Kazakhstan national under-21 football team
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The Kazakhstan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football
team of Kazakhstan
and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
in which they faced Albania
, Denmark
, Georgia
, Greece, Turkey
and Ukraine
. Results were largely poor, including a 5-0 thrashing away to Greece and they finished bottom of their group. However two victories were secured, a surprise 2-1 win over Turkey and another 2-1 away to Georgia.
on 2 September 2011 and Slovakia U-21
on 6 September 2011. Caps and goals are correct as of September 28, 2011.
} Vladimir Fomichev (1998–99)
} Juha Malinen
(2007)
} Evgeni Jarovenko
(2008)
} Bernd Storck
(2008–present)
Football (soccer)
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team of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team...
. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
2006 qualification
The country made its debut in UEFA competitions in the 2006 Under-21 qualifiers2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21...
in which they faced Albania
Albania national under-21 football team
The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
, Denmark
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.-U-21 European Championship:*1978 – Quarterfinals*1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify...
, Georgia
Albania national under-21 football team
The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
, Greece, Turkey
Turkey national under-21 football team
Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...
and Ukraine
Ukraine national under-21 football team
The Ukraine national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine.After Ukrainian Independence in 1991, the Ukraine senior team played their first match in April 1992...
. Results were largely poor, including a 5-0 thrashing away to Greece and they finished bottom of their group. However two victories were secured, a surprise 2-1 win over Turkey and another 2-1 away to Georgia.
Current squad
Players called up for the matches against Romania U-21Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years....
on 2 September 2011 and Slovakia U-21
Slovakia national under-21 football team
The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.-European Under-21 Championship record:...
on 6 September 2011. Caps and goals are correct as of September 28, 2011.
| # | Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Samat Otarbayev | 18 February 1990 (age 21) |  Tarlan Shymkent |
7 (0) |
| | Yaroslav Bondarenko | 15 March 1992 (age 19) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
0 (0) | |
| | Talgat Kalenov | 12 February 1991 (age 20) | Caspiy FC Caspiy FC Caspiy is a Kazakhstani football club based at the Zhastar Stadium in Aktau. The club name derived from Caspian Sea . They play in the First Division. Their best year was 1996, when they finished 4th in Premier League and reached semi-finals of Kazakhstan Cup... |
0 (0) | |
| | Azat Bitabarov | 14 January 1990 (age 22) | Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004... |
0 (0) | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 20 | Dmitri Shomko Dmitri Shomko Dmitri Shomko ; born 19 March 1990 is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Irtysh Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Career:Shomko began his career in 2006 with FC Batyr Ekibastuz. He has been playing for Irtysh since 2009.-Club Career Stats:... |
19 March 1990 (age 21) | Lokomotiv Astana FC Lokomotiv Astana FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to... |
8 (1) |
| 2 | Yeldos Akhmetov | 1 June 1990 (age 21) | Irtysh Pavlodar |
5 (0) |
| Ermek Kuantayev | 13 October 1990 (age 21) | Tobol FC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :... |
3 (0) | |
| 16 | Yevgeny Goryachi | 2 February 1991 (age 21) | Kairat |
3 (0) |
| 4 | Yevgeny Azamatov | 21 March 1990 (age 21) | Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
3 (0) |
| Gafurzhan Suyumbayev | 19 August 1990 (age 21) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
2 (0) | |
| | Viktor Kryukov | 30 June 1990 (age 21) | Irtysh Pavlodar |
2 (0) | |
| | Dmitri Miroshnichenko | 26 February 1992 (age 19) | Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
0 (0) | |
| | Arsen Tyulenev | 22 July 1990 (age 21) | Shakhter Karagandy |
0 (0) | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| | Yevgeny Lyovin | 12 July 1992 (age 19) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
3 (0) | |
| 5 | Sayat Sariyev | 15 October 1992 (age 19) | Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu... |
3 (0) |
| 7 | Askhat Tagybergen | 9 August 1990 (age 21) | Kaisar FC Kaisar FC Kaisar Kyzylorda are a Kazakh football based in the Gany Muratbayev Stadium in Kyzylorda. They are founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League and have missed only three seasons following relegations. The most successful was the season of 1998, when they won the Kazakhstan Cup and got... |
3 (0) |
| | Dauren Suyunov | 6 August 1990 (age 21) | Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004... |
2 (0) | |
| 19 | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | 23 February 1993 (age 18) | Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004... |
1 (0) |
| | Mardan Tolebek | 18 December 1990 (age 21) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
0 (0) | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 11 | Aleksei Schotkin Aleksei Schotkin Aleksei Schotkin is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Zhetysu in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Club Career Stats:Last update: 28 December 2010-External links:* for FC Zhetysu at KFF.kz... |
21 May 1991 (age 20) | Zhetysu FC Zhetysu FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu... |
5 (0) |
| 10 | Baurzhan Dzholchiev | 8 May 1990 (age 21) | Atyrau FC Atyrau FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up... |
5 (0) |
| Sergei Lisenkov Sergei Lisenkov Sergei Lisenkov is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Aktobe in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Career:In 2008 Lisenkov played for a Reserve team of FC Aktobe and have been playing for the main team since 2009.... |
17 June 1991 (age 20) | Aktobe FC Aktobe FC Aktobe are a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Aktobe. Current members and four-time champions of the Kazakhstani Premier League, they also won the country's second level league – First Division – in 2000.-Name history:... |
