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Denis Knitel

Personal information
Full name	Denis Aleksandrovich Knitel
Date of birth	(1977-11-29) 29 November 1977
Place of birth	Dushanbe, Tajik SSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996	Sitora Dushanbe	8	(1)
1998–2000	Varzob Dushanbe
2001–2002	Zhemchuzhina Sochi	29	(1)
2002	Kuzbass-Dynamo Kemerovo	11	(0)
2003–2008	Spartak Shchyolkovo	117	(4)
International career
2000–2003	Tajikistan	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2009

Denis Aleksandrovich Knitel (Russian: Денис Александрович Книтель; born 29 November 1977) is a Tajikistani professional footballer who also holds Russian citizenship.

Career statistics

International

Tajikistan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	1
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	8	0
2004	1	0
Total	11	1

Statistics accurate as of 8 September 2016

International goals

Scores and results list Tajikistan's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	26 November 2000	Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran	Guam	4–0	16–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Varzob Dushanbe

• Tajik League (3): 1998, 1999, 2000
• Tajik Cup (1): 1999