Oleg Petrovich Vasilenko (; born 6 October 1973) is a Russian professional

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manager.

Coaching career

Previously he worked as a manager with

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and FC Sochi and Latvian

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side RFS. On 21 August 2019, he was appointed manager of

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, where he was previously an assistant coach. He left the club on 23 December 2019. On 14 September 2020, he was appointed head coach of

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. Under his management, Fakel finished 2nd in the 2021–22 Russian Football National League to secure promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time since the 2001 season. Vasilenko left Fakel by mutual consent on 6 September 2022, after Fakel started the

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with 4 points and no wins in the first 8 games. In January 2024, Vasilenko was appointed head coach of the Georgian club

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Honours

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, Zone South best manager: 2009 *

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Manager of the Round: 2017 second round, 2017 third round

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