Serhiy Konovalov ( uk, Сергій Борисович Коновалов; born 1 March 1972, in

Poltava Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...

) is a

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current football coach and former

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. He last played for FC Irpin Horenychi.

Career

Konovalov is a product of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture (formerly Dnipropetrovsk Regional sport boarding school). He capped for USSR Youth Team in

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIFA ...

. Konovalov was the first player to score in a competitive match for the Ukraine national team, as he netted after 29 minutes in their third

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match against Estonia, following a 2–0 loss to

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and a 0–0 draw with

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. The match finished 3-0 thanks to an

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own goal and a goal from Timerlan Huseinov. Ukraine eventually finished 4th in the group and failed to qualify for the tournament. Was married. He is now in civil marriage. Three children: Nikita Konovalov, Sonia Konovalova, Nazarii Konovalov. He played domestically for

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 ...

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and Borysfen Boryspil, as well as for South Korean club

Pohang Steelers The Pohang Steelers (Hangul: 포항 스틸러스) are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province that compete in the K League 1, the top flight of South Korean football. The Steelers were founded on 1 A ...

, Israeli club

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

, Chinese club

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and Azerbaijani club

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International goals

:''Results list Ukraine's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Konovalov in July 2011 joined

FC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol ( uk, ФК «Севастополь») was a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of 2013–14 Ukrainia ...

as assistant coach. On 27 November 2013 he was appointed as interim coach of FC Sevastopol.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konovalov, Serhiy 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Poltava Association football midfielders Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukraine international footballers Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dnipro players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Pohang Steelers players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Borysfen Boryspil players FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka players Shamakhi FK players K League 1 players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. (1990) players FC Irpin Horenychi players Chinese Super League players Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in China Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Ukrainian football managers Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Sevastopol managers