Valeri Minko

Valeri Vikentyevich Minko (Russian: Валерий Викентьевич Минько; born 8 August 1971) is a former association footballer who played defender and now head coach.

Valeri Minko
Personal information
Full name Valeri Vikentyevich Minko
Date of birth (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971
Place of birth Barnaul, USSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 FC Dynamo Barnaul 3 (0)
1989–2001 PFC CSKA Moscow 242 (13)
2002 FC Kuban Krasnodar 3 (0)
Total 248 (13)
National team
1991 USSR U-20 10 (1)
1996–1998 Russia 4 (0)
Teams managed
2008– CSKA Moscow Reserves (Assistant Coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In 1993, he was subjected to nephrectomy after being injured when playing a 1994 U-21 European Championship qualifying game against Greece (1:1). Nevertheless, he decided to continue his career with one kidney remaining and played over 200 games after his injury. Now he is considered by CSKA fans as one of symbols of courage and team spirit.


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