Valeri Minko

{{short description|Russian footballer}}

{{family name hatnote|Vikentyevich|Minko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valeri Minko

| image =

| fullname = Valeri Vikentyevich Minko

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|8|8}}

| birth_place = Barnaul, USSR

| height = {{Height|m=1.89|precision=0}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1989 | clubs1 = Dynamo Barnaul | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1989–2001 | clubs2 = CSKA Moscow | caps2 = 242 | goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2002 | clubs3 = Kuban Krasnodar | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | totalcaps = 248 | totalgoals = 13

| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = USSR U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1992 | nationalteam2 = USSR U-21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992–1993 | nationalteam3 = Russia U-21 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1996–1998 | nationalteam4 = Russia | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008–

| managerclubs1 = CSKA Moscow Reserves (assistant)

}}

Valeri Vikentyevich Minko ({{langx|ru|Валерий Викентьевич Минько}}; born 8 August 1971) is a former association footballer who played defender and now head coach.

He capped for USSR U-20 team at 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In 1993, he was subjected to nephrectomy after being injured when playing a 1994 U-21 European Championship qualifying game against Greece (1–1). Nevertheless, he decided to continue his career with one kidney remaining and played over 200 games after his injury. Now he is considered by CSKA fans as one of symbols of courage and team spirit.