Andrei Finonchenko

Andrei Finonchenko (Russian: Андрей Финонченко; born 21 June 1982) is a Kazakh football coach and former football striker who spent his whole career with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as well as representing the Kazakhstan national football team. He is the caretaker manager of Shakhter Karagandy.

Andrei Finonchenko

Finonchenko in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Karagandy, Soviet Union
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Shakhter Karagandy (caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2016	Shakhter Karagandy	346	(104)
International career
2003–2014	Kazakhstan	20	(5)
Managerial career
2017–2019	Shakhter Karagandy (assistant)
2017[1]	Shakhter Karagandy (caretaker)
2018	Shakhter Karagandy (caretaker)
2019–2020	Shakhter Karagandy (sporting director)
2021	Shakhter Karagandy (caretaker)
2021–2024	Shakhter Karagandy (assistant)
2024–	Shakhter Karagandy (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Born in Karagandy, Finonchenko began his career as a left-back before being converted into a forward.^[2]

Finonchenko announced his retirement from football, and his appointment as Shakhter Karagandy new assistant manager on 3 February 2017.^[3]

International

Finonchenko made his international debut on 6 June 2003, against Poland, going on to make 20 appearances for his country, scoring five goals in the process, the first of which came against Cyprus on 19 February 2004.

Managerial

After Uladzimir Zhuravel's contract terminated by mutual consent on 3 July 2018, with Finonchenko was appointed as Caretaker Manager of Shakhter Karagandy.^[4]

On 29 November 2019, Finonchenko was appointed as Sporting Director of Shakhter Karagandy.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 June 2016^[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhter Karagandy	2000	Kazakhstan Premier League	0	0	2	0	-		-		2	0
	2001		14	0	0	0	-		-		14	0
	2002		8	0	1	0	-		-		9	0
	2003		32	18	1	0	-		-		33	18
	2004		30	8	1	0	-		-		31	8
	2005		28	11	1	0	-		-		29	11
	2006		28	16	6	6	2	0	-		36	22
	2007		26	6	4	2	-		-		30	8
	2008		18	6	1	5	0	0	-		19	11
	2009		17	5	7	4	-		-		24	9
	2010		27	8	5	2	2	0	-		34	10
	2011		22	8	1	1	3	0	-		26	9
	2012		20	6	2	1	2	0	1	0	25	7
	2013		23	6	5	2	11	3	1	0	40	11
	2014		26	4	3	0	5	2	1	0	35	6
	2015		12	0	0	0	-		-		12	0
	2016		15	2	1	0	-		-		16	2
	Total		346	104	41	23	25	5	3	0	415	132
Career total			346	104	41	23	25	5	3	0	415	132

International

Kazakhstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	1	0
2004	2	1
2005	0	0
2006	3	1
2007	4	1
2008	0	0
2009	1	0
2010	2	0
2011	1	0
2012	0	0
2013	4	2
2014	2	0
Total	20	5

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 June 2014^[6]

International goals

As of 12 November 2015^[6]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	19 February 2004	Pafiako Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus	Armenia	3–2	3–3	Friendly	[8]
2.	26 December 2006	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	1–1	1–2	Friendly	[9]
3.	9 March 2007	Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium, Shymkent, Kazakhstan	Azerbaijan	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[10]
4.	6 September 2013	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	Faroe Islands	2–1	2–1	2014 WC Qualifier	[11]
5.	12 October 2013	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–1	1–1	2014 WC Qualifier	[12]

Honours

Shakhter Karagandy

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2011, 2012
• Kazakhstan Cup: 2013
• Kazakhstan Super Cup: 2013

References

1. Андрей Финонченко: "В скором будущем "Шахтёр" вернется на свои лидирующие позиции"‚ kazfootball.kz, 3 June 2017
2. "Бомбардирский юбилей". sports.kz (in Russian). Sports KZ. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
3. "АНДРЕЙ ФИНОНЧЕНКО ВОШЕЛ В ТРЕНЕРСКИЙ ШТАБ ШАХТЕРА". shahter.kz (in Russian). Shakhter Karagandy. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
4. "ВЛАДИМИР ЖУРАВЕЛЬ ПОКИНУЛ ШАХТЕР". shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
5. "АНДРЕЙ ФИНОНЧЕНКО – СПОРТИВНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР ФК ШАХТЕР". shakhter.kz/ (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Andrey Finonchenko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
7. "A.Finonchenko". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
8. "Armenia v Kazakhstan". eu-football.info. eu-football. 19 February 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
9. "Azerbaijan v Kazakhstan". eu-football.info. eu-football. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
10. "Vietnam v Kazakhstan". eu-football.info. eu-football. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
11. "KAZAKHSTAN 2-1 FAROE ISLANDS". FIFA. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
12. "FAROE ISLANDS 1-1 KAZAKHSTAN". FIFA. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

• Andrei Finonchenko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at clubs website