Viktor Onopko
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Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (Russian: Виктор Савельевич Онопко) (born October 14, 1969 in Voroshilovgrad (currently Luhansk), Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian football defender, the all-time cap leader for the Russian national team.
In his club career that started in 1988, Onopko played for Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Real Oviedo, Rayo Vallecano, and Alania Vladikavkaz. He most recently played for FC Saturn, from 2004 to 2006.
Although he was eligible to play for Ukraine, Onopko elected to play for Russia and has amassed 109 caps (plus four for the CIS), the first coming in 1992. He played in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups, as well as Euro 96. Onopko was on the preliminary squad for Euro 2004 but was dropped due to injury. Onopko was named Russian footballer of the year in 1993 and 1994.
| Preceded by Igor Ledyakhov |
Russian Footballer of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Igor Simutenkov |
| Russia squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Cherchesov | 2 Kuznetsov | 3 Gorlukovich | 4 Galiamin | 5 Nikiforov | 6 Ternavski | 7 Piatnitski | 8 Popov | 9 Salenko | 10 Karpin | 11 Beschastnykh | 12 Tetradze | 13 Borodyuk | 14 Korneyev | 15 Radchenko | 16 Kharine | 17 Tsymbalar | 18 Onopko | 19 Mostovoi | 20 Lediakhov | 21 Khlestov | 22 Yuran | Coach: Sadyrin |
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| Russia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | ||
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1 Nigmatullin | 2 Kovtun | 3 Nikiforov | 4 Smertin | 5 Solomatin | 6 Semshov | 7 Onopko | 8 Karpin | 9 Titov | 10 Mostovoi | 11 Beschastnykh | 12 Cherchesov | 13 Dayev | 14 Chugainov | 15 Alenichev | 16 Kerzhakov | 17 Semak | 18 Sennikov | 19 Pimenov | 20 Izmailov | 21 Khokhlov | 22 Sychev | 23 Filimonov | Coach: Romantsev |
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Categories: 1969 births | Living people | Football (soccer) defenders | Soviet footballers | FC Shakhtar Donetsk players | Dynamo Kyiv players | Russian footballers | Spartak Moscow footballers | FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players | La Liga footballers | Real Oviedo players | Rayo Vallecano footballers | Russia international footballers | UEFA Euro 1992 players | UEFA Euro 1996 players | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | FIFA World Cup 2002 players | Footballers with 100 or more caps