Andrei Konstantinovich Karyaka is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder.
16 Facts About Andrei Karyaka
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Andrei Karyaka scored his first goal on 13 November 1996 in the Ukrainian Cup, and on 10 April 1997 in the Ukrainian Premier League.
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In 1998, Andrei Karyaka transferred to CSKA Kyiv, trained by the former Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Volodymyr Bezsonov.
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Andrei Karyaka debuted for Samara against Anzhi Makhachkala on 13 August 2000, earning a penalty and rescuing a tie.
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Andrei Karyaka spent five games on the pitch in the 2000 season.
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In 2002, Andrei 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.
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Andrei Karyaka scored his first goal for the club on 22 October 2005 in a league match against Estrela da Amadora.
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In January 2006, Russian sports newspaper Sovetsky Sport published an interview with Andrei Karyaka who criticized his role at the club and his stay in Portugal.
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Andrei Karyaka's suspension saw him publicly express his outrage and disappointment with Benfica's decision to suspend him as well as denying the accusations publicized by Sovetsky Sport.
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Andrei Karyaka went on to say that he would file a lawsuit against the newspaper which published the controversial interview.
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In July 2006, Andrei Karyaka won a lawsuit against the publication who he allegedly interviewed for.
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Andrei Karyaka's three-year spell with Saturn proved to be successful as he managed 108 appearances, scoring eighteen goals.
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Andrei Karyaka's stay with the Moscow outfit proved to be short-lived as he left the club after only twelve appearances.
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Andrei Karyaka received a call up to the Ukraine national team on 24 May 2001, but the Russia and Uzbekistan national teams were interested in him as well.
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Since then, Andrei Karyaka has been one of the vital players for the Russian midfield, starting 27 games and scoring 6 goals.
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Andrei Karyaka was part of the 2004 European Football Championship and played all three games for 140 minutes.