Role Football player Name Konstantin Yeryomenko | Playing position Place of death Moscow, Russia | |
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Full name Konstantin Viktorovich Yeryomenko Date of birth (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 Date of death 18 March 2010(2010-03-18) (aged 39) Died March 18, 2010, Moscow, Russia | ||
Place of birth Dnipropetrovsk, USSR | ||
Konstantin Viktorovich Yeryomenko, often transliterated as Eremenko (Russian: Константин Викторович Ерёменко; 5 August 1970 – 18 March 2010) was a Russian futsal player who was named the greatest futsal player of the 20th century.
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Career
Konstantin Yeryomenko was a football player in his youth, but turned to futsal in 1990. He played for Dina Moscow for 10 years, during which time he also became the top scorer for the Russian national team. The Russian team went on to win the 1999 UEFA Futsal Championship and Yeryomenko scored the winning penalty in a shoot-out against the hosts Spain. He was the most famous futsal player in Russia and recognized throughout the futsal community as one of the game's true superstars.
After finishing his career in 2001, Yeryomenko went on to become president of Dinamo Moscow in 2002, and in 2003 he was elected the first president of the Russian Futsal Super League.
In 2004 Konstantin Yeryomenko became a member of the Federation Council.
Death
Konstantin Yeryomenko died from a heart attack while playing in a kickabout match. Despite having a history of heart problems, which were instrumental in his decision to retire from futsal and also necessitated surgery at the height of his playing career, he chose to defy doctors' orders and continued to play. He is buried in Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.