Oleg, Oleh, or Aleh is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries.
Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko is a Russian-Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top tournament goalscorer.
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin, is a Ukrainian and Soviet former football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation, Blokhin was a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet Union.
Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second in the team's history, behind Oleg Blokhin's 42. It should be considered that his first name is often spelled as Oleg on most of international rosters, particularly during his playing career.
Oleg Aleksandrovich Veretennikov is a professional Russian association football coach and a former international footballer who is an assistant coach with Kuban Krasnodar. He is the runner-up goalscorer in the history of Russian Premier League, and holds several other goalscoring records.
Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev is a Soviet/Russian former international footballer and coach. Romantsev was acclaimed for his success with Spartak Moscow, whom he led to a record eight domestic league titles, and his work with the Russian national team. He is considered by some observers to be the finest coach in the history of Russian football.
Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov is a Russian football manager and a former player who is coaching at the academy of PFC CSKA Moscow.
Oleg Aleksandrovich Ivanov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Rubin Kazan.
Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov is a Belarusian–Russian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Torpedo Moscow.
Oleg Aleksandrovich Oshenkov was a Soviet football player and coach. Merited Master of Sports of USSR (1953)
Oleg Andronic is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward.
Oleg Hromțov is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. He has played for clubs in Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The 2011 Latvian Higher League was the 20th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 5 November 2011.
Oleg Vladimirovich Zoteyev is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sogdiana Jizzakh and Uzbekistan national football team.
Oleg Kubarev is a Belarusian football manager and former footballer (midfielder).
The 1975 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the Soviet forward Oleg Blokhin on 30 December 1975. There were 26 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Blokhin became the second Soviet footballer who won the trophy after Lev Yashin (1963).
Oleg Dulub or Aleh Dulub is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player.
Oleg Fistican is a Moldovan association football manager and former footballer, who played as defender.
Oleg Reabciuk is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Moldova national team.
Nehemias Ó CluainínOESA, was Bishop of Clogher from his appointment in 1502 until his resignation a year later.