Viktor Goncharenko

Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko (born June 10, 1977 in Khoiniki) is a Belarusian football coach who is currently head manager of FC BATE. Before he became head manager of FC BATE, Goncharenko was assistant manager at FC BATE under coaches Yuri Puntus and Igor Kriushenko. Goncharenko played for the same club as a defender in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before being forced to retire through injury at just 25 years old. Under Goncharenko's leadership, FC BATE in 2008 became the first club from Belarus to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League after they defeated PFC Levski Sofia 2-1 on aggregate.

After once losing his passport, Goncharenko got a replacement with an erroneous date of birth. Instead of June 10, 1977 it was reading September 10, 1977. The wrong date subsequently got widespread. [cite web | title = FC BATE Borisov - Juventus match press kit | accessdate = 2008-10-07 | date = September 30, 2008 | url = http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/ucl/2009/e/e_302719_pk.pdf]

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[http://www.fcbate.by/club_coach.php Goncharenko's profile on FC BATE's Russian language website]