Sergei Kulichenko

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Kulichenko.

Sergei Kulichenko

Personal information
Full name	Sergei Valeryevich Kulichenko
Date of birth	(1978-02-03)3 February 1978
Place of birth	Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	1 July 2026(2026-07-01) (aged 48)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	CSKA-d Moscow	65	(26)
1997	CSKA Moscow	6	(1)
1998	CSKA-2 Moscow	14	(5)
1999	FC Lantana Tallinn	10	(5)
1999	Krylia Sovetov Samara	1	(0)
1999–2000	KV Mechelen
2000	CSKA Moscow	3	(0)
2001	Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod	4	(0)
2002	Torpedo-ZIL Moscow	9	(0)
2002–2003	Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh	13	(0)
International career
1999	Russia U-21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Valeryevich Kulichenko (Russian: Сергей Валерьевич Куличенко; 3 February 1978 – 1 July 2026) was a Russian professional footballer and administrator.

Background

Kulichenko was born in Karaganda on 3 February 1978.

His father, Valery Kulichenko (1939-2024), was a renowned Soviet track and field coach. His mother, Valentina Gerasimova (born 1948), was a former world record holder in the 800-meter race.

Sergei Kulichenko died on 1 July 2026, at the age of 48.

Career

Kulichenko played professional football with CSKA Moscow, Torpedo-ZIL Moscow and Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh. After retirement from playing at 25, he became a football administrator in various roles for the Russian Football Union.

Honours

• Russian Third League Zone 3 top scorer: 1997 (21 goals)

External links

• Sergei Kulichenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)