Editing Dmitri Alenichev (section)

==Club career==
Despite being a [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] fan, Alenichev debuted 1991 for Moscow rivals [[Lokomotiv Moscow]], where he played four years before moving to Spartak, where in five years he won three Russian leagues and two cups, and was also elected Russian player of the year in 1997. Won [[Malta International Football Tournament]] 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/rothmans96.html|title = Rothmans Tournament 1996}}</ref> On 14 June 1998 Italian [[Serie A]] side [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] officially agreed with Spartak for 7 million [[USD]] and the player moved to [[Rome]]. He played 21 matches in his first season, but after only seven matches in the second season, he moved to [[AC Perugia|Perugia]] in December 1999. His stint in Italy overall proved to be unsuccessful and he was eventually considered to be one of Italian football's biggest foreign flops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calciobidoni.it/bidoni/alenitchev.html |title=Dmitrij Alenitchev &#124; Il freddo e anonimo precedessore del nipponico Nakata |website=Calciobidoni.it |date=20 October 1972 |access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>

In 2000, he moved to Portuguese [[Primeira Liga]] side [[FC Porto|Porto]], where he made a strong first impression, scored the equalizing goal against rivals [[Sporting CP]] in the first leg of the [[2000 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]. He was also impressive overall in first season, as Porto captured the [[2000–01 Taça de Portugal|Taça de Portugal]] after winning [[2001 Taça de Portugal Final|the final 2–0]] against [[C.S. Marítimo|Marítimo]], Alenichev scoring the second goal. The following season, Alenichev suffered some animosity from new Porto head coach [[Octávio Machado]] (similar to his compatriot [[Sergei Ovchinnikov (footballer, born 1970)|Sergei Ovchinnikov]]) and spent most of the first half of the [[2001–02 Primeira Liga|season]] sidelined, under the shadow of [[Deco]]. When Octávio was sacked and replaced with [[José Mourinho]], Alenichev's prospects changed. Although he was not a regular in the starting 11, he was usually the first player substituted onto the pitch, particularly when Mourinho shifted from a 4–3–3 to a 4–4–2 formation. A starting player in the [[2003 UEFA Cup Final]] and mid-match substitute in the [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final]], Alenichev scored in both contests, the only Russian player to do so as of 2023. In the former, against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], he scored the second goal, following a pass from Deco; and in the latter, against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], he closed the scoreline with a powerful volley shot following a deflected through cross from [[Derlei]]. This made him one of only three players to score goals in two consecutive cup finals of different European competitions, the others being [[Ronald Koeman]] and [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]].

During [[UEFA Euro 2004]], in which Alenichev played in all three of [[Russia national football team|Russia]]'s matchups, he announced his desire to return to Spartak Moscow. In appreciation for the services done for the club, the FC Porto board made no objections to the transfer.

On 8 April 2006, ''[[Sport-Express]]'' published Alenichev's interview containing severe criticism of [[Aleksandrs Starkovs]], Spartak's head coach at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119471 |title=Спорт Экспресс - ГОСТЬ 'СЭ' = Дмитрий АЛЕНИЧЕВ: 'СТАРКОВ - ТУПИК ДЛЯ 'СПАРТАКА' = Футболисты редко звонят в редакцию. Таковы законы жанра: как правило, это мы звоним им, чтобы взять интервью, комментарий или просто обсудить какой-то спорный момент. А. |access-date=15 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415182027/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119471 |archive-date=15 April 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119477 |title=Спорт Экспресс - ЧЕМПИОНАТ РОССИИ. ПРЕМЬЕР-ЛИГА. 4-й тур = Завтра - 'CПAPTAK' - 'ЛОКОМОТИВ' = Дмитрий АЛЕНИЧЕВ = СТАРКОВ - ТУПИК ДЛЯ 'СПАРТАКА' = Окончание. Начало - стр. 1 = РОМАНЦЕВ - ЛУЧШАЯ КАНДИДАТУРА = У СТАРКОВА НЕТ АВТОРИТЕТА В КОМАНДЕ = |access-date=15 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060415182116/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119477 |archive-date=15 April 2006 }}</ref> Following that, Alenichev was fined, dismissed from the first team, transfer listed 14 April<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119833 |title=Спорт Экспресс - АЛЕНИЧЕВ ВЫСТАВЛЕН НА ТРАНСФЕР И ОШТРАФОВАН |access-date=15 April 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060423195936/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?119833 |archive-date=23 April 2006 }}</ref> and on 10 September his contract was finally terminated by mutual agreement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rus.spartak.com/usr/news/item.asp?id=53424 |title=Официальный сайт ФК "Спартак" Москва - Текст новости |access-date=31 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070614051058/http://rus.spartak.com/usr/news/item.asp?id=53424 |archive-date=14 June 2007  }}</ref> This marked the end of his playing career.