Borys Yuriyovych Derkach ( uk, Борис Юрійович Деркач; russian: Борис Юрьевич Деркач; 14 January 1964 – May 2019) was a
Soviet
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and
Ukrainian
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professional
football
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player.
From 1992 to 2005 he was in a Hungarian jail, with an original sentence of 11 years for an assault on a Hungarian pimp and two Ukrainian prostitutes. Later the sentence was increased for an escape attempt. He also played during the season 1991–92 with Bulgarian side
PFC Levski Sofia
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, but made no appearances in the league, just one in the Bulgarian Cup.
Borys Derkach
at levskisofia.info
Honours
* Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991.
The professional top level ...
champion: 1990.
* Soviet Cup
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winner: 1988, 1990.
* USSR Federation Cup
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finalist: 1987, 1989.
* 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup
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with FC Metalist Kharkiv
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: 3 games.
* 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup with FC Dynamo Kyiv
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: 5 games.
* 1991–92 European Cup with FC Dynamo Kyiv: 1 game.
External links
Career summary by KLISF
References
1964 births
2019 deaths
Soviet footballers
Ukrainian footballers
Ukrainian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
FC Metalist Kharkiv players
FC CSKA Kyiv players
PFC CSKA Moscow players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
MFC Mykolaiv players
Bursaspor footballers
Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players
Soviet Top League players
Süper Lig players
PFC Levski Sofia players
Association football defenders
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