Nataliya Zinchenko ( uk, Наталія Зінченко; born 3 October 1979) is a former

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football player who currently acts as manager for Zvezda Perm.

Career

Zinchenko joined Zvezda Perm in 2007 and furthermore served as the team's captain; under his tenure, the team reached the final of the 2008-09 UEFA Women's Cup. She previously played for

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. After having retired due to injury in 2010 she replaced

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as the manager at Zvezda Perm. Throughout her career she won seven Russian leagues, two Russian cups, two Ukrainian leagues and one

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International career

She was a member of the Ukrainian national teamDjatel and Zinchenko down Russia

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, most recent article. and played her debut 22 October 1995 against Hungary.

References

1979 births Living people People from Desna Ukrainian women's footballers WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv players WFC Donchanka Donetsk players WFC Alina Kyiv players Expatriate women's footballers in Russia Ryazan-VDV players FC Energy Voronezh players Zvezda 2005 Perm players Ukraine women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukraine women's national football team managers WFC Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv managers Ukrainian football managers Female association football managers Ukrainian women's football managers Sportspeople from Chernihiv Oblast {{Ukraine-women-footy-bio-stub