Sergei Vladimirovich Mandreko (; 1 August 1971 – 8 March 2022) was a Russian-Tajik

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coach and player who played as a

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Club career

Mandreko was born in Kurgan-Tyube,

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. After leaving the newly independent

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after the dissolution of the Soviet Union he spent the rest of his club career in Austria and Germany.

International career

Mandreko was capped at senior level by CIS,

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and

. With the Soviet Union national under-20 team Mandreko won the bronze medal at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1991.

Coaching career

From 2008 until 2009 Mandreko worked as an assistant manager under

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during his time with

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Personal life

Having suffered from

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, Terminal illness, terminal neurodegenerative disease, neurodegenerative disorder that results i ...

since 2016, Mandreko died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 50.

References

External links

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Mandreko at rusteam.permian.ru

Career, statistics and goals
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