Oleg Salenko (born October 25, 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Russian soccer striker, who set a World Cup record by scoring five goals in one game, for Russia against Cameroon on June 28, 1994. Salenko finished the 1994 World Cup with six goals, sharing the Golden Boot with Hristo Stoichkov. (Making this feat more remarkbale was that Russia was knocked out in the first round.) October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The World Cup Golden Boot is the award given to the top goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup. ... Categories: Stub | 1966 births | Bulgarian footballers ...

On the club level, Salenko's career lasted from 1986 to 2000 and included Zenit Leningrad, Dinamo Kiev, Logroñés, Valencia, Rangers, and Istanbulspor. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... FC Zenit (Russian: Футбольный клуб Зенит Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football club, based in Saint Petersburg. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Динамо Київ, formerly Dinamo Kiev) is the main professional football club in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ... Club Deportivo Logroñes is a Spanish football club from the city of Logroño, founded in 1940. ... Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or just Valencia or Los Ches) is a football team in the first division of the Spanish Football League. ... Rangers Football Club is the worlds most successful football club, based on domestic league wins. ... Istanbulspor (Turkish: Ä°stanbulspor) is a Turkish football and sports club, founded by Istanbul Lisesi (Istanbul Lycée) students in 1926. ...

Amazingly, Salenko scored only one other goal for Russia, and played a total of only nine international matches, one of them for Ukraine. Eventually, he faded from the international scene and finally had to end his career early for health reasons.