Oleksandr Savanchuk ( uk, Олександр Володимирович Саванчук, born 9 October 1982 in
Horlivka
Horlivka ( , ; uk, Го́рлівка ), or Gorlovka (russian: link=no, Горловка ), is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as Economic activit ...
, in the
Donetsk Oblast
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in the
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
of the
Soviet Union
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) is a
Ukrainian
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football
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striker
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Savanchuk graduated from
FC Shakhtar Horlivka
FC Shakhtar Horlivka ( uk, Шахтар (Горлівка)) was a Ukrainian football club from Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. Since its relegation from professional leagues in 2000, the club participated in the regional competitions of Donetsk Oblast u ...
and UOR Donetsk. His first trainer was A. Maltsev.
He is married with Maryna.
Since 2015 plays in the Russian occupied part of Ukraine.
References
External links
Profile at Official Site FFU(Ukr)
1982 births
Living people
People from Horlivka
Ukrainian footballers
FC Stal Alchevsk players
FC Stal-2 Alchevsk players
FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne players
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka players
FC Tavria-Skif Rozdol players
Association football forwards
Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast
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