Valentyn Melnychuk (born 16 April 1940) is a

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men's

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coach. Melnychuk worked in

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for several years. He was the coach of

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, from 2000 to 2007. He achieved their first-ever qualification for the

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, leading the way for the best result of the Portuguese Squad, the 2nd round of the tournament. He left the National Team soon after. He was then assigned to be the Ukraine national basketball team coach. Melnychuk was unable to avoid elimination of EuroBasket 2009, by finishing in 4th and last place in Group C. He returned to Portugal to be the coach of

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, newly promoted to the

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, for the 2009/10 season.

External links

Valentin Melnychuk Return to Portugal (In Portuguese)
1940 births Living people Ukrainian men's basketball coaches Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ukraine-basketball-bio-stub