Oleksandr Holovko

Ukrainian footballer (born 1972)

Oleksandr Holovko
Holovko in 2011
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Borysovych Holovko
Date of birth (1972-01-06) 6 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Kherson, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Dinaz Vyshhorod (manager)
Youth career
1990–1993 Tavriya Simferopol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Tavriya Simferopol 133 (4)
1995–2004 Dynamo Kyiv 230 (9)
1997 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
1998 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
2000 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
2001 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 1 (0)
2003 → Dynamo-2 Kyiv 3 (1)
2004 Qingdao Beilaite 19 (0)
2005–2006 Tavriya Simferopol 25 (0)
Total 414 (14)
International career
1995–2004[1] Ukraine 58 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2010 Ukraine U18
2010–2011 Ukraine U19
2011–2012 Ukraine U16
2012–2013 Ukraine U17
2013–2014 Ukraine U18
2014–2015 Ukraine U19
2015–2017 Ukraine U20
2015–2018 Ukraine U21
2020 Kremin Kremenchuk
2022– Dinaz Vyshhorod
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Borysovych Holovko (Ukrainian: Олександр Борисович Головко; born 6 January 1972) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who manages Dinaz Vyshhorod.[2] A centre-back, Holovko used to be a regular starter for the Ukraine national team. He earned eight Ukrainian Vyshcha Liha titles with Tavriya Simferopol and Dynamo Kyiv.

Career

Holovko played for three clubs, Tavriya Simferopol, Dynamo Kyiv and Qingdao Beilaite (P.R. China). A central or right defender, Holovko helped lead Dynamo Kyiv to many victories in the UEFA Champions League, cumulating in a semifinal finish in 1998–1999.[3] He was also a regular member of the Ukraine national team from 1995 to 2004, having appeared in 58 international matches (among the cap leaders for Ukraine). As for playing his career, he stopped his career at the age 38.

Holovko started as a coach of the Ukrainian Under 16 Youth National Team. The team competed in September 2008 for qualification to the 2009 UEFA U-17 Championships.

Personal life

He has a son, also named Oleksandr, born in 1995, who is also a professional footballer.

References

  1. ^ "Olexandr Holovko - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ "Dynamo Kyiv '99: What happened next?". FourFourTwo. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Interview with Oleksandr Holovko". football24.ua.

External links

  • Oleksandr Holovko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
  • Oleksandr Holovko at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Profile on website Football Ukraine
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(c) = caretaker manager
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FC Kremin Kremenchukmanagers
(c) = caretaker manager
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FC Dinaz Vyshhorodmanagers
  • Syvashenko (1999)
  • Kozhukhov (2001)
  • Ustynov (2003–07)
  • Spichek (2007–14)
  • Stelmakh (2014–16)
  • Prodan (2016–17)
  • Slobodianyuk (2017)
  • Bondarenko (2018–21)
  • Holovko (2022–)
(c) = caretaker manager


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