Sergei MandrekoSergei Vladimirovich Mandreko was a Russian-Tajik football coach and player who played as a midfielder.Club careerMandreko was born in Kurgan-Tyube, Tajik SSR. After leaving the newly independent Tajikistan after the dissolution of the Soviet Union he spent the rest of his club career in Austria and Germany.International careerMandreko was capped at senior level by CIS, Russia and Tajikistan. With the Soviet Union national under-20 team Mandreko won the bronze medal at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1991.Coaching careerFrom 2008 until 2009 Mandreko worked as an assistant manager under Rashid Rakhimov during his time with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.Personal lifeHaving suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since 2016, Mandreko died on 8 March 2022, at the age of 50.