Leonid Nazarenko

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Leonid Nazarenko is a Russian football coach and former player. His full name is Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko. He was born on March 21, 1955, in Kuban, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. He is 1.76 meters tall and played as a forward.

Playing career
- Nazarenko began his career with ROSHiSP-10 Rostov-on-Don at youth level.
- He played for SKA Rostov-on-Don (1973–1975) and CSKA Moscow (1976–1980).
- In total, he made about 130 club appearances and scored 24 goals.

International career
- He represented the Soviet Union in 1976, earning 8 caps and scoring 2 goals.
- He made his USSR debut on March 10, 1976, in a friendly against Czechoslovakia and played in the UEFA Euro 1976 quarterfinals (the USSR did not reach the final tournament).

Coaching career
- Nazarenko has worked as a football coach since the 1980s, taking roles at many clubs in Russia and beyond.
- Notable stops include SKA Khabarovsk, CSKA Moscow (assistant and CSKA-2), Kuban Krasnodar, Dynamo Makhachkala (also as sporting director), Terek Grozny, Dynamo Bryansk, Luch-Energiya Vladivostok, Irtysh Pavlodar, Daugava, and Biolog-Novokubansk, where he coached from 2015 to 2023.

Summary
A former forward who played for the USSR in 1976, Nazarenko later built a long career as a football coach across various clubs in Russia and nearby countries.