Pavlo Yakovenko

Pavlo Yakovenko
Personal information
Full name Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko
Date of birth 19 December 1964 (1964-12-19) (age 47)
Place of birth Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Ukraine U-21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1981–1982 Metalist Kharkiv 2 (0)
1982–1993 Dynamo Kyiv 161 (5)
1993–1994 FC Sochaux 6 (1)
National team
1986–1990 USSR 19 (1)
Teams managed
1994–1995 FC Metalurh Nikopol
1996–1997 Uralan Elista
1999 Uralan Elista
1999 Amatory (UEFA Regions Cup)
2000–2002 FC Borysfen-2 Boryspil
2000–2004 Ukraine U-19 (juniors)
2002–2004 Ukraine U-21[1]
2004–2005 FC Khimki
2005–2007 FC Kuban Krasnodar
2007–2008 FC Rostov
2008– Ukraine U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Павло Олександрович Яковенко) – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (Russian: Павел Александрович Яковенко; born 19 December 1964 in Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR), is a former Ukrainian footballer and USSR international.

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Playing career

Yakovenko's superb build-up play during the mid-1980s made him the starting midfielder for both Dynamo Kyiv and the USSR national football team during their respective successful campaigns of winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and advancing to the top 16 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. However, recurrent injuries had limited Yakovenko's playing time after 1987 and Yakovenko never returned to his earlier form, becoming a bench player at best.

Coaching career

He is a trusted Ukrainian coach who headed the Ukraine U-21 on several occasions as well as other teams representing the country on the international arena. Yakovenko also coached several teams from the southern regions of the neighborging Russian Federation such as Kuban Krasnodar and FC Rostov.

Ballon d'Or

References

  1. ^ At the helm along with Hennadiy Litovchenko.