Oleg Salenko

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Oleg Salenko
Personal information
Full name Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko
Date of birth October 25, 1969 (1969-10-25) (age 38)
Place of birth    Leningrad, Russia, Soviet Union
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986-1988
1989-1992
1993-1994
1994-1995
1995
1996-1998
1999-2000
2000-2001
Zenit Leningrad
Dynamo Kiev
Logroñés
Valencia
Rangers
Istanbulspor
Córdoba CF
Pogoń Szczecin
Total
47 (10)
91 (28)
47 (23)
25 (7)
14 (7)
21 (11)
3 (0)
1 (0)
249 (86)   
National team
 ?
1992
1993-1994
USSR U-20
Ukraine
Russia
Total

1 (0)
8 (6)
9 (6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko (Russian Cyrillic: Олег Анатольевич Саленко) (born October 25, 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a former Russian football striker. He is the only player to score five goals in a World Cup match.

[edit] Football career

Salenko set a World Cup record by scoring five goals in one game, for Russia against Cameroon on June 28, 1994. Salenko finished the 1994 World Cup with six goals, sharing the Golden Boot with Hristo Stoichkov, a remarkable feat since Russia was knocked out in the first round, and Stoichkov's Bulgaria played another four games in the tournament. This mirrored Salenko's achievement in the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, where he was top scorer when he scored 5 goals in the tournament.

Salenko scored only one other goal for Russia, and played a total of only nine international matches, one of them for Ukraine. Despite this the skillful striker did enjoy a good career at club level, playing at Zenit Leningrad, Dynamo Kiev, Logroñés, Cordoba CF, Valencia, Rangers and Istanbulspor in a club career that lasted from 1986 to 2000.

Eventually, he faded from the international scene and finally had to end his career early for health reasons after having injury problems since the 1996-97 season. Salenko came back to football in the 2000-01 season and signed for Polish team Pogoń Szczecin. After playing only one league match and huge problems with weight and physical condition, he left the club and retired.

[edit] Career stats

Season Club League Apps Goals
1985
Flag of the Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad
Soviet Top League
0
0
1986
Flag of the Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad
Soviet Top League
11
3
1987
Flag of the Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad
Soviet Top League
10
0
1988
Flag of the Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad
Soviet Top League
26
7
1989
Flag of the Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Soviet Top League
26
3
1990
Flag of the Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Soviet Top League
21
4
1991
Flag of the Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
Soviet Top League
28
14
1992
Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Ukrainian Premier League
16
7
1992-93
Flag of Spain Logroñés
La Liga
16
7
1993-94
Flag of Spain Logroñés
La Liga
31
16
1994-95
Flag of Spain Valencia
La Liga
25
7
1995-96
Flag of Scotland Rangers
Scottish Premier Division
14
7
1995-96
Flag of Turkey Istanbulspor
First Super League
15
11
1996-97
Flag of Turkey Istanbulspor
First Super League
1
0
1997-98
Flag of Turkey Istanbulspor
First Super League
2
0
1999-00
Flag of Spain Córdoba
Segunda División
3
0
2000-01
Flag of Poland Pogoń Szczecin
I liga
1
0

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Preceded by
Salvatore Schillaci
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe
1994
Shared with:
Hristo Stoichkov
Succeeded by
Davor Šuker