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) | ||
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Spartaks Jūrmala (assistant manager) | ||
| 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 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
| 2014 | AFA Olaine | ||
| 2014- | FK Spartaks Jūrmala (assistant manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Oļegs Blagonadeždins (Ukrainian: Олег Благонадєждін; born 16 May 1973 in Donetsk, Ukraine) is a former Latvian football defender, currently the assistant manager of the Latvian Higher League club FK Spartaks Jūrmala.
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):
- Latvian Champion (7):
- 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
External links
- Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)
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