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Sergei Scherbakov
Personal information
Full name	Sergei Gennadiyevich Scherbakov
Date of birth	15 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Bryansk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1992	FC Shakhtar Donetsk
1992–1993	Sporting Clube de Portugal
International career
1990	USSR U-18
1991	USSR U-21
1992	Ukraine
1992	Russia U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Sergei Gennadiyevich Scherbakov (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-uk, Serhiy Hennadiyovych Shcherbakov; born 15 August 1971 in Bryansk) is a former Ukrainian football (soccer) midfielder and a Russian football youth coach and functionary.

Career

A native of Bryansk, a city near the border with Ukraine, Sergei was born in a sports family where his father was a footballer for Soviet Novator Mariupol playing as a central defender, while mother of Sergei was a gymnast.^[2] As an athlete, he was brought up by youth coaches of Shakhtar and soon made his way to the main squad, aleady at his 17 he played his first game.^[2] In total, Shcherbakov played in the Soviet Top League 52 games over three seasons and scored 12 times.^[2] With dissolution of the Soviet Union, he along with Shakhtar joined the Vyshcha Liha that commenced on territory of the independent Ukraine.^[2]

He capped for USSR U-20 team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. He shared the golden shoe with Pedro Pineda in that tournament as the highest scorer with 4 goals. In 1991 following the performance of the Soviet youth teams, Scherbakov was invited to PSV Eindhoven where he spent six weeks, but for uncertain reasons was not able to sign a contract.^[2] After receiving an offer from Sporting in 1992 he did not think twice.^[2]

Shcherbakov had been brought to Sporting CP by Bobby Robson who also joined the club in July of 1992.^[2] At that time among his assistants Robson had José Mourinho.^[2] Robson was complaining about "terrible situation" in the club and periodically had arguments with the club's president.^[2] The manager was fired following their Uefa Cup exit against Casino Salzburg during winter break of the 1993–94 season with Sporting CP in the lead.^[2] The players hosted a dinner party for him, but afterwards Sergey was involved in a serious car accident that left him paralysed from the waist down, and has used a wheelchair ever since.^[3] Shcherbakov went to a pub used by the Russian community, stayed until early hours and then shot a set of traffic lights. His car was hit side on. Had he been wearing the seat belt, the injuries would have been minor.^[4] The Resident newspaper also reported that he had been "over the legal alcohol limit" at the time and had jumped a red light. The accident fractured Shcherbakov's skull and his spinal column in three places. During rehabilitation he vowed he would once again don the Sporting jersey on the pitch someday but he never regained use of his legs. After the crash, Sir Bobby Robson said that had the crash not happened, Shcherbakov would have gone on to become one of the best midfielders in Europe. He was only 22.^[5]

Currently, he is working with several football-related charities, such as the Federation of Football that unites football lovers that have cerebral paralysis, as well as a youth scout, and lives in Moscow.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		European Cup		UEFA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shakhtar Donetsk	1988	Soviet Top League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	1989		15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	22	0
	1990		17	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	5
	1991		20	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	7
	Soviet Top League total		52	12	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	68	12
	1992	Vyshcha Liha (Ukraine)	18	4	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	7
Shakhtar total			70	16	14	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	91	19
Sporting CP	1992–93	Primeira Divisão	17	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	4
Sporting CP	1993–94	Primeira Divisão	8	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	15	2
Sporting total			25	5	5	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	36	6
Career total			95	21	19	3	0	0	6	1	7	0	127	25

International

Ukraine national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

UEFA European Under-18 Championship champion: 1990

Individual

FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Boot: 1991

References

^ Foreigners in the youth team (ЛЕГИОНЕРЫ В МОЛОДЕЖКЕ). Sport-Express. 2004
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j The side effect of freedom. A star of the post-Soviet football that has never shone (Побочный эффект свободы. Так и не засиявшая звезда постсоветского пространства). UA-Football. 1 April 2020
^ Dart, James (5 July 2007). "Did Denis Law score seven goals and still end up on the losing side?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
^ Robson, Bobby; Harris, Bob (1999). My autobiography : an Englishman abroad (Updated ed.). London: Pan Books. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 978-0330369855.
^ Smyth, Rob; Ashdown, John (7 April 2010). "Is the Premier League Big Four the most dominant ever?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 April 2010.

External links

Serhiy Shcherbakov – FIFA competition record (archived)
Serhiy Shcherbakov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

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[1] Foreigners in the youth team (ЛЕГИОНЕРЫ В МОЛОДЕЖКЕ). Sport-Express. 2004

[uaf200401-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j The side effect of freedom. A star of the post-Soviet football that has never shone (Побочный эффект свободы. Так и не засиявшая звезда постсоветского пространства). UA-Football. 1 April 2020

[3] Dart, James (5 July 2007). "Did Denis Law score seven goals and still end up on the losing side?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 July 2007.

[4] Robson, Bobby; Harris, Bob (1999). My autobiography : an Englishman abroad (Updated ed.). London: Pan Books. pp. 161, 162. ISBN 978-0330369855.

