Lyubomyr Halchuk (born 18 September 1981) is a Ukrainian former

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who played as a defender.

Career

Ukraine

Halchuk began playing at the local youth level where he ultimately signed with

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in the

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in 2001. In his debut season with Volyn, he helped the club secure promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League by winning the league title. Throughout his tenure in Volyn spent the majority of his time with the Lutsk junior team FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel and with a loan spell with

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. He still managed did make several appearances in the Ukrainian top tier throughout his four-year stint. In 2005, he returned to the Ukrainian second trier to sign with

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. After a season with Hazovyk, he signed with league rivals

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the following year. Halchuk returned to the country's premier league when he assisted Lviv in securing promotion following the conclusion of the 2007-08 season. He made 16 appearances with Lviv during his second stint in the top trier. In one notable match on 16 August 2008, against rivals

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, he was named by UA-Football as one of the two best central defenders of the fifth round in the Ukrainian Premier League. Unfortunately, the club's run in the premier league was short-lived as they were relegated to the First League. After five seasons with Lviv, he remained in the second tier by signing with Helios Kharkiv. He re-signed with Helios for the 2011-12 season. In 2013, he signed with league rivals Tytan Armyansk. After appearing in 17 matches he left Tytan after the conclusion of the season. Following his departure from Tytan, he spent some time at the amateur level. He returned to the professional level in 2015 by signing with NK Veres Rivne in the Ukrainian Second League. He departed from Veres after the season to pursue a career in Canada.

Canada

In 2016, he went abroad to sign with FC Ukraine United of the

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. In his debut season in Canada, he assisted the club in securing a postseason berth by finishing second in the First Division. He also served as vice-captain and helped the club reach the second round of the playoffs. The following season he played with league rivals FC Vorkuta and won the First Division title with the club. In his second season with Vorkuta, he assisted in securing the CSL Championship where he recorded a goal against

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. In 2020, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's second CSL Championship after defeating Scarborough SC. In 2021, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular season title and secured the ProSound Cup against Scarborough. He also played in the 2021 playoffs where Vorkuta was defeated by Scarborough in the championship final.

Honors

FC Vorkuta * CSL Championship:

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First Division/Regular Season:

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*ProSound Cup:

References

External links

Profile on Official FC Lviv WebsiteProfile on EUFO
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halchuk, Lyubomyr 1981 births Living people People from Nadvirna Ukrainian footballers FC Beskyd Nadvirna players FC Polissya Zhytomyr players FC Lviv players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Kovel-Volyn Kovel players FC Ikva Mlyniv players FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi players FC Helios Kharkiv players FC Tytan Armyansk players FC Mykolaiv players NK Veres Rivne players FC Ukraine United players FC Continentals players Ukrainian Premier League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Association football defenders Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada Sportspeople from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast