Serhiy Konyushenko
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 Konyushenko in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serhiy Viktorovych Konyushenko | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka | 70 | (4) |
| 1996 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Obolon Kyiv | 50 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Turan Tovuz | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Obolon Kyiv | 190 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Obolon-2 Kyiv | 24 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Obolon Kyiv (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Obolon Kyiv (caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Peskovsky Rubin | ||
| 2016 | Toronto Atomic II | ||
| 2017 | Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Serhiy Konyushenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Вікторович Конюшенко; born 9 July 1971 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former Ukrainian professional football defender and a Ukrainian football coach.
Konyushenko began his professional career in 1993 in his native country's fourth division with Nyva Myronivka.[1] After three seasons with Nyva Myronivka, he left to join Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria in the Ukrainian First League.[1] His spell with Oleksandria was brief as he was transferred to Obolon Kyiv in the third division.[1]
In 1998, he ventured abroad to the Azerbaijan Top League to play with Turan Tovuz.[1] Konyushenko played in 5 matches in his only season abroad.[1] Following his stint abroad, he returned to Obolon and helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title.[1][2] In 2001, he helped Obolon secure a promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] Konyushenko made his debut in the country's premier league the following season.[4] The 2004-05 season marked his final season in the premier league as Obolon was relegated to the second division.[5] He remained with Obolon for an additional season, which marked his final professional campaign.[1]
Managerial career
Obolon Kyiv
After he retired from professional football, he transitioned into the managerial side with Obolon Kyiv as the senior coach for the youth team.[6][7] In 2011, he became the assistant coach for Vasyl Rats for the youth squad.[8]
Initially, Konyushenko and Vasyl Rats took over the managerial duties of Serhiy Kovalets on an interim basis in November 2011.[9] His match as manager for Kyiv was on November 20, 2011, against Vorskla Poltava.[10] Shortly after, he became the sole caretaker manager for Obolon as Rats resigned due to poor health.[11][12][13] The club was relegated from the premier league in its debut season.[14][15]
The following season, Konyushenko continued managing Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.[16] However, the season was short-lived as the club owners dissolved the team in February 2013.[17][18]
Following Obolon's withdrawal and reformation, Konyushenko was named the manager for Peskovsky Rubin in the Kyiv region championship.[19]
Canada
In the summer of 2016, he was named the head coach for Toronto Atomic's reserve team in the Canadian Soccer League's second division.[20][21] Konyushenko led Toronto to a victory over London City in his debut match on June 11, 2016.[20] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led Toronto to a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[22] Their playoff journey started in the semifinal round, where Toronto defeated the Brantford Galaxy's reserve team to advance to the championship finals.[22] The York Region Shooters reserve team defeated Toronto in the championship match.[23]
Chaika P. Borshchahivka
Konyushenko returned to Ukraine, where he was appointed the manager for Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the national amateur league.[24] After several months with the Kyiv-based club, he left the team on November 12, 2017.[25]