Ivan Saenko
Ivan Sajenko 2010
Ivan Ivanovich Sajenko [ ɪvan ɪvanəv ʲ ɪt ʲ ɕ sʌjɛnkə ] (Russian: Иван Иванович Саенко, scientific transliteration Ivan Ivanovich Saenko, English transcription Ivan Saenko; born October 17, 1983 in Maslowka, Voronezh Oblast, Soviet Union ) is a retired Russian football player.
Career
Ivan Sajenko comes from a successful football family, his father is the coach of the Russian women's football champions FC Energy Voronezh.
Association
He played in Russia for FK Fakel Voronezh, before he was discovered by Karlsruher SC in 2001 and contracted. After only two substitutions in 2001 he collected in the first half of 2002 once more match practice at Torch Voronezh in the second highest Russian league before he was played out of the second division season 2002/ 03 fixed to the Karlsruhe team. Already in 2003, signed a preliminary agreement with the Sajenko 1 FSV Mainz 05, that of an obligation of the striker took distance later. From KSC 2005 he moved to first division free transfer 1.FC Nuremberg. He was so convincing especially in the second half of the season, that after the first year of his original three-year contract was extended until 2010. In the 2006/07 season he was top scorer with nine goals of the Nuremberg and won with the club the DFB Cup.
The following season was, however, unfortunate for the Russians. He had always struggled with injuries and his form. A single gate was in 26 missions at the end to book. After all, he was successful with 2 goals and 2 Assists in the seven games in the UEFA Cup. Nevertheless, he was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga at the end of the season 2007 /08 with the 1st FC Nuremberg.
In August 2008 Sajenko moved to Spartak Moscow. There he had his first appearance on 23 August 2008, when he came on in the 82nd minute for Vladimir Bystrov. Nevertheless, he came in his first six months infrequently used. With the start of the new season in March 2009 he was part of the starting eleven and played in the first 13 games. Then he retired to a meniscus injury, which did not let him get used to in the next season into it. On matchday six in April 2010, he returned for the first time in the team back and played back in the trunk of the team. But after a few months the meniscus injury broke out again and drew another premature end of the season. She then failed to return to professional football and Sajenko finished his career with 27 years.
National
Ivan Sajenko was also captain of the Russian U- 21 team and was from 2006 also in the squad of the Russian national team. On 11 October 2006 he had there his first international short appearance. In February 2007, he was employed in a friendly match for the whole 90 minutes. He was also in the Russian contingent of the European Championship 2008., Where he was the only player who did not come from the Russian league. He was Substitutions in the second group game against Greece ( with his club colleague Angelos Charisteas ) and in the third group game against Sweden. In the quarterfinals against the Netherlands and in the semifinal against Spain - the last game of the Russians - he played in the starting eleven, but was replaced.
Title / successes
- German Cup in 2007 with the first FC Nuremberg