Oleksandr Hrytsay ( uk, Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; born 30 September 1977) is a Ukrainian retired professional

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who played as

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Club career

Cheksyl Chernihiv

Hrytsay started his career at FC Cheksyl Chernihiv, where he played 25 matches.

Dnipro Cherkasy

Hrytsay moved to

FC Dnipro Cherkasy City Sports Club Dnipro Cherkasy ( uk, Міський спортивний клуб Дніпро Черкаси) is a Ukrainian football team based in Cherkasy. Over its history the club has been dissolved and revived several times. The original ...

from 1997 to 1999, scoring three goals in 70 appearances for the club.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

In 1999, he moved 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 ...

, where is spent the majority of his career, scoring four goals in 194 appearances. He played in the final of the

2003–04 Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup 2003–04 was the 13th annual edition of Ukraine, Ukraine's association football, football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. Shakhtar Donetsk won the title, defeating FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the final. Round a ...

with Dnipro he got in the final of the

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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (On Loan)

In 2009 he moved on loan to

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih () was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kryvyi Rih. Until 2013 the club participated in professional competitions. In June 2013 the club went bankrupt and was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier ...

where he played 10 matches.

Arsenal Kyiv

In 2010 he moved on loan to

Arsenal Kyiv Football Club Arsenal Kyiv () is a Ukrainian football club based in Kyiv. In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions. The club claims to be a successor of Kyiv Arsenal fa ...

, appearing in 27 matches, scoring a goal, and reaching the semi-final of

Zorya Luhansk

On 9 January 2012, Hrytsay moved to

Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zapori ...

, where he stayed until 2015. In 2015 he retired and joined the coaching staff of the club.

International career

Hrytsay made his debut for the

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on 22 August 2007 in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 17 October 2007 he played against

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replacing

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Tymoshchuk ( uk, Анатолій Олександрович Тимощук ; born 30 March 1979) is a Ukrainian football coach and a former midfielder, currently an assistant coach of the Russian Premier League club Zen ...

at 69 minute. On 21 November 2007, he played titular against

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Managerial career

From 2015 to 2019 he has been hired as

assistant coach. In 2020 he has been appointed as Rukh Lviv as assistant and he left in summer 2021. as he has been appointed as head coach of VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka in

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

. On 18 August 2021 he managed to bring the team into the Second preliminary round, after winning against Real Pharma Odesa in the season 2021–22 in

. On 31 August 2021 he managed to get the team into the Round of 32, after winning against Balkany Zorya in

in the season 2021–22.

Honours

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk *

runner-up: 2003–04

References

External links

* *
Profile from VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka website
* * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Chernihiv Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players FC Yunist Chernihiv players FC Cheksyl Chernihiv players FC Dnipro Cherkasy players FC Dnipro players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Zorya Luhansk players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Ukrainian football managers FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka managers Ukrainian First League managers {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub