Andrey Mykolayovych Nesmachniy was born to
ethnic Russian parents on 28 February 1979 in
Bryansk,
Soviet Union. He started as a graduate of the
Tavriya Simferopol school. He then joined
Dynamo Kyiv in 1996 playing at amateur level for the Dynamo's reserve teams and in the
1997–98 Vyshcha Liha season made his debut for the first team in the away match against
FC Metalurh Donetsk (Round 19) on 18 June 1998. He was originally intended for the main team but spent the next two seasons at the reserve team
Dynamo-2 Kyiv. Beginning in the
2000–01 season, Nesmachniy appeared much more often on the main team, where he has stayed until 2011. Nesmachniy retired in 2011 to concentrate on his religious beliefs as he became one of
Jehovah's Witnesses. Nesmachniy almost joined
Blackburn Rovers of the English
Premier League during the January 2007 transfer window. Manager
Mark Hughes had confirmed his interest saying that he had "good football intelligence" and "a great international experience". He also confirmed that the defender was training with the squad in late December 2006. However, he did not make a promise that a move was going to be a possibility. Nesmachniy in the end, did not join Blackburn. ==International career==