Sergio Nichiporuk Kulik (born 24 February 1957) is a retired

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an nationalized

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player and manager who played as a

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Playing career

Nichiporuk began playing football in the youth teams of Paraná. In 1975, he moved to the capital

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, where he made his professional debut with

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at the age of 18. Nichiporuk also played for local rivals Presidente Hayes and

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, before

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manager Manuel Rodríguez Vega signed him in 1980. After several seasons playing in the Chilean leagues with Ñublense,

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and

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, Nichiporuk moved to

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. In January 1983, he joined

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where he made 15 appearances for the club during the 1982–83

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season. Nichiporuk joined Magallanes during 1984, but suffered a broken leg which limited his ability to play over the remainder of his career. After a spell with La Serena in 1986, he moved to

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to join

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where he made six appearances for the club during the 1987–88

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season. He returned to Chile and finished his career with

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, scoring 12 goals during the 1990 season.

Coaching career

A few years after retiring from professional football, Nichiporuk began coaching Tercera División side Municipal Las Condes. In 1995 he began his professional coaching career with

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. He has led Cobresal on several occasions, winning promotion to the Primera División in 1998, and leading the club to a famous victory over Antofagasta on his Clausura 2006 debut. Nichiporuk led

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to the 2000 Copa Apertura Final, losing 2–1 to U. de Chile. He also won promotion with

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in 2002.

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Sergio Nichiporuk
at MemoriaWanderers.cl {{DEFAULTSORT:Nichiporuk, Sergio 1957 births Living people People from Itapúa Department Paraguayan footballers Club Nacional footballers Club Presidente Hayes footballers Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers Ñublense footballers Santiago Wanderers footballers Deportes Iquique footballers RCD Mallorca players Deportes Magallanes footballers Deportes La Serena footballers Unión San Felipe footballers Lota Schwager footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Paraguayan Segunda División players Primera B de Chile players Chilean Primera División players Segunda División players Liga MX players Tercera División de Chile players Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Chile Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Mexico Paraguayan football managers Paraguayan emigrants to Chile Naturalized citizens of Chile Chilean football managers Cobresal managers Deportes Concepción (Chile) managers Santiago Morning managers Deportes Puerto Montt managers O'Higgins F.C. managers San Marcos de Arica managers Lota Schwager managers Primera B de Chile managers Chilean Primera División managers Men's association football forwards