Vladimirs Koļesņičenko

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko (Russian: Влади́мир Колесниче́нко; born 4 May 1980 in Riga) is a retired Latvian Russian footballer and the former chairman of Latvian Higher League club Skonto Riga.

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Koļesņičenko playing for FK Ventspils
Personal information
Full name Vladimirs Koļesņičenko
Date of birth (1980-05-04) 4 May 1980
Place of birth Riga, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Skonto-Metāls 27 (1)
1997–2002 Skonto Riga 121 (52)
2003 Torpedo-Metalurg 7 (0)
2003–2004 Skonto Riga 23 (5)
2004 FC Moscow 1 (0)
2005 FK Venta Kuldiga 0 (0)
2006–2008 FK Ventspils 64 (8)
2009 FC Inter Baku 9 (1)
2009 Skonto Riga 10 (3)
2010 Chornomorets Odesa 6 (0)
2011 Skonto Riga 10 (1)
National team
1997–2011 Latvia 47 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Being a member of Skonto Riga footballing system, Koļesņičenko started his career in 1996 with Skonto-Metāls, later joining the same club in 1997, but this time with a different name - Skonto Riga.[1] He played there until 2002, becoming league's top scorer in 2000.

In 2003, he left his native Latvia, joining Russian club Torpedo-Metalurg. After an unsuccessful period with this team (only 7 matches played and no goals scored) he returned to Skonto Riga in 2004. In the same year another challenge from Russia came Koļesņičenko's way, as he joined FC Moscow.

This change was also unsuccessful, and after playing only one match, he yet again returned to Latvia, this time with the newly created and ambitious FK Venta from the city of Kuldīga. The club's ambitions were high, but its finances turned out to be just a bubble as the club went bankrupt and couldn't even manage to finish its first season in the top-flight soccer.

In 2006 Koļesņičenko joined FK Ventspils, playing there for 2 years and becoming a vital first eleven player. In 2009 Vladimirs accepted a challenge from Azerbaijan, joining his fellow international teammates Andrejs Rubins and Ģirts Karlsons at Inter Baku. He soon returned to Latvia, continuing to struggle abroad. Yet again it was Skonto Riga, who took him under their wing.

In 2010, he joined Chornomorets Odesa, but couldn't help the club secure a place in the Ukrainian Premier League. After only six games with no goals he was released. Koļesņičenko faced several personal problems and couldn't find a club for almost a year. In 2011, he was signed yet again by Skonto Riga, where he finished his professional career with ten games and one goal, retiring in August 2011, being just 31 years old.

International career

Koļesņičenko made his international debut for Latvia in 1997, playing 47 international matches and scoring 5 goals. He did not participate at EURO 2004 and finished his international career in 2011.

Later career

After the retirement Koļesņičenko took office as the commercial director of his former club Skonto Riga.[2] On 26 February 2012 Koļesņičenko was elected to become the chairman of the club, with Guntis Indriksons leaving the position.[3] In March 2014 he appeared in a negative light, addressing rude comments towards the Latvian Football Federation via Twitter after Skonto were denied the necessary license for participation in the Latvian Higher League due to long-term debts. He was fined with 280 euros for breaching the code of ethics.[4] The license was later granted after a successful process of appellation and Koļesņičenko deleted his tweets, saying that he would not apologize, though, as the comments had been expressed in a private capacity, not the functional one.[5] His actions were strongly condemned by the LFF. In July 2014 Koļesņičenko resigned from the Skonto Riga president's office and was replaced by Igors Zaicevs.[6] A few days after the resignation, Koļesņičenko's private company SIA SSA bought the Skonto Stadium for 13.8 million euros.[7]

Honours

  • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
  • 2000

Career statistics

Club statistics

1996Skonto-MetālsVirsliga 1st level27/1*
1997Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level12/3
1998Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level1/0
1999Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level25/13
2000Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level28/17
2001Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level28/8
2002Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level27/11
2003Torpedo MoscowRussian Premier League 1st level7/0
2003Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level13/4
2004Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level10/1
2004FC MoscowRussian Premier League 1st level1/0
2005FK VentaVirsliga 1st level0/0
2006FK VentspilsVirsliga 1st level18/3
2007FK VentspilsVirsliga 1st level23/1
2008FK VentspilsVirsliga 1st level23/4
2009Inter BakuAzerbaijan Premier League 1st level9/1
2009Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level10/3
2010Chornomorets OdesaUkrainian Premier League 1st level7/0
2011Skonto RigaVirsliga 1st level10/1

* – played games and goals

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 July 2001Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Estonia3–1Win2001 Baltic Cup
2.5 July 2001Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Lithuania4–1Win2001 Baltic Cup
3.27 March 2002Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Luxembourg0–3WinFriendly
4.3 December 2004Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Bahrain2–2DrawBahrain P.M. Cup
5.15 October 2008Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia Israel1–1Draw2010 FIFA WC Qual.
6.14 November 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras2–1LostFriendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[8]

Personal life

Vladimirs Koļesņičenko is married and has a child.

References

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