Education
He finished his professional career in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic, before returning to England to play for non-league Hornchurch.
He finished his professional career in the Scottish Premier League with Celtic, before returning to England to play for non-league Hornchurch.
Kharine is currently the goalkeeping coach at Stevenage F.C.
As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1982 until 2004, notably in the Premier League for Chelsea, after playing for Moscow clubs Torpedo, Dynamo and CSKA. He earned international caps for the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Commonwealth of Independent States and the Russian national football teams. Kharine joined Luton Town in 2004 as goalkeeping coach, and remained with the club until 2013. Russian football
He played for Russian sides Torpedo Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and CSKA Moscow in the early part of his career, before moving to English FA Premier League club Chelsea in December 1992 for £400,000.
Chelsea
His later years at the club were blighted by injury problems and the signing of Dutch goalkeeper Editor de Goey, which limited him to 20 appearances in his last three seasons.
In total, he played in 146 games for Chelsea. When Gianluca Vialli became Chelsea manager he established de Goey as the club"s first choice goalkeeper.
Kharine was limited to five appearances that season, mainly in cup games. He remained at the club as a reserve goalkeeper for a further two seasons after this.
Celtic
Kharine signed for Scottish side Celtic in the summer of 1999 on a free transfer.
He 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 Hornchurch
He was released in the summer of 2002 and signed for non-League club Hornchurch, where he was sent-off on his debut. Kharine was also an international.
As a result of the political turmoil in his home nation, he ended up playing for three different teams.
Aided in part by the short-lived nature of the Commonwealth of Independent States , he was their most-capped player. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the football competition.
He played for the Commonwealth of Independent States at the 1992 European Championships, performing well in the 0–0 draw with the Netherlands in Gothenburg. And for Russia at United States of America 94 and Euro 96, with his team going out in the group stages on each occasion.
Kharine joined Luton Town in 2004 as the club"s goalkeeping coach.
He remained with the club until 2013 when he was released from his contract. Kharine was the goalkeeping coach at Hemel Hempstead Town.
Dmitri Kharine achieved the following successes during his football career: 1985 U"16 European Champion, 1986 Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Cup Winner, 1988 Olympic Champion, 1990 U"21 European Champion, 1991 Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics League Champion, 1992 Runner"s Up Russian Cup & 1994 Runner"s Up Field Artillery Cup.
