Sergei Kiriakov
Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiryakov (Russian: Сергей Вячеславович Кирьяков; * January 1, 1970 in Oryol ) is a retired Russian football player.
He had his greatest success in the Bundesliga from 1992 to 1998 at Karlsruher SC under Winfried Schäfer. The striker was at dribbling, but had weaknesses in the financial statements. Further stations were Hamburger SV and TeBe Berlin.
The 1.74 meter tall Russian completed 38 caps for his country. In the Bundesliga, was " Kiki " for the KSC in 145 games with 29 goals and in the 1998/99 season for HSV in 29 games with five goals in use.
Career
Karlsruher SC
After the European Championships in Sweden in 1992, where Kiryakov came two appearances for the CIS against the Netherlands and Scotland, he moved to Karlsruhe wildlife park to the team by Winfried Schäfer.
With the new offensive forces Kiryakov and Manfred Bender had the Karlsruher SC at the end of the 1992/93 season with 60:54 goals not only for the first time since the re-emergence a positive goal difference on, but finished with a 39:29 points early in the season hardly anticipated sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Kiryakov excelled this season with its eleven goals scored as the best scorer of the KSC from. A personal highlight for him was the third season match against Werder Bremen in the home stadium: After a 0-2 lead of Rehhagel 's men protégés Winnie Schäfer turned the match with 5:2 gates around yet. Kiryakov even here scored three goals.
The sporty soaring KSC continued in the European Cup 1993/94 season. About PSV Eindhoven, FC Valencia, Girondins Bordeaux and Boavista Porto was urged until the semifinals. Here they lost Austria Salzburg due to the away goals rule (0:0 and 1:1). The highlight of the season was the return match against Valencia on November 2, 1993 at Deer Park Stadium. After the 1-3 defeat in Spain the matter for most fans was already gone. In the so-called miracle of the Deer Park of KSC managed a sensational 7-0 victory, which is a highlight of the club's history to date.
In the following years, the KSC was able to establish with Kiryakov and new items such as Thomas Hassler in the upper third of the table in the Bundesliga. In the 1995/96 season the club made once more a sensation than one reigning champions and league leaders Borussia Dortmund - thanks to two goals from Kiryakov - 5-0 defeated in the Deer Park Stadium and reached the final of the DFB Cup, which Kiryakov but missed due to suspension. In 1997 and 1998 they took part again in the UEFA Cup, but failed each in the second round.
After the surprising decline in the 1997/98 season Kiryakov played two years in Germany for Hamburger SV and Tennis Borussia Berlin, before he could finish his career in China.
National
1988 Kiryakov won the U-18 national team of the Soviet Union the European Championship for Juniors. In 1990 he succeeded selbiges with the U- 21 team. In addition, he took part in the Junior World Cup in 1989. Here the Soviet Union failed despite two goals from Kiryakov in the quarterfinals.
With the senior team Kiryakov took part in the European Championships in Sweden in 1992 and at the 1996 European Championships in England.
Achievements
- U-18 European Championship: 1988
- U-21 European Championship: 1990
- DFB Cup finalists: 1996