Volodymyr Homenyuk

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Volodymyr Homenyuk
Personal information
Full name Volodymyr Homenyuk
Date of birth July 19, 1985 (1985-07-19) (age 22)
Place of birth    Bokiyma, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Tavriya Simferopol
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

2005-		 Ikva Mlinov
Tavriya Simferopol
2900(15)   
National team2
2008- Ukraine 1000(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 6, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Volodymyr Homenyuk (born July 19, 1985 in Bokiyma, Rivne oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian football forward for SC Tavriya Simferopol in the Ukrainian Premier League. His first name can also be translated as Vladimir. He is nicknamed the Wayne Rooney of Crimea.[1]

[edit] Career

Before joining Tavriya in the winter of 2005, he played for Ikva Mlinov. Homenyuk joined Tavriya when he was only 19 years old, and became an integral part of the team and soon became the captain.[2]

Homenyuk was tried out for the Ukraine national football team on June 1, 2008, in a friendly match against Sweden which Ukraine won 1-0.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ An unlucky number for Ukraine's strikers - UkrainianSoccer.net 8 April 2008
  2. ^ The Captain of Tavriya debuted for the national team - Official Tavriya website (Russian)
  3. ^ The Captain of Tavriya debuted for the national team - Official Tavriya website (Russian)

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