Introduction
Dmitri Leonidovich Radchenko (Дмитрий Леонидович Радченко; born 2 December 1970) is a Russian retired footballer who played as a striker, and a current youth coach with FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
During his professional career he played in four different countries, including in La Liga.
Football career
Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, Radchenko started his professional career in his hometown, moving in 1991 to FC Spartak Moscow and helping the capital side to the first two editions of the Russian Premier League. In the 1990–91 edition of the European Cup he was essential in the quarter-final ousting of Real Madrid, notably scoring twice in the 3–1 away win.
For 1993–94, Radchenko signed with Racing Santander in Spain alongside teammate Dmitri Popov, and experienced arguably the best years in his career, notably scoring in a 5–0 home routing of FC Barcelona in his second season. A move to rising Deportivo de La Coruña followed, but he failed to establish in the starting XI, although heavily featured; the next three campaigns combined, he only netted once, with Rayo Vallecano, CP Mérida (both relegated from La Liga) and SD Compostela (Segunda División – where he shared teams again with Popov).
After relative success with Júbilo Iwata and HNK Hajduk Split, Radchenko finished his career in 2008 in the lower leagues of Spain (with some periods of inactivity in between). He played for Russia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal against Cameroon (6–1, with the remaining five courtesy of Oleg Salenko).
Statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Soviet Union | League | Soviet Cup | Federation Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1988 | Dynamo Leningrad | Second League | 20 | 5 | 20 | 5 | ||||
| 1989 | Zenit Leningrad | Top League | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 1990 | First League | 35 | 11 | 35 | 11 | |||||
| 1991 | Spartak Moscow | Top League | 29 | 13 | 29 | 13 | ||||
| Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1992 | Spartak Moscow | Top League | 18 | 12 | 18 | 12 | ||||
| 1993 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Total | ||||||
| 1993/94 | Racing | La Liga | 36 | 11 | 36 | 11 | ||||
| 1994/95 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 9 | ||||||
| 1995/96 | Deportivo | La Liga | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 1996/97 | Rayo Vallecano | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 1997/98 | Mérida | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1998/99 | Compostela | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2001/02 | Hajduk Split | First Football League | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Country | Soviet Union | 110 | 34 | 110 | 33 | |||||
| Russia | 32 | 14 | 32 | 14 | ||||||
| Spain | 150 | 26 | 150 | 26 | ||||||
| Japan | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||
| Croatia | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 324 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 330 | 83 | ||
National team
| Soviet Union | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5 |
| 1995 | 8 | 2 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 9 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 1992 | Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 January 1994 | Kingdome, Seattle, United States |  United States | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 February 1994 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States |  Mexico | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 4 | 20 April 1994 | Bursa Atatürk, Bursa, Turkey |  Turkey | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 28 June 1994 | Stanford Stadium, Stanford, United States |  Cameroon | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| 6 | 12 October 1994 | Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia |  San Marino | 4–0 | 4–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 7 | 16 November 1994 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 8 | 16 August 1995 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Finland | 0–3 | 0–6 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 9 | 15 November 1995 | Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia | Finland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
Honours
- Russian Premier League: 1992, 1993
- CIS Cup: 1992
- Russian Cup: 1994
- Supercopa de España: 1995