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For the Russian footballer, see Andrei Demchenko (footballer, born 1993).

Andriy Anatoliyovych Demchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Анатолійович Демченко; born 20 August 1976) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player who is the manager of Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.

Club career

Playing football Demchenko started out in his native Zaporizhzhia where his first coach (trainer) was Borys Zozulya and Viktor Vysochyn. When Demchenko turned 13, his new trainer was Anatoliy Vasyleha who coached him before Demchenko moved to Moscow. During his teenage years Demchenko was spotted by Gennadiy Kostylev, a Soviet Union national team coach, and Demchenko participated in some international tournaments among junior teams. During dissolution of the Soviet Union, in 1990 Demchenko was invited as a prospect player to play for PFC CSKA Moscow where Kostylev also became the club’s manager.

At the 1994 European U-18 Championship Demchenko, playing for the Russia national team, became a top scorer of the tournament. At that tournament played such football personalities like Raúl, Fernando Morientes, Míchel Salgado, Lars Ricken, Francesco Totti and others. Following the European championship Ajax offered $1 million Moscow team for the 17-year-old Demchenko and both player and club agreed. At Ajax, Demchenko mostly sat on the bench and had limited amount of playing experience. Following end of contract with the Dutch club, he returned to Zaporizhzhia where he joined Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.

Managerial career

In early 2021, Demchenko signed a two-year deal with Erovnuli Liga club Dila, extended to another year in December 2022.[2] He guided the team to the third place twice and the third round of UEFA Conference League before being appointed at Dinamo Batumi in August 2023.[3] At the end of the season, he was selected Manager of the Year as his team secured the second league title in three years.[4]

On January 4, 2026, Azerbaijan Premier League club Araz-Naxçıvan PFK signed a contract with Demchenko for the position of head coach for a term of “5 months + 1 year.”[5]

In June 2026, Demchenko returned to Georgia to take charge of the defending champions Iberia 1999.[6]

Honours

Player

Ajax

Manager

Dinamo Batumi

  • Erovnuli Liga winner (2023)
  • Erovnuli Liga Manager of the Year (2023)

References

  1. ^ a b Andriy Demchenko at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ “ანდრეი დემჩენკომ “დილასთან” კონტრაქტი გაახანგრძლივა”. worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2026. Andriy Demchenko set to extend his contract with Dila
  3. ^ “ოფიციალურად: ანდრეი დემჩენკო დინამო ბათუმის მთავარი მწვრთნელია” [Andriy Demchenko appointed as head coach at Dinamo Batumi]. goal.ge (in Georgian). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  4. ^ “AWARDS CBELIGA 2023”. crystalbetsport.ge (in Georgian). 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ “Andrey Demçenko “Araz-Naxçıvan”ın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub”. Report.az (in Azerbaijani). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  6. ^ “ოფიციალურად: ანდრეი დემჩენკო იბერია 1999-ის მთავარი მწვრთნელია” [Andriy Demchnko confirmed as head coach at Iberia 1999]. lagazzetta.ge (in Georgian). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.