4 (1) | |
| 9 | Abzal Beisebekov | 30 November 1992 (age 19) | Vostok FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... |
3 (1) |
| 17 | Stanislav Lunin | 2 May 1993 (age 18) | Vostok FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... |
2 (0) |
| 14 | Denis Prokopenko | 5 October 1991 (age 20) | Lokomotiv Astana FC Lokomotiv Astana FC Astana is a Kazakh football club based at the Astana Arena.-History:The club formed as the result of a merger between FC Alma-Ata and Megasport in the beginning of 2009. Later they moved to newly build Astana Arena. The club has benefited from a high salary role which has enabled them to... |
1 (0) |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Kazakhstan under-21 squad in 2011 and remain eligible:| # | Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 18 | Nurbolat Kalmenov | 15 September 1990 (age 21) | Atyrau FC Atyrau FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up... |
1 (0) |
| Andrei Gerfort | 14 December 1990 (age 21) | Tobol FC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :... |
0 (0) | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Damir Dautov | 3 March 1990 (age 21) | Astana FC Astana FC Astana-64 are a Kazakhstani football club based at the K.Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were relegated to First Division for the first time in 2009 after being declared bankrupt... |
5 (1) | |
| Abzal Yeshmanov | 5 February 1990 (age 21) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
2 (1) | |
| 3 | Bakdaulet Kozhabayev | 19 June 1992 (age 19) | Ordabasy FC Ordabasy FC Ordabasy is a football club from Kazakhstan based at the K. Munaitpasov Stadium in Shymkent. Formed in 1998, it is currently a member of the Kazakhstan Premier league.-History:... |
2 (0) |
| Vladimir Sedelnikov | 15 October 1991 (age 20) | Vostok FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... |
1 (0) | |
| Zaurbek Pliyev Zaurbek Pliyev Zaurbek Igorevich Pliyev is a Russian football defender who plays for FC Alania Vladikavkaz.-Career:Pliyev made his professional debut for Spartak Nalchik on 15 July 2009 in the Russian Cup game against FC Nizhny Novgorod.... |
27 September 1991 (age 20) |  Alania |
0 (0) | |
| Mikhail Gabyshev | 2 January 1990 (age 22) | Vostok FC Vostok FC Vostok is a Kazakh football club from Oskemen , a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League since 1992. The club's biggest achieved position in the league is the 5th place in 1997 and 1998... |
0 (0) | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 21 | Grigoriy Dubkov | 22 November 1990 (age 21) | Shakhter Karagandy |
4 (0) |
| 12 | Nursaiyn Zholdasov | 11 May 1991 (age 20) | Kairat |
2 (0) |
| Rakhimzhan Rozybakiyev | 2 January 1991 (age 21) | Kairat |
2 (0) | |
| Bauyrzhan Baitana | 6 June 1992 (age 19) | Taraz FC Taraz FC Taraz are a Kazakh football club based at the Tsentralny Stadium in Taraz. A leading club in the early years of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they were champions in 1996, and cup winners in 2004... |
0 (0) | |
| 13 | Alibek Ayaganov | 13 January 1992 (age 20) | Irtysh Pavlodar |
0 (0) |
| Forwards | ||||
| Sergei Khizhnichenko Sergei Khizhnichenko Sergei Khizhnichenko is a Kazakh football player, who plays for FC Shakhter Karagandy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.-Career:Khizhnichenko began his career in 2006 with FC Vostok and in January 2008 he was promoted to the senior team.... |
17 July 1991 (age 20) | Shakhter Karagandy |
3 (0) | |
Managerial history
- Asian Cup 1998AFC Youth Championship 1998The Asian Football Confederation's 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1998 in Chiangmai, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:...
, World Cup 19991999 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:...
} Vladimir Fomichev (1998–99)
- EURO 2004-06 Qualification2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualificationThe qualifying groups for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2006, where possible, matched the 7- and 6-team World Cup 2006 qualifying groups of the senior European teams. The exceptions were where Andorra, Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, and Northern Ireland were involved; none of whom entered an under-21...
- Oyrat Saduov (2004)
- Anton ShokhAnton ShokhAnton Rokhusovich Shokh was a Kazakhstani professional football player and coach.He also held Russian citizenship. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1979 for FC Kairat.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1988....
(2005)
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- EURO 2006-07 Qualification2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualificationQualifying for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 began in May 2006.Netherlands qualify as hosts and are exempt from qualifying. Of UEFA's 52 member countries, only the Faroe Islands chose not compete...
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Anton Joore (2006)
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- EURO 2008-09 Qualification2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualificationThe 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started on 31 May 2007 with a qualifying competition and finishes on 15 October 2008, before the final tournament on 15–23 June 2009....
} Juha Malinen
Juha Malinen
Juha Malinen is an experienced Finnish football manager, who manages AC Oulu.In February 2007 Malinen signed a contract with Kazakhstan's FC Shakhter of Karaganda and was also appointed as a manager of U-21 National Team of Kazakhstan. FC Shakhter and Malinen parted their ways after 7 months...
(2007)
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- Anton Joore (2008)
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} Evgeni Jarovenko
Evgeni Jarovenko
Evgeny Yarovenko is a retired Soviet professional footballer from Kazakhstan. He is currently coach of FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.-Career statistics:-References:...
(2008)
} Bernd Storck
Bernd Storck
Bernd Storck is a German football coach and, until October 16, 2010, was the manager of Kazakhstan national football team.Storck made his player debut in the Bundesliga with VfL Bochum. In the summer of 1983, he moved to Borussia Dortmund, where he remained for six years. His biggest success as a...
(2008–present)