Oleh Venhlinskyi ( uk , Олег Миколайович Венглінський, born 21 March 1978,

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, Ukrainian SSR) is former a Ukrainian

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player.

Professional career

Oleh Venhlinskyi began his career with the Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv, but made a name for himself after moving to

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

. He spent a long stint in the Dynamo's second team, but after transferring to

Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro, previously called Dnipropetrovsk from 1926 until May 2016, is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper Rive ...

he has become a favorite after scoring a couple of impressive and decisive goals in Ukrainian Championship and UEFA Cup for

. In 2003, he was promised by experts an overwhelming career after earning the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year award. However, Venhlynskyi is renowned for his numerous injuries that have hampered his career at certain points in his life. In 2005, he left

for AEK Athens FC in Greece, but was unable to solidify a first-place spot at the club. After a full-season with AEK Athens FC, Oleh returned to Ukraine to sign contract with

Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 a ...

for three years. In 2009, he left as his contract expired.

Stats for reserve squads

Stats for main squads

International

His first international game Venhlinskyi played in a friendly game on 15 July 1998 against Poland at home.

International games

International goals

Individual honours

* Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2003

References

External links

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