Serhiy Kovalyov ( uk, Сергій Миколайович Ковальов; 21 November 1971 in

Donetsk Oblast The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

) was a

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professional

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er and currently is football manager. His first trainer was P. Ponomarenko.Profile at academy.shakhtar.com
/ref> Due to medical condition, Kovalyov was forced to retire from playing.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

* Ukrainian Premier League runner-up: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. *

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winner: 1995, 1997, 2001.

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* 1971 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukrainian Premier League players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players Ukrainian football managers FC Shakhtar-3 Donetsk managers Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Donetsk Oblast {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub