- Oļegs Blagonadeždins at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Donetsk
- Latvian footballers
- Latvian people of Ukrainian descent
- Latvia international footballers
- Skonto FC players
- Latvian Higher League players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- Russian Premier League players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Latvian expatriate footballers
- Latvian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Association football defenders
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