Sergei Shevchenko is a former

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and Ukrainian striker, the champion of Ukraine with

SC Tavriya Simferopol Sports Club Tavriya ( uk, Спортивний клуб "Таврія") was a Ukrainian football club from Simferopol. Tavriya was a member of the Ukrainian Premier League from its founding and won the first Ukrainian Premier League making them ...

, and a Kazakh coach.

Playing career

Born in

Kara-Balta Kara-Balta (lit. 'black ax', Russian and ky, Кара-Балта) is a city and municipality on the Kara-Balta River, in Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan, the capital of Jayyl District. It was founded in 1825 under the Kokand Khanate, and received city ...

, Shevchenko played in the Soviet football leagues before joining Tavriya Simferopol, where he would help the club win the first

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

title in 1992.

Managing career

He started his managing career at amateur club Avanhard Kramatorsk who won the championship of Donetsk oblast in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed as head coach of

Tavriya Simferopol Sports Club Tavriya ( uk, Спортивний клуб "Таврія") was a Ukrainian football club from Simferopol. Tavriya was a member of the Ukrainian Premier League from its founding and won the first Ukrainian Premier League making them ...

. In 1997–1999 he was coach of

FK Andijan Football Club Andijan, also known as FC Andijan, is an Uzbek football club based in Andijan. The club plays in Uzbekistan Super League. History The club was formed 1964 under the name ''Spartak''. In 1969 the club was renamed ''Andijanez''. Aft ...

and 2000–2002 of

Qizilqum Zarafshon Qizilqum Zarafshon ( uz, Qizilqum Zarafshon futbol klubi, Қизилқум Зарафшон футбол клуби), is an Uzbek professional football club based in Zarafshon. They play in the Uzbekistan Super League. Club is named after the b ...

. With

he won the bronze medals of the

2002 Uzbek League The 2002 Uzbek League season was the 11th edition of top level football in Uzbekistan since independence from the Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontin ...

. In 2011, he moved back to Avanhard Kramatorsk where he started his managing career. After finishing the

2011–12 Ukrainian Second League The 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League was the 21st season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. There are two groups of competition divided by region. Both Group competitions began on July 23, 2011. The competition had a winter break from ...

season his club gained promotion to the

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 ...

for the 2012–2013 season. In his first season in the Ukrainian First League, ''Avanhard'' finished at 7th position. On 15 July 2014 he signed a contract with

where he worked in 1997–1999.

Honours

Player

;Tavriya Simferopol *

(1):

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Manager

;Qizilqum *

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

3rd:

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

;TSK Simferopol *

Crimean Premier League The KFS Premier-Liga (russian: Премьер-лига КФС) or simply Crimean Premier League is a professional association football league in Crimea organized by the Crimean Football Union (Krymsky Futbolny Soyuz) and devised by Russia after U ...

(1): 2016

References

Статья "Первый герой новой Украины" на сайте Football.ua
1960 births Living people People from Kara-Balta Soviet men's footballers Ukrainian men's footballers Kyrgyzstani men's footballers Kyrgyzstani expatriate men's footballers SC Tavriya Simferopol players FC Alay players FC Alga Bishkek players FK Neftchi Farg'ona players FC Metalist Kharkiv players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Kramatorsk managers SC Tavriya Simferopol managers FK Andijan managers FC Ordabasy managers FC Tytan Armiansk managers Kyrgyzstani people of Ukrainian descent Crimean Premier League managers FC TSK Simferopol managers Men's association football forwards Ukrainian football managers {{USSR-footy-bio-stub