Cherenkov played for Spartak Moscow for almost his entire professional club career (1977–1994; he also played for the youth team between 1971–1977), aside from a brief spell with Red Star Saint-Ouen from 1990–91. For the time spent in Spartak he received the Club Loyalty Award in 1989. He was awarded "The Attack Organizer" award in 1988 and 1989, as the most useful attack player.[2]
At international level, Cherenkov made 34 appearances for the Soviet Union national team, scoring 12 goals.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Although widely regarded by Spartak's fans as the team's best player ever, he was always dropped by the national team on the eve of several major tournaments, including two World Cups and a European Championship.
Style of playedit
Cherenkov was an excellent passer and was also a good striker of the ball who scored many goals throughout his career.[2] In his book on the history of Spartak, Robert Edelman [de] described him as "the longest-serving and most beloved of all Spartakovtsy":
A native Muscovite, Fiodr Cherenkov (b. 1959) was a product of Spartak's school. Navigating between midfield and forward, he played with an originality and eccentricity that endeared him to the public. Cherenkov was an enigmatic and fragile personality whose capacity for unexpected improvisation fit the Spartak image of the player as romantic artist. A true original, he was the embodiment of what many of Spartak's male Moscow supporters liked to believe about themselves. Lacking great speed but quick on his feet, small of stature but possessed of great guile, Cherenkov seemed to practice a new kind of masculinity, that of the urban trickster. By the time his Spartak career was over, he was the leading point producer (goal plus pass) in the team's history.[4]
Cherenkov was considered to be the best Soviet footballer of the 1980s.[5]
Coaching careeredit
Cherenkov worked as a coach of Spartak's reserve team after retiring.
Personal life and personalityedit
A 2021 profile on BBC Sport relates that Cherenkov was a kind and approachable "regular guy" who could not understand his own fame. He suffered several attacks of an unknown mental illness during his playing career, and missed important games because of it, but was "widely seen as the best Soviet footballer of the decade". His daughter Anastasia was born in 1980. He died in 2014, at age 55, after collapsing outside his home. An autopsy at a Moscow hospital found a brain tumour. The profile described him as a "football genius".[5]
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Cherenkov Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov 1 Russian Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenko v 25 July 1959 4 October 2014 was a Soviet and Russian football midfielder who played for Spartak Moscow 1977 90 and 1991 94 and Red Star Football Club 1990 91 Fyodor CherenkovCherenkov in 2008Personal informationFull nameFyodor Fyodorovich CherenkovDate of birth 1959 07 25 25 July 1959Place of birthMoscow Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDate of death4 October 2014 2014 10 04 aged 55 Place of deathMoscow RussiaHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in Position s MidfielderYouth career1969 1971Kuntsevo Moscow1971 1977Spartak MoscowSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1977 1990Spartak Moscow344 86 1990 1991Red Star Saint Ouen15 1 1991 1994Spartak Moscow54 9 Total413 96 International career1979 1990Soviet Union34 12 1980 1983Soviet Union Olympic10 6 Managerial career1994 1995Spartak Moscow assistant 1996 1997Spartak Moscow reserves assistant 2013 2014Spartak Moscow youth assistant Medal record Olympic Games Representing Soviet Union Men s Football 1980 Moscow Team Competition Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Style of play 3 Coaching career 4 Personal life and personality 5 Honours 5 1 Club 5 2 International 5 3 Individual 6 References 7 External linksPlaying career editCherenkov played for Spartak Moscow for almost his entire professional club career 1977 1994 he also played for the youth team between 1971 1977 aside from a brief spell with Red Star Saint Ouen from 1990 91 For the time spent in Spartak he received the Club Loyalty Award in 1989 He was awarded The Attack Organizer award in 1988 and 1989 as the most useful attack player 2 At international level Cherenkov made 34 appearances for the Soviet Union national team scoring 12 goals 3 He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics Although widely regarded by Spartak s fans as the team s best player ever he was always dropped by the national team on the eve of several major tournaments including two World Cups and a European Championship Style of play editCherenkov was an excellent passer and was also a good striker of the ball who scored many goals throughout his career 2 In his book on the history of Spartak Robert Edelman de described him as the longest serving and most beloved of all Spartakovtsy A native Muscovite Fiodr Cherenkov b 1959 was a product of Spartak s school Navigating between midfield and forward he played with an originality and eccentricity that endeared him to the public Cherenkov was an enigmatic and fragile personality whose capacity for unexpected improvisation fit the Spartak image of the player as romantic artist A true original he was the embodiment of what many of Spartak s male Moscow supporters liked to believe about themselves Lacking great speed but quick on his feet small of stature but possessed of great guile Cherenkov seemed to practice a new kind of masculinity that of the urban trickster By the time his Spartak career was over he was the leading point producer goal plus pass in the team s history 4 Cherenkov was considered to be the best Soviet footballer of the 1980s 5 Coaching career editCherenkov worked as a coach of Spartak s reserve team after retiring Personal life and personality editA 2021 profile on BBC Sport relates that Cherenkov was a kind and approachable regular guy who could not understand his own fame He suffered several attacks of an unknown mental illness during his playing career and missed important games because of it but was widely seen as the best Soviet footballer of the decade His daughter Anastasia was born in 1980 He died in 2014 at age 55 after collapsing outside his home An autopsy at a Moscow hospital found a brain tumour The profile described him as a football genius 5 Honours editClub edit Spartak Moscow Soviet Top League 1979 1987 1989 Russian Premier League 1993 Russian Cup 1994 International edit Soviet Union Olympics bronze medal 1980 Individual edit Soviet Footballer of the Year 1983 1989 Club Loyalty Award 1989References edit Fyodor Cherenkov The Soviet football genius the world never got to see Michael Yokhin BBC Sport 28 January 2021 Retrieved 7 April 2021 a b Organizatoru ataki hsf narod ru Matthias Arnhold 19 June 2009 Fyodor Fyodorovich Cherenkov International Appearances Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Retrieved 5 October 2014 Robert Edelman Spartak Moscow A History of the People s Team in the Workers State Cornell University Press 2012 ISBN 080146613X p 279 a b Michael Yokhin 28 January 2021 Fyodor Cherenkov The Soviet football genius the world never got to see BBC Sport External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fyodor Cherenkov Fyodor Cherenkov at FootballFacts ru in Russian nbsp Profile at RussiaTeam dead link in Russian Fyodor Cherenkov s profile at Spartak s official website at the Wayback Machine archived 2007 02 19 in Russian Fyodor Cherenkov at Olympedia nbsp Fyodor Cherenkov at Olympics com nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fyodor Cherenkov amp oldid 1212579844, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
