Career
Yashchenko played football in the Soviet Top League for CSKA Moscow and Shakhtar. He left Zaporizhzhya in April 2007 and took up a position as reserve team coach at Football Club Metalurh Donetsk. Following the resignation of Jos Daerden as Metalurh head coach in early December 2007, Yashchenko assumed caretaker manager duties at the club before becoming the permanent manager two weeks later.