Serhiy Zelinsky was born in
Chernihiv. The young football player made his debut in the local team
Desna Chernihiv, which at that time played in the
Soviet Second League, in
1989, and played in its composition until 1991. Zelinsky made his debut in the
Ukrainian Premier League in September 1992 for the high-league club
Torpedo Mogilev. Having played for the team in 10 matches of the Ukrainian championship, Serhiy Zelinsky became a player of the
Ukrainian Second League team
Krystal Kherson from
Kherson. The footballer played for this team for a year and a half, but did not become a major player in it, and in early 1995 he returned to the
Desna Chernihiv, which at that time played in the first Ukrainian league. However, during his performances Zelinsky also did not become a player of the team, and from the beginning of 1997 he played for the
Chernihiv amateur teams "Domobudivnyk" and
Tekstilnyk. In 1998, Sergei Zelinsky played in the club of the highest Belarusian division
Torpedo Mogilev from
Mogilev. After returning to Ukraine, the footballer played for the amateur teams GPZ from
Varva and Sula from Luben. From July 1999, Zelinsky played for the
Ukrainian First League club
Volyn Lutsk from
Lutsk, but in six months he left the team and became a player of the Second League Russian club
Tyumen from the city of the same name. After returning to
Ukraine, the footballer again played for an amateur club from
Druzhba-Nova Varva, now called
Druzhba-Nova Varva, and finished his performances on the football fields. ==Honours==