Denis Gennadievich Kirilenko (; born 6 November 1984) is a former

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n professional

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player.

Playing career

He made his debut in the

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in 2007 for

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. He was banned for a year from playing football in 2011 for betting on games.

References

1984 births People from Kanevskoy District Living people Russian men's footballers FC Kuban Krasnodar players FC Rostov players Russian Premier League players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Vityaz Podolsk players FC Volgar Astrakhan players Men's association football midfielders FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod players FC Baikal Irkutsk players Footballers from Krasnodar Krai FC Tver players 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-footy-midfielder-1984-stub