Nikitenko Sergey Viktorovich - a famous Belarusian footballer who played in the position of a midfielder. In 2012, he finished his playing career. Since 2017, he has been working in the structure of FC Gomel.
Biography
The future footballer was born in August 1978 on the nineteenth in the Belarusian city of Gomel. In the Soviet Union, it was customary to enroll children in all kinds of sections, especially since most of them were free. Little Sergey was a very active child and loved sports. With his hobbies, he actually simplified the choice of parents, it was decided to record him in the football section. In addition, it is in Gomel where one of the best football academies of Belarus is located. The boy was accepted without much testing.
Professional career
Nikitenko signed his first professional agreement with the Vedrich football club from the small town of Rechitsa. The contract was designed for two years. Due to intense competition and minor injuries, the young player spent much less time on the field than he would have liked. In two seasons, he only appeared on the field thirty times. When the contract with the club ended, he returned to his hometown Gomel, where he was very welcome. In fact, from the first matches he was put in the starting lineup. In turn, Sergey gave all the best in every match to justify his hopes.
Six fruitful years in the Gomel club were held at the highest level, during which time the player became the owner of the Belarus Cup in 2002. And in 2003, FC Gomel won the country's top league and became the champion. But despite such high results, Nikitenko in 2003 decided on a real adventure. Under the current agreement with FC Gomel, he, bypassing all sorts of rules, tried to negotiate a contract with the Ukrainian club Krivbass. Of course, this incident did not go unnoticed, the player was disqualified for four months, but then the sentence was removed ahead of schedule.
After three seasons in Ukraine, the player decided to return to his homeland, where he played for “Gomel”, “Savit”, “Chemist” and many other clubs. Without staying anywhere for a long time, he toured almost the whole country and in 2012 stayed at FC Vitebsk. There, at the end of the season, he decided to end his playing career.
Coaching
In 2013, Nikitenko was invited to work in his native club Gomel, where he began to train the second team. In 2016, he was engaged in the youth team born in 2001. Since 2017, he has been a trainer in scientific and methodological work all in the same "Gomel".
