1. Dmitri Viktorovich Kharine is a Russian football coach and former professional footballer, who is goalkeeping coach of National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town.
16 Facts About Dmitri Kharine
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Dmitri Kharine finished his professional career in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic, before returning to England to play for non-league Hornchurch.
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Dmitri Kharine earned international caps for the USSR, CIS and the Russian national football teams.
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When Gianluca Vialli became Chelsea manager he established de Goey as the club's first choice goalkeeper; Dmitri Kharine was limited to five appearances that season, mainly in cup games.
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Dmitri Kharine remained at the club as a reserve goalkeeper for a further two seasons after this.
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Dmitri Kharine signed for Scottish side Celtic in the summer of 1999 on a free transfer.
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Dmitri Kharine arrived at Celtic Park as the first signing of new management team John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish, but injury problems ensured that he played just 11 games for the club.
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Dmitri Kharine was released in the summer of 2002 and signed for non-League club Hornchurch, where he was sent off on his debut.
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Dmitri Kharine was an international; as a result of the political turmoil in his home nation, he ended up playing for three different teams.
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Dmitri Kharine won six caps for the USSR, eleven for the CIS and then 23 for Russia.
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Dmitri Kharine represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the football competition.
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Dmitri Kharine won his last cap in September 1998 against Ukraine.
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Dmitri Kharine joined Luton Town in 2004 as the club's goalkeeping coach.
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Dmitri Kharine remained with the club until 2013 when he was released from his contract.
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Dmitri Kharine then joined fellow League Two side Stevenage until he left in 2015 shortly after Teddy Sheringham had left.
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Dmitri Kharine is the goalkeeping coach at Hemel Hempstead Town.