Vitaliy Rudenko

Vitaliy Rudenko
Personal information
Full nameVitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko
Date of birth26 January 1981
Place of birthOdessa, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
Number1
Youth career
1996–97Liliya-Fakel Odesa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999SC Odesa31(0)
1999–2010Chornomorets Odesa187(0)
2010-Karpaty Lviv7(0)
2011-→ Metalurh Zaporizhya12(0)
National team
2004Ukraine (U-19)?(?)
2005Ukraine (U-20)24(3)
2006Ukraine (U-21)28(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Vitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Руденко, born 26 January 1981, in Odessa, Soviet Union, now Ukraine), is a goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya, on loan from FC Karpaty Lviv.

Rudenko is a product of the Chornomorets Odesa youth system. Having spent a few years playing in lower divisions, in 1999 he was brought in to the senior team of Chornomorets as cover for Hennadiy Altman. The following season he was battling for the starting position and becoming first choice keeper for Chornomorets in the 2001–02 season. He has since solidified his position as the number one keeper with a series of consistent seasons for the club. Following the relegation of Chornomorets from the Ukrainian Premier League at the end of the 2009-10 season, Rudenko joined FC Karpaty Lviv. Having limited opportunities behind the first-choice Karpaty goalkeeper and captain Andriy Tlumak, Rudenko went on loan to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya during the 2010-2011 winter break.

Rudenko has represented Ukraine at all levels but senior. In 2000, he was part of the team that won the silver medal at the European Under-18 Football Championship.

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