Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev (Russian: Дмитрий Аленичев) (born 20 October 1972 in Velikie Luki, Soviet Union) is a professional footballer. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Velikiye Luki (also transliterated as Velikie Luki, Russian Великие Луки) - city in Russia, in Pskov Oblast. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

Despite being a Spartak Moscow fan, Alenichev debuted 1991 for Moscow rivals Lokomotiv, where he played during four years before moving to Spartak, where in five years he won three Russian leagues and two cups, and was also elected Russian player of the year in 1997. He won a transfer to Serie A side AS Roma, played 21 matches in the first season, but after only seven matches played, he moved to AC Perugia in December. FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ) is a football club from Moscow, Russia. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football and rugby league club based in Moscow. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ...

In 2000 he was bought by FC Porto, where he made a good first impression (scored the tying against Sporting in the Portuguese Super Cup), and made a good first season where Porto captured the Portuguese cup 2-0 against CS Marítimo, Alenichev scoring the second goal. In the following season, Alenichev suffered some animosity from new Porto coach Octávio Machado (the same happened with compatriot Sergei Ovchinnikov) and spent most of the first half of the season sidelined, under the shadow of Deco. As soon as Octávio was fired and replaced with José Mourinho, Alenichev's luck changed. Although he still didn't play in the starting eleven, he was usually the first player to jump from the bench, especially when Mourinho passed from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2 formation. A starting player in the UEFA Cup final and mid-game substitute in the Champions League final, Alenichev scored on both: against Celtic he scored the second goal, following a pass from Deco, and against AS Monaco he closed the scoreline with a powerful volley shot following a deflected through cross from Derlei. This article is about the year 2000. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Club Sport Marítimo commonly shortened to CS Marítimo and just Marítimo (pron. ... Octávio Machado (born 1949) is a Portuguese former football player and coach. ... Sergei Ovchinnikov (born October 11, 1970 in Moscow) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for the Russian national team and Dynomo Moscow. ... Anderson Luiz de Sousa, OIH (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional footballer widely known as Deco (pron. ... José Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ... The 2002-03 UEFA Cup was won by FC Porto. ... The 2003-04 season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by FC Porto in a comfortable final victory against AS Monaco, following up their 2003 UEFA Cup success. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik, in IPA) AIM: CCP is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1924. ... Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, simply known as Derlei (born July 14, 1975 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a Brazilian football (soccer) player. ...

During Euro 2004, where he played the whole three matches Russia disputed, he announced his desire to return to Spartak Moscow, and in appreciation for the services done for the club, the FC Porto board made no objections to a transfer. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ...

On 8 April 2006 Sport-Express published Alenichev's interview containing severe criticism of Aleksandr Starkov, Spartak's former head coach.[2][3] Following that, Alenichev was fined, dismissed from the first team, transfer listed 14 April[4] and on 10 September his contract was finally terminated on mutual agreement[5]. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sport-Express (Russian: ) is a Russian daily sports newspaper. ... Aleksandrs Starkovs or Aleksandr Starkov (born July 26, 1955 in Madona, Latvia) is a Latvian-Russian football coach who used to coach Skonto FC and Spartak Moscow. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ...

Trivia

Dmitri Alenichev is one of only three players so far to score a goal in two consecutive Cup Finals of different European competitions the two others being Ronald Koeman and Ronaldo. Ronald Koeman (born March 21, 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager of PSV Eindhoven. ... Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. ...

External link

• Dmitri Alenichev celebrates goal with Porto