Andriy Nesmachniy

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Andriy Nesmachniy
Personal information
Date of birth February 28, 1979 (1979-02-28) (age 29)
Place of birth    Bryansk, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Dynamo Kyiv
Youth clubs
Tavriya Simferopol
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997- Dynamo Kyiv 173 (9)   
National team2
2000 – Ukraine 64 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 24 June 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 November 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Andriy Mykolayovych Nesmachniy (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Несмачний, born February 28, 1979 in Bryansk, Russia) is a Ukrainian professional football player for FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. Nesmachniy is 182 cm (5'11") tall. He weighs 72 kg (158 lb). Playing as a defender under the number 26, he is also a starter for the Ukrainian national football team. It should be noted that "Nesmachniy" is a homynym for the Ukrainian "not tasty".

Nesmachniy almost joined Blackburn Rovers of the FA Premier League during the January Transfer window of 2007. 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.[1]

[edit] Accomplishments

  • Nesmachniy won the Ukrainian Championship 4 times with Dynamo (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004)
  • He also won the Ukrainian cup 3 times with Dynamo (2000, 2003, 2005)

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Nesmachniy trains with Blackburn. bbc.co.uk/football. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.