Oleg Salenko

Salenko owns one of football's most astonishing footnotes: five goals in a single 1994 World Cup match, a record that still stands, earning him a share of the Golden Boot. I am fascinated by athletes who etch themselves into history through one unrepeatable burst rather than a long, even career. That he later turned to coaching adds a quiet dignity to his story, showing a man who kept giving to the game from both sides of the touchline. For me he is proof that a single afternoon of brilliance can outlast a thousand ordinary ones, and I cannot help but admire that.

Name (English)

Oleg Salenko

Name (Japanese)

オレグ・サレンコ

Reading

おれぐ・されんこ

Born

October 25, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Master of Sport of the USSR

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg%20Salenko
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295746

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-23

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