Ihor Nichenko
Encyclopedia
Ihor Hryhorovych Nichenko (18 April 1971 Kherson
) , a Ukrainian
footballer, coach.
that its team in the 1989 Soviet Second League. Next year he was drafted to the top league's Metalist
where could not find his touch. In 1992 he returned to his home town Kherson
joining Krystal. After impressive start at the club in the Ukrainian First League
was signed by the Kryvbas
at the end of 1992. In Kryvbas he set a record for the goals scored and the goals scored in a season (12) when he finished third amongst the best scorers. At the top level of Soviet and Ukrainian competitions played over 100 matches with 87 in the Ukrainian Premier League
.
Since 1995 and for the next 10 years played in various Hungarian clubs such as Ferencvaros, Dunaferr, and others. There he became the two-times champion with the mentioned teams. He also was the top scorer of the Hungarian championship in 1996-97 for Ferencvaros scoring 18 goals. He played some 250+ games in Hungary
scoring almost 100 goals. Since 2005 signed with the Ukrainian clubs, but did not played any games officially.
working together with Yuriy Martynov as the head coach. In 2007 joined the local amateur club Sigma Kherson as a staff coach and since 2008 became its head coach.
Kherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
) , a Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
footballer, coach.
Playing career
Nichenko was born on 18 April 1971. He studied at the Kherson Children-Youth Sport school #1 with an instructor Vasyl Kravchenko. Nichenko started his career in the early 1990s in KhmelnytskyKhmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi is a city in Ukraine in the region of Podillia. It is located on the Southern Buh River and about from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The town's original name was Płoskirów, later Proskurov, but in 1954 was renamed Khmelnytskyi. It is the center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western...
that its team in the 1989 Soviet Second League. Next year he was drafted to the top league's Metalist
FC Metalist Kharkiv
FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top...
where could not find his touch. In 1992 he returned to his home town Kherson
Kherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
joining Krystal. After impressive start at the club in the Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
was signed by the Kryvbas
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734....
at the end of 1992. In Kryvbas he set a record for the goals scored and the goals scored in a season (12) when he finished third amongst the best scorers. At the top level of Soviet and Ukrainian competitions played over 100 matches with 87 in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
.
Since 1995 and for the next 10 years played in various Hungarian clubs such as Ferencvaros, Dunaferr, and others. There he became the two-times champion with the mentioned teams. He also was the top scorer of the Hungarian championship in 1996-97 for Ferencvaros scoring 18 goals. He played some 250+ games in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
scoring almost 100 goals. Since 2005 signed with the Ukrainian clubs, but did not played any games officially.
Coaching career
Upon retiring stayed in FC Krystal KhersonFC Krystal Kherson
Krystal Kherson is a professional football club from Kherson in Ukraine that has a long history in the Soviet and then the Ukrainian Leagues.- History :It was formed in 1961 as Krystal....
working together with Yuriy Martynov as the head coach. In 2007 joined the local amateur club Sigma Kherson as a staff coach and since 2008 became its head coach.