Oleksandr Kovalenko

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Oleksandr Kovalenko
Personal information
Full nameOleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko
Date of birth(1976-03-24)24 March 1976
Place of birthUkrainian SSR
Date of death21 December 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 34)
Place of deathDnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka21(1)
1994–1996FC Shakhtar Makiivka87(15)
1996–1998FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk40(4)
1997FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk4(0)
1998–1999FC Shakhtar Donetsk4(0)
1998–1999FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk27(2)
1999–2003FC Metalurh Donetsk55(2)
2002–2003FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk5(0)
2003–2004FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih16(0)
2004FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih3(1)
National team
1997Ukraine-214(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2010

Oleksandr Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010[1]) was a Ukrainian professional football player and later a football referee.

Career

Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka.[2] After his initial professional stint he played for different Ukrainian Premier League clubs.

Kovalenko played four matches for the Ukraine national under-21 football team in 1997.

After retiring as a footballer, Kovalenko worked as a football referee.

Death

On 21 December 2010, Kovalenko committed suicide by jumping from his apartment.[1]

References


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