Oleksandr Kucher

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Oleksandr Kucher

Kucher with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982
Place of birthKiev, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender, Midfielder
Club information
Current clubShakhtar Donetsk
Number5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2002Arsenal Kharkiv59(5)
2002–2005Metalurh Donetsk9(0)
2002–2003→ FC Kharkiv (loan)14(0)
2003–2004→ Banants Yerevan (loan)19(3)
2004–2005→ FC Kharkiv (loan)12(0)
2005–2006Metalist28(2)
2006–Shakhtar Donetsk119(6)
National team‡
2006–Ukraine37(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Кучер; born 22 October 1982 in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. He is a powerful defender that has been called up to his national team. He is good in the air and provides good coverage in the back. He also can play as a defensive midfielder. In the 2007–2008 season Kucher won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.

Career

Club

Oleksandr started his career with Youth Academy alumnus "Athlete" Kiev and Arsenal Kyiv, playing 59 times and scoring 5 goals. He joined Metalurh Donetsk in 2002, spending a season on loan at FC Kharkiv during the 2002–03 season, a season at Armenian side Banants Yerevan during the 2003–04 season and another spell with FC Kharkiv in the 2004–05 season. He made 26 appearances for FC Kharkiv over his two seasons on loan. He scored 3 goals in 19 appearances for Banants. Having made 9 appearances for Metalurh, Kucher moved to Metalist Kharkiv during the 2005–06 season playing 28 matches with his only two goals coming in 5–2 defeat to Chornomorets Odesa.[1] Oleksandr joined Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2006–07 season. He made his debut for Shakhtar as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over his former club Metalist.[2] He scored in a 4–1 victory over Metalurh Donetsk on 9 August 2009.[3] He netted an extra time winner in the final of the 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup.[4] Kucher scored a brace in a 3–1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv on 4 September 2012 [5] in a man of the match performance.[6]

International

Kucher made his debut for the Ukrainian national team on 15 August 2006 at the age of 23 years, 9 months and 24 days in a 6–0 friendly victory over Azerbaijan.[7] He scored his first goal for Ukraine on 11 October 2006 in a 2–0 Euro 2008 qualifying match victory over Scotland.[8]

Statistics for Shakhtar

As of 13 April 2012
Club Season League Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 2006–07 1404150--231
2007–08 2114080--331
2008–09 1502011010290
2009–10 14110110--261
2010–11 1005030--180
2011–12 210416010321
2012–13 133107010223
Total 1085212510301837


International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 February 2006 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev  Scotland 1–0 2–0 Euro 2008 qualifying
2. 13 November 2012 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia  Bulgaria 0–1 0–1 International Friendly

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Olexandr Kucher: We were upset after conceding a goal before the break". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Metalist". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs Metalurh Donetsk 4-1". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Metalurh Donetsk vs Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Shakhtar Donetsk vs Dynamo Kyiv 3-1". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Kucher named Man of the Match". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Oleksandr Kucher special matches". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Ukraine vs Scotland 2-0". Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
Ukraine squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Ukraine
FC Shakhtar Donetsk – current squad
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