Personal Life
In his explanation why he chose the national team of Ukraine over Russian counterpart he stated that it was not on the grounds of ethnic prerogative or political reasons. Leonenko did not specify what those reasons were, however, he told that his parents are in origin from Bryansk which in his words contained even more Belorussian nationals, for example, than Russians or Ukrainians. Himself, he considers a Siberian national, Sibiryak.
He does not see himself as a coach. Leonenko perceives Yozhef Sabo as a scout and Leonid Buryak as a football administrator rather than both working as coaches.
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