Veniamin Mandrykin

Mandrykin trained at the youth academy at Alania Vladikavkaz and in 1997 turned professional aged seventeen. In 1998, he made his Russian Premier League debut and made 46 first-team appearances for Alania Vladikavkaz over the next three years before joining CSKA Moscow in 2002. Mandrykin played for Spartak Nalchik in the Russian Cup.

Mandrykin represented the Russia national team at various youth divisions, playing in the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and won 12 caps at the under-21 level. Mandrykin made his first appearance for the Russia senior national team in February 2003 when Russia played Cyprus.