Oleg Litvinenko (; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh international footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward.
Career
Club In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, after playing for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship whilst not being eligible.
During Litvinenko's time in the Kazakhstan Premier League, he scored 147 goals, becoming the all-time top scorer in the tournament, until Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev beat his record.
International Litvinenko represented Kazakhstan 28 times between 1996 and 2006, whilst also representing the Kazakhstan U-23 10 times, scoring 9 times, during the 1996 Olympic Games Qualifiers.
Death Litvinenko died on 18 November 2007, four days short of his 34th birthday. His body was found hanging from a tree in an abandoned cemetery. The cause of death was ruled as suicide.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKhimik Dzhambul1990Soviet Second League20 ----201991111 ----11Total131 ----131Rus Volgograd1991Soviet Second League B132 ----132Fosfor Jambyl1992Top Division2911 ----2911FC Dinamo Almaty1993Top Division4017 ----4017Taraz1994Top Division2820 ----2820Yelimay1995Top Division269 ----26919962611 --26111997178 ----17819982323 ----23231999bannedTotal9251 --9251Kairat2000Top Division2313 --2313200182 --82Total3115 ----3115Ermis Aradippou2000–01Cypriot First Division60 --60Zhenis Astana2002Super League101 --101Yelimay2002Super League2111 --211120032913 --2913Total5024 ----5024Aktobe2004Super League51 --51Alma-Ata2005Super League227 --227Semey2006Kazakhstan First Division83 --83Taraz2007Super League41 --41Career total351154 --351154
International Kazakhstan national teamYearAppsGoals199610199750199800199900200071200154200211200310200400200550200630Total286 Statistics accurate as of 5 November 2015
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1.6 April 2000Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2-02–02000 AFC ACQ2.12 April 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 1–06–02002 WC qualification3.3–04.14 April 2001Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq 2–03–02002 WC qualification5.25 April 2001Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–01–12002 WC qualification6.7 July 2002Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–01–1FriendlyCorrect as of 22 May 2016
Honours
Club Yelimay Kazakhstan Top Division (2): 1995, 1998 Kazakhstan Cup: 1995 Kairat Kazakhstan Cup: 1999–00, 2001
Individual 2005 GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year" Kazakhstan Top scorer: 1994, 1998
References
External links Photos at National Team website Profile at National Team website