Andrei Karyaka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrei Karyaka
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1978(1978-04-01)
Age	46
Birthplace	Dnipro
Country	Russia
Birth City	Dnipro
Horoscope	Aries

Andrei Karyaka Biography

Andrei Karyaka is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 1, 1978 in Dnipro, Dnipro, Russia. Andrei Konstantinovich Karyaka (Russian: Андрей Константинович Каряка ; born 1 April 1978) is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.

In the summer of 2000, Karyaka was able to impress the at-the-time FC Krylia Sovetov Samara coach Aleksandr Tarkhanov during a trial match against Lada with his approach and style. He debuted for Samara against FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 13 August 2000, earning a penalty and rescuing a tie. He spent 5 games on the pitch in the 2000 season. After a thorough preparation for the 2001 season, he secured a regular spot as a left midfielder on the main team. In 2002, Karyaka became the top scorer of Samara with 12 goals in 28 games, and on 19 August 2003 he became the top scorer of the team overall in the history of the Russian Premier League with 29 goals. That season he scored 10 goals total in 29 games, but his real success at Samara would come in 2004, where he tallied 22 goals in 37 games. 17 of these came in the Russian Premier League and he missed the best scorer title by only one goal. A number of his goals came from free kicks from 30 yards out and more.

Karyaka made his team debut as an 80th-minute substitute in a 1–0 victory over Vitória de Setúbal in the 2005 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. During the first part of the 2005–06 season, he would feature regularly in Benfica’s side where he was primarily used by coach Ronald Koeman as a substitute. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October 2005 in a league match against Estrela da Amadora.

Following the start of the 2005 Russian Premier League, Karyaka’s club at that time Krylia Sovetov Samara encountered financial difficulties which saw the club sell some of its high valued players. This was the case for Karyaka who in June 2005 signed for Benfica of the Primeira Liga. He signed for the Portuguese side on a fee worth one million euros.

In 1998, Karyaka transferred to CSKA Kyiv, trained by the ex-Dynamo Kiev midfielder Vladimir Bessonov. With CSKA, he was able to participate in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, first playing against Cork City F.C., and consequently, against FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Yet in the next season, things did not work out as well, and he spent the majority of the 99/00 season playing for the reserve team.

Andrei Karyaka Net Worth

Andrei Karyaka is one of the richest Association Football Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrei Karyaka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Growing up in Dnipropetrovsk in the 1980s, Karyaka was deeply influenced and inspired by the performances of the local club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. After multiple championships and two quarter-final finishes in European competition, it is not surprising that his major heroes were the Dnipro leaders, such as Gennadiy Litovchenko and Oleg Protasov. Karyaka attended the Dnipropetrovsk Sports Youth School, coached by W. M. Nikulin, starting at the age of 7, and the Dnipropetrovsk Olympic Reserve School starting at the age of 12. In 1985, he moved to Zaporizhzhia where he initially played for the FC Metalurh Zaporizhya youth team.

Karyaka’s debut for the main team occurred on 3 March 1996, in the 1/16 round of the Ukrainian Cup against the FC Shakhtar Donetsk reserve team, and ended in a 1–0 victory for Metalurh, while Karyaka earned a yellow card. His Ukrainian Premier League debut occurred on 26 March 1996 against his original home team FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, and ended with a 2–1 Metalurh victory. He scored his first goal on 13 November 1996 in the Ukrainian Cup, and on 10 April 1997 in the Ukrainian Premier League. Other memorable games include a tie against Dynamo Kiev in blistering heat on 30 June 1997.

Although born in Ukraine, and called up for various of their youth national teams, Karyaka never came on pitch for a single national team game. He received a call up to the Ukraine national football team on 24 May 2001, but the Russian and Uzbek national teams were interested in him as well. On 29 May, he made the decision to play for the Russian team, and consequently received his first call-up on 7 August of the same year, playing his first game on 16 August against Greece. Since then, Karyaka has been one of the vital players for the Russian midfield, starting 27 games and scoring 6 goals. He was part of the 2004 European Football Championship and played all 3 games for 140 minutes.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Andrei Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Andrei Karyaka celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Andrei Karyaka

1. Andrei Karyaka is a retired Russian footballer born in 1978.
2. He played as a midfielder for several clubs including Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow.
3. Karyaka won the Russian Premier League twice with Spartak Moscow.
4. He also won the Russian Cup twice with Lokomotiv Moscow.
5. Karyaka earned 34 caps for the Russian national team, scoring two goals.
6. He made his international debut in 2002 against Belarus.
7. Karyaka played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions.
8. His career spanned from 1996 to 2010, playing over 400 matches.
9. After retiring, he became a coach at FC Khimki youth academy.
10. Karyaka was known for his technical ability and passing skills on the field.