Valeri Minko

Valeri Minko
Personal information
Full name Valeri Vikentyevich Minko
Date of birth (1971-08-08) 8 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Barnaul, USSR
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Dynamo Barnaul 3 (0)
1989–2001 CSKA Moscow 242 (13)
2002 Kuban Krasnodar 3 (0)
Total 248 (13)
International career
1991 USSR U-20 10 (1)
1992 USSR U-21 3 (0)
1992–1993 Russia U-21 5 (0)
1996–1998 Russia 4 (0)
Managerial career
2008– CSKA Moscow Reserves (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vikentyevich and the family name is Minko.

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

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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