# Oleg Litvinenko

Oleg Litvinenko (Russian: Олег Литвиненко; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh international footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward.

## Career
### Club

In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, after playing for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in the 1998–99 Asian Club Championship whilst not being eligible.
During Litvinenko's time in the Kazakhstan Premier League, he scored 147 goals, becoming the all-time top scorer in the tournament, until Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev beat his record.

### International

Litvinenko represented Kazakhstan 28 times between 1996 and 2006, whilst also representing the Kazakhstan U-23 10 times, scoring 9 times, during the 1996 Olympic Games Qualifiers.

## Death

Litvinenko died on 18 November 2007, four days short of his 34th birthday. His body was found hanging from a tree in an abandoned cemetery. The cause of death was ruled as suicide.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Khimik Dzhambul | 1990 | Soviet Second League | 2 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Khimik Dzhambul | 1991 | Soviet Second League | 11 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Khimik Dzhambul | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 |
| Rus Volgograd | 1991 | Soviet Second League B | 13 | 2 | | | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| Fosfor Jambyl | 1992 | Top Division | 29 | 11 | | | - | - | - | - | 29 | 11 |
| FC Dinamo Almaty | 1993 | Top Division | 40 | 17 | | | - | - | - | - | 40 | 17 |
| Taraz | 1994 | Top Division | 28 | 20 | | | - | - | - | - | 28 | 20 |
| Yelimay | 1995 | Top Division | 26 | 9 | | | - | - | - | - | 26 | 9 |
| Yelimay | 1996 | Top Division | 26 | 11 | | | | | - | - | 26 | 11 |
| Yelimay | 1997 | Top Division | 17 | 8 | | | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 |
| Yelimay | 1998 | Top Division | 23 | 23 | | | - | - | - | - | 23 | 23 |
| Yelimay | 1999 | Top Division | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned | banned |
| Yelimay | Total | Total | 92 | 51 | | | | | - | - | 92 | 51 |
| Kairat | 2000 | Top Division | 23 | 13 | | | - | - | - | - | 23 | 13 |
| Kairat | 2001 | Top Division | 8 | 2 | | | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| Kairat | Total | Total | 31 | 15 | | | - | - | - | - | 31 | 15 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 2000–01 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | | | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| Zhenis Astana | 2002 | Super League | 10 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Yelimay | 2002 | Super League | 21 | 11 | | | - | - | - | - | 21 | 11 |
| Yelimay | 2003 | Super League | 29 | 13 | | | - | - | - | - | 29 | 13 |
| Yelimay | Total | Total | 50 | 24 | | | - | - | - | - | 50 | 24 |
| Aktobe | 2004 | Super League | 5 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| Alma-Ata | 2005 | Super League | 22 | 7 | | | - | - | - | - | 22 | 7 |
| Semey | 2006 | Kazakhstan First Division | 8 | 3 | | | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 |
| Taraz | 2007 | Super League | 4 | 1 | | | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 351 | 154 | | | | | - | - | 351 | 154 |

### International

Kazakhstan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 6 |
Statistics accurate as of 5 November 2015

### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 April 2000 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Palestine | 2-0 | 2–0 | 2000 AFC ACQ |
| 2. | 12 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | Nepal | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 WC qualification |
| 3. | 12 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | Nepal | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2002 WC qualification |
| 4. | 14 April 2001 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | Macau | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 WC qualification |
| 5. | 25 April 2001 | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Iraq | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 WC qualification |
| 6. | 7 July 2002 | Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| Correct as of 22 May 2016 |||||||

## Honours
### Club
#### Yelimay

* Kazakhstan Top Division (2): 1995, 1998
* Kazakhstan Cup: 1995

#### Kairat

* Kazakhstan Cup: 1999–00, 2001

### Individual

* 2005 GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year"
* Kazakhstan Top scorer: 1994, 1998