Andrei Kanchelskis

Andrei Kanchelskis (born January 23, 1969 in Kirovograd) is a Russian-Ukrainian football player. He is a dynamic goal scoring winger with great pace.

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January 23 - 1969 - Kirovograd - Russia - Ukrainian - Football

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Kanchelskis started his career with Dynamo Kyiv in 1988. He went to Shakhtar Donetsk in 1990 and signed for Manchester United two years later. Kanchelskis would make his debut for United on May 11, 1991 against Crystal Palace. He helped the club win two Premiership titles (1993 and 1994) as well as a FA Cup title in 1994. He also appeared in the 1994 League Cup final, but was sent off for handball as United lost to Aston Villa. He played 158 times for United, scoring 36 goals.

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Dynamo Kyiv - Shakhtar Donetsk - Manchester United - May 11 - 1991 - Crystal Palace - FA Cup - League Cup - Aston Villa

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Kanchelskis was sold to Everton in 1995 allegedly following the incurring of substantial gambling debts at Manchester casinos. After that, he played with Fiorentina (1997-98), Rangers (1998-2000 and 2001-02), Manchester City (2001), Southampton (2003), Al-Hilal (2003), and FC Saturn (2004-).

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Everton - Fiorentina - Rangers - Manchester City - Southampton - Al-Hilal - FC Saturn

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Although Kanchelskis was born in Ukraine and his heritage is Lithuanian, he chose to represent Russia. He was capped 23 times for the Soviet Union national team, scoring three goals, and 36 times for Russia, scoring five goals. After leading a player boycot against head coach Pavel Sadyrin and therefore missing the 1994 World Cup, the only senior major international tournaments Kanchelskis played in were {{Ec|92}} and {{Ec|96}}.

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Lithuania - Russia - Soviet Union national team - Pavel Sadyrin - 1994 World Cup

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