Vladimirs Koļesņičenko Explained

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Fullname:Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Birth Date:1980 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Riga, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height:1.78 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Years1:1996
Years2:1997–2002
Years3:2003
Years4:2003–2004
Years5:2004
Years6:2005
Years7:2006–2008
Years8:2009
Years9:2009
Years10:2010
Years11:2011
Clubs1:Skonto-Metāls
Clubs2:Skonto Riga
Clubs3:Torpedo-Metalurg
Clubs4:Skonto Riga
Clubs5:FC Moscow
Clubs6:FK Venta Kuldiga
Clubs7:FK Ventspils
Clubs8:FC Inter Baku
Clubs9:Skonto Riga
Clubs10:Chornomorets Odesa
Clubs11:Skonto Riga
Caps1:27
Caps2:121
Caps3:7
Caps4:23
Caps5:1
Caps6:0
Caps7:64
Caps8:9
Caps9:10
Caps10:6
Caps11:10
Goals1:1
Goals2:52
Goals3:0
Goals4:5
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:8
Goals8:1
Goals9:3
Goals10:0
Goals11:1
Nationalyears1:1997–2011
Nationalteam1:Latvia
Nationalcaps1:47
Nationalgoals1:5

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (Russian: Владимир Колесниченко; born 4 May 1980 in Riga) is a retired Latvian footballer and the former chairman of Latvian Higher League club Skonto Riga.

Career

Club career

Being a member of Skonto Riga footballing system, Koļesņičenko started his career in 1996 with Skonto-Metāls, later joining the same club in 1997, but this time with a different name - Skonto Riga.[1] He played there until 2002, becoming Latvian Higher League top scorer in 2000.

In 2003, he left his native Latvia, joining Russian club Torpedo-Metalurg. After an unsuccessful period with this team (only 7 matches played and no goals scored) he returned to Skonto Riga in 2004. In the same year another challenge from Russia came Koļesņičenko's way, as he joined FC Moscow.

This change was also unsuccessful, and after playing only one match, he yet again returned to Latvia, this time with the newly created and ambitious FK Venta from the city of Kuldīga. The club's ambitions were high, but its finances turned out to be just a bubble as the club went bankrupt and couldn't even manage to finish its first season in the top-flight soccer.

In 2006 Koļesņičenko joined FK Ventspils, playing there for 2 years and becoming a vital first eleven player. In 2009 Vladimirs accepted a challenge from Azerbaijan, joining his fellow international teammates Andrejs Rubins and Ģirts Karlsons at Inter Baku. He soon returned to Latvia, continuing to struggle abroad. Yet again it was Skonto Riga, who took him under their wing.

In 2010, he joined Chornomorets Odesa, but couldn't help the club secure a place in the Ukrainian Premier League. After only six games with no goals he was released. Koļesņičenko faced several personal problems and couldn't find a club for almost a year. In 2011, he was signed yet again by Skonto Riga, where he finished his professional career with ten games and one goal, retiring in August 2011, being just 31 years old.

International career

Koļesņičenko made his international debut for Latvia in 1997, playing 47 international matches and scoring 5 goals. He did not participate at EURO 2004 and finished his international career in 2011.

Later career

After the retirement Koļesņičenko took office as the commercial director of his former club Skonto Riga.[2] On 26 February 2012 Koļesņičenko was elected to become the chairman of the club, with Guntis Indriksons leaving the position.[3] In March 2014 he appeared in a negative light, addressing rude comments towards the Latvian Football Federation via Twitter after Skonto were denied the necessary license for participation in the Latvian Higher League due to long-term debts. He was fined with 280 euros for breaching the code of ethics.[4] The license was later granted after a successful process of appellation and Koļesņičenko deleted his tweets, saying that he would not apologize, though, as the comments had been expressed in a private capacity, not the functional one.[5] His actions were strongly condemned by the LFF. In July 2014 Koļesņičenko resigned from the Skonto Riga president's office and was replaced by Igors Zaicevs.[6] A few days after the resignation, Koļesņičenko's private company SIA SSA bought the Skonto Stadium for 13.8 million euros.[7]

Honours

Club

Individual

2000

Career statistics

Club statistics

1996 Virsliga 1st level 27/1*
1997 Virsliga 1st level 12/3
1998 Virsliga 1st level 1/0
1999 Virsliga 1st level 25/13
2000 Virsliga 1st level 28/17
2001 Virsliga 1st level 28/8
2002 Virsliga 1st level 27/11
2003 Russian Premier League 1st level 7/0
2003 Virsliga 1st level 13/4
2004 Virsliga 1st level 10/1
2004 Russian Premier League 1st level 1/0
2005 Virsliga 1st level 0/0
2006 Virsliga 1st level 18/3
2007 Virsliga 1st level 23/1
2008 Virsliga 1st level 23/4
2009 Azerbaijan Premier League 1st level 9/1
2009 Virsliga 1st level 10/3
2010 Ukrainian Premier League 1st level 7/0
2011 Virsliga 1st level 10/1

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 July 2001 3–1 Win 2001 Baltic Cup
2. 5 July 2001 4–1 Win 2001 Baltic Cup
3. 27 March 2002 0–3 Win Friendly
4. 3 December 2004 2–2 Draw Bahrain P.M. Cup
5. 15 October 2008 1–1 Draw 2010 FIFA WC Qual.
6. 14 November 2009 2–1 Lost Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[8]

Personal life

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is married and has a child.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sportbox.ru. ru:Колесниченко Владимир. http://stats.sportbox.ru/player.php?sp=fb&turnir=7&club=1108572507&player=1106227740&pitem=1. https://archive.today/20120716015952/http://stats.sportbox.ru/player.php?sp=fb&turnir=7&club=1108572507&player=1106227740&pitem=1. dead. 2012-07-16. ru. 2009-07-08.
  2. Web site: Koļesņičenko beidz futbolista karjeru – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com . 2011-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322022033/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/02082011-kolesnicenko_beidz_futbolista_karjeru . 22 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama.
  4. Web site: Koļesņičenko par lamāšanos "Twitter" naudas sods.
  5. Web site: LFF asi nosoda "Skonto" prezidenta aizskarošos izteikumus.
  6. Web site: Koļesņičenko pametis "Skonto" prezidenta amatu. 14 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Ir - "Skonto" stadionu nopērk kluba bijušā prezidenta firma . 29 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029235856/http://www.ir.lv/2014/7/17/skonto-stadionu-noperk-kluba-bijusa-prezidenta-firma . 29 October 2014 . dead .
  8. http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10888 Football PLAYER: Vladimirs Koļesņičenko