Oleg Salenko

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Oleg Salenko

Salenko in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko
Date of birth	(1969-10-25)25 October 1969
Place of birth	Leningrad,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft11+1⁄2in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Smena Leningrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1988	Zenit	47	(10)
1989–1992	Dynamo Kyiv	91	(28)
1993–1994	Logroñés	47	(23)
1994–1995	Valencia	25	(7)
1995–1996	Rangers	16	(7)
1996–1998	İstanbulspor	18	(11)
1999–2000	Córdoba	3	(0)
2000–2001	Pogoń Szczecin	1	(0)
Total		248	(86)
International career
1984–1991	Soviet Union U20	4	(5)
1992	Ukraine	1	(0)
1993–1994	Russia	8	(6)
Medal record RepresentingtheSoviet Union UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 1990 Europe UEFA European Under-18 Championship Winner 1988 Czechoslovakia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko(Russian:Олег Анатольевич Саленко,Ukrainian:Олег Анатолійович Саленко;born 25 October 1969) is a Russian-Ukrainian formerfootballerwho played as aforward.He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the1994 World Cup,helping him earn theGolden Bootas joint-top tournament goalscorer.

Club career

Salenko was born to a Ukrainian father and a Russian mother inLeningrad,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union.He played forZenit Leningrad,Dynamo Kyiv,Logroñés,Córdoba,Valencia,Rangersandİstanbulsporduring his club career, that lasted from 1986 to 2000.

Eventually, he faded from the international football scene and finally had to end his career prematurely, at the age of 31, for health reasons stemming from injuries. Salenko returned to playing professional football in the 2000–01 season and signed forPogoń Szczecin.He retired after playing a single game due to his physical conditioning.

International career

Salenko played for theSoviet Union under-20 teamat the1989 FIFA World Youth Championship,becoming the tournament top scorer with 5 goals. He played a total of only nine international matches, including theUkraine 1–3 Hungary friendly,which was the first international game for theUkraine national football teamto be recognised by FIFA. He also had eight appearances forRussiaand scored six goals, all of them at theWorld Cupin which he was joint top scorer. His last international appearance was 6–1 win againstCameroonwhen he scored five times.

As of 2024, he is the only player to win the Golden Boot at both theU-20 World CupandFIFA World Cup.

1994 FIFA World Cup

Salenko set aWorld Cup recordby scoring five goals in one game inRussia's 6–1 win againstCameroonon 28 June 1994.He finished the1994 World Cupwith six goals, having scored from the penalty spot againstSwedenin the previous match and shared theGolden BootwithBulgarianHristo Stoichkovafter being knocked out in the first round and having played only three matches whileBulgariaplayed a total of seven matches and achieved a fourth-place finish.As of 2022, Salenko is the only player ever to win the Golden Boot award on a team eliminated from the World Cup finals at the group stage.

Beach football

In 2003, Salenko was appointed as manager of theUkraine national beach soccer team.His team played three games, the only win being over USA 6–5, and losing the other two to Brazil and Spain. The tournament took place at the end of July inPortugalunder the nameMundialito.After the tournament, he was dismissed. He was later taking part ofFFUassisting staff, but later stopped involving in football to focus on his business.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ukraine
	1992	1	0
	Total	1	0
Russia
	1993	1	0
	1994	7	6
	Total	8	6
Career total		9	6

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 June 1994	Pontiac Silverdome,Pontiac,United States	Sweden	1–0	1–3	1994 FIFA World Cup
2.	28 June 1994	Stanford Stadium,Stanford,United States	Cameroon	1–0	6–1	1994 FIFA World Cup
3.				2–0
4.				3–0
5.				4–1
6.				5–1

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv

• Soviet Top League:1990
• Soviet Cup:1990

Rangers

• Scottish Football League Premier Division:1996

Individual

• FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Shoe:1989
• FIFA World Cup Golden Boot:1994

External links

• Oleg Salenkoat National-Football-Teams.com
• RSSSF
• Player profile(in Russian)
• Oleg Salenkoat FootballFacts.ru(in Russian)
• Oleg SalenkoatUAFandarchived FFU page(in Ukrainian)