 Alenichev in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitri Anatolievich Alenichev | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-10-20)20 October 1972 (age 53) | ||
| Place of birth | Melioratorov,Pskov Oblast,Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | SKIF-Express Velikie Luki | 17 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Mashinostroitel Pskov | 38 | (7) |
| 1991–1993 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 69 | (6) |
| 1994–1998 | Spartak Moscow | 122 | (18) |
| 1998–2000 | Roma | 28 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | →Perugia (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Porto | 84 | (12) |
| 2004–2006 | Spartak Moscow | 21 | (3) |
| Total | 394 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992 | USSR U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1993 | Russia U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–2005[1] | Russia | 55 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Russia U18 | ||
| 2011–2015 | Arsenal Tula | ||
| 2015–2016 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| 2017–2019 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dmitri Alenichev | |
|---|---|
| Russian Federation Senator fromOmsk Oblast | |
| In office 2007–2010 | |
Dmitri Anatolyevich Alenichev (Russian:Дми́трий Анато́льевич Але́ничев; born 20 October 1972) is a Russianfootball coach, former player and politician.
Despite being aSpartak Moscow fan, Alenichev debuted 1991 for Moscow rivalsLokomotiv Moscow, where he played four years before moving to Spartak, where in five years he won three Russian leagues and two cups, and was also elected Russian player of the year in 1997. WonMalta International Football Tournament 1996.[2] On 14 June 1998 ItalianSerie A sideRoma officially agreed with Spartak for 7 millionUSD and the player moved toRome. He played 21 matches in his first season, but after only seven matches in the second season, he moved toPerugia in December 1999. His stint in Italy overall proved to be unsuccessful and he was eventually considered to be one of Italian football's biggest foreign flops.[3]
In 2000, he moved to PortuguesePrimeira Liga sidePorto, where he made a strong first impression, scored the equalizing goal against rivalsSporting CP in the first leg of the2000 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. He was also impressive overall in first season, as Porto captured theTaça de Portugal after winningthe final 2–0 againstMarítimo, Alenichev scoring the second goal. The following season, Alenichev suffered some animosity from new Porto head coachOctávio Machado (similar to his compatriotSergei Ovchinnikov) and spent most of the first half of theseason sidelined, under the shadow ofDeco. When Octávio was sacked and replaced withJosé Mourinho, Alenichev's prospects changed. Although he was not a regular in the starting 11, he was usually the first player substituted onto the pitch, particularly when Mourinho shifted from a 4–3–3 to a 4–4–2 formation. A starting player in the2003 UEFA Cup Final and mid-match substitute in the2004 UEFA Champions League Final, Alenichev scored in both contests, the only Russian player to do so as of 2023. In the former, againstCeltic, he scored the second goal, following a pass from Deco; and in the latter, againstMonaco, he closed the scoreline with a powerful volley shot following a deflected through cross fromDerlei. This made him one of only three players to score goals in two consecutive cup finals of different European competitions, the others beingRonald Koeman andRonaldo.
DuringUEFA Euro 2004, in which Alenichev played in all three ofRussia's matchups, he announced his desire to return to Spartak Moscow. In appreciation for the services done for the club, the FC Porto board made no objections to the transfer.
On 8 April 2006,Sport-Express published Alenichev's interview containing severe criticism ofAleksandrs Starkovs, Spartak's head coach at the time.[4][5] Following that, Alenichev was fined, dismissed from the first team, transfer listed 14 April[6] and on 10 September his contract was finally terminated by mutual agreement.[7] This marked the end of his playing career.
In 2011, he joinedFC Arsenal Tula as a manager and led the club through three promotions in 3 seasons from fourth-levelRussian Amateur Football League to the top-levelRussian Premier League. Arsenal was relegated after just one season in the top tier and Alenichev left.
In June 2015, he became manager of his former club Spartak Moscow.[8] He resigned as Spartak manager on 5 August 2016 following Spartak's elimination in the2016–17 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round byAEK Larnaca.[9] At the end of that season, Spartak won theRussian Premier League for the first time in 16 years under the management of his assistantMassimo Carrera.
On 5 June 2017, Alenichev signed a two-year contract with Russiansecond division clubYenisey Krasnoyarsk.[10] In his first season, he led Yenisey to promotion to theRussian Premier League for the first time in club's history. He was replaced as Yenisey coach after the club was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]
A technically gifted andoffensive-minded midfielder, Alenichev's favoured role was as a number 10 behind the strikers; he was also deployed as acentral midfielder on occasion throughout his career, although he lacked both the physicality and tactical sense to excel in this position.[12]
His older brotherAndrei Alenichev also played football professionally. He has two sons, Daniil (born 2004) and Timofey (born 2012). Daniil followed in his footsteps and became a footballer too.[13] As of 2026, Daniil plays in Portuguese lower-tier amateur leagues.
Alenichev joined theUnited Russia party. On 14 June 2007, he was voted the representative of theOmsk Oblast in theFederation Council of Russia.[14] He represented it until 2010, when he accepted the position of head coach of the Russia national under-18 team.[15]
In 2009, Alenichev was part of theRussia squad that won the2009 Legends Cup.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mashinostroitel Pskov | 1990 | Soviet Second League B | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1991 | Soviet Top League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | Russian Top League | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 1993 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 7 | ||||
| Spartak Moscow | 1994 | Russian Top League | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 1996 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 42 | 8 | ||||
| 1997 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 45 | 6 | ||||
| 1998 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 18 | 17 | 4 | — | 30 | 6 | — | 169 | 28 | ||||
| Roma | 1998–99 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1999–2000 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 42 | 7 | ||||
| Perugia (loan) | 1999–2000 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Porto | 2000–01 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2001–02 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | 83 | 12 | 16 | 4 | – | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 139 | 23 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2004 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 376 | 48 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 511 | 76 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | |||
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 6 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 February 1996 | Ta' Qali National Stadium,Attard |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1996 Rothmans International Tournament |
| 2. | 11 October 1997 | Dynamo Stadium,Moscow |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 4–0 | |||||
| 4. | 31 March 1999 | Republican Spartak Stadium,Vladikavkaz |  Andorra | 6–1 | 6–1 | Euro 2000 qualifier |
| 5. | 6 June 2001 | Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 14 November 2001 | Skonto Stadium,Riga |  Latvia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Information correct as of match played 26 May 2019. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Tula | 22 November 2011 | 10 June 2015 | 102 | 53 | 18 | 31 | 162 | 111 | 051.96 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 10 June 2015 | 5 August 2016 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 42 | 048.57 | ||
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 5 June 2017 | 26 May 2019 | 75 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 106 | 99 | 042.67 |
P – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesGS – Goal scoredGA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by the correspondingFIFA country code(s).
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