In 1998, he ventured abroad to the Azerbaijan Top League to play with Turan Tovuz.[1] Konyushenko played in 5 matches in his only season abroad.[1] Following his stint abroad, he returned to Obolon and helped the club secure a promotion by winning the league title.[1][2] In 2001, he helped Obolon secure a promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] Konyushenko made his debut in the country's premier league the following season.[4] The 2004-05 season marked his final season in the premier league as Obolon was relegated to the second division.[5] He remained with Obolon for an additional season which marked his final professional campaign.[1]
Managerial career
Obolon Kyiv
After he retired from professional football, he transitioned into the managerial side with Obolon Kyiv as the senior coach for the youth team.[6][7] In 2011, he became the assistant coach for Vasyl Rats for the youth squad.[8]
Initially, Konyushenko and Vasyl Rats took over the managerial duties of Serhiy Kovalets on an interim basis in November 2011.[9] His match as manager for Kyiv was on November 20, 2011, against Vorskla Poltava.[10] Shortly after he became the sole caretaker manager for Obolon as Rats resigned due to poor health.[11][12][13] The club was relegated from the premier league in his debut season.[14][15]
The following season Konyushenko continued managing Kyiv in the Ukrainian First League.[16] However, the season was short-lived as the club owners dissolved the team in February 2013.[17][18]
Following Obolon's withdrawal and reformation, Konyushenko was named the manager for Peskovsky Rubin in the Kyiv region championship.[19]
Canada
In the summer of 2016, he was named the head coach for Toronto Atomic's reserve team in the Canadian Soccer League's second division.[20][21] Konyushenko led Toronto to a victory over London City in his debut match on June 11, 2016.[20] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led Toronto to a playoff berth by finishing second in the division.[22] Their playoff journey started in the semifinal round where Toronto defeated Brantford Galaxy's reserve team to advance to the championship finals.[22] The York Region Shooters reserve team defeated Toronto in the championship match.[23]
^"Сергей Конюшенко: Футболисты прониклись идеей" [Sergey Konyushenko: "The football players were inspired by the idea"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 26 January 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^Malchevsky, Roman (4 July 2017). "Сергей Конюшенко возглавил "Чайку"" [Sergei Konyushenko takes charge of Chaika]. amateur.footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 August 2024.