Career
He scored 21 goals for KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny. Viktor Panchenko shares the record for most goals in a match of Russian Premier League, having scored five against Spartak Vladikavkaz on 26 March 1994. Panchenko is the third best all-time goalscorer for KAMAZ (57 goals).
After finishing his player career Panchenko became a Fédération internationale de football association agent.
On December 6, 2010, he was appointed the head scout of Football Club Dynamo Moscow.