[5] Smyth, Rob; Ashdown, John (7 April 2010). "Is the Premier League Big Four the most dominant ever?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 April 2010.

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 He capped for USSR U-20 team at the [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. He shared the golden shoe with [[Pedro Pineda]] in that tournament as the highest scorer with 4 goals. In 1991 following the performance of the Soviet youth teams, Scherbakov was invited to [[PSV Eindhoven]] where he spent six weeks, but for uncertain reasons was not able to sign a contract.<ref name=uaf200401/> After receiving an offer from Sporting in 1992 he did not think twice.<ref name=uaf200401/>
-Shcherbakov had been brought to [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] by [[Bobby Robson]] who also joined the club in July of 1992.<ref name=uaf200401/> At that time among his assistants Robson had [[José Mourinho]].<ref name=uaf200401/> Robson was complaining about "terrible situation" in the club and periodically had arguments with the club's president.<ref name=uaf200401/> The manager was fired following their Uefa Cup exit against Casino Salzburg in the middle of the 1993–94 season with Sporting CP in the lead.<ref name=uaf200401/> The players hosted a dinner party for him, but afterwards Sergey was involved in a serious car accident that left him paralysed from the waist down, and has used a wheelchair ever since.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2117345,00.html|title=Did Denis Law score seven goals and still end up on the losing side?|work=The Guardian| accessdate=2007-07-04 | location=London | first=James | last=Dart | date=2007-07-05}}</ref> Shcherbakov went to a pub used by the Russian community, stayed until early hours and then shot a set of traffic lights. His car was hit side on. Had he been wearing the seat belt, the injuries would have been minor.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Robson|first1=Bobby|last2=Harris|first2=Bob|title=My autobiography : an Englishman abroad|date=1999|publisher=Pan Books|location=London|isbn=978-0330369855|pages=[https://archive.org/details/myautobiographye0000robs/page/161 161,162]|edition=Updated|url=https://archive.org/details/myautobiographye0000robs/page/161}}</ref> The Resident newspaper also reported that he had been "over the legal alcohol limit" at the time and had jumped a red light. The accident fractured Shcherbakov's skull and his spinal column in three places. During rehabilitation he vowed he would once again don the Sporting jersey on the pitch someday but he never regained use of his legs. After the crash, Sir Bobby Robson said that had the crash not happened, Shcherbakov would have gone on to become one of the best midfielders in Europe. He was only 22.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/07/premier-league-big-four|title=Is the Premier League Big Four the most dominant ever? |work=The Guardian| accessdate=2010-04-07 | location=London | first1=Rob | last1=Smyth | first2=John | last2=Ashdown | date=2010-04-07}}</ref>
+Shcherbakov had been brought to [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] by [[Bobby Robson]] who also joined the club in July of 1992.<ref name=uaf200401/> At that time among his assistants Robson had [[José Mourinho]].<ref name=uaf200401/> Robson was complaining about "terrible situation" in the club and periodically had arguments with the club's president.<ref name=uaf200401/> The manager was fired following their Uefa Cup exit against Casino Salzburg during winter break of the 1993–94 season with Sporting CP in the lead.<ref name=uaf200401/> The players hosted a dinner party for him, but afterwards Sergey was involved in a serious car accident that left him paralysed from the waist down, and has used a wheelchair ever since.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2117345,00.html|title=Did Denis Law score seven goals and still end up on the losing side?|work=The Guardian| accessdate=2007-07-04 | location=London | first=James | last=Dart | date=2007-07-05}}</ref> Shcherbakov went to a pub used by the Russian community, stayed until early hours and then shot a set of traffic lights. His car was hit side on. Had he been wearing the seat belt, the injuries would have been minor.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Robson|first1=Bobby|last2=Harris|first2=Bob|title=My autobiography : an Englishman abroad|date=1999|publisher=Pan Books|location=London|isbn=978-0330369855|pages=[https://archive.org/details/myautobiographye0000robs/page/161 161,162]|edition=Updated|url=https://archive.org/details/myautobiographye0000robs/page/161}}</ref> The Resident newspaper also reported that he had been "over the legal alcohol limit" at the time and had jumped a red light. The accident fractured Shcherbakov's skull and his spinal column in three places. During rehabilitation he vowed he would once again don the Sporting jersey on the pitch someday but he never regained use of his legs. After the crash, Sir Bobby Robson said that had the crash not happened, Shcherbakov would have gone on to become one of the best midfielders in Europe. He was only 22.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/07/premier-league-big-four|title=Is the Premier League Big Four the most dominant ever? |work=The Guardian| accessdate=2010-04-07 | location=London | first1=Rob | last1=Smyth | first2=John | last2=Ashdown | date=2010-04-07}}</ref>
 Currently, he is working with several football-related charities, such as the Federation of Football that unites football lovers that have cerebral paralysis, as well as a youth scout, and lives in Moscow.