Vladyslav Viktorovych Vashchuk ( ua, Владислав Вікторович Ващук; born on 2 January 1975) is a retired Ukrainian

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defender who last played for

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. Vashchuk was also a member of the

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playing 63 times. He mainly played in the centre back position and could also be utilized as a sweeper.

Career

Club career

Vashchuk began his playing days in the

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football academy. He made his senior team debut in 1993, and went on to play for them for the next 10 seasons. In 2003, he spent a single season playing in Russia with

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, moving back to

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with

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for the following, 2004/05 season. After playing 6 games in the 2005/06 season he moved back to

. With Dynamo he won a total of 9

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titles, 6

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, and 1

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. In the summer of 2008 he signed a 1-year deal with newly promoted

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which only lasted for 6 months. On 11 March 2009 he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with

. At the end of the 2008/09 season his contract ran out and he was released as a free agent. Vashchuk then rejoined Chornomorets for the 2009–10 season, but left again at season end.

International career

Vashchuk began his International career with the Ukraine Under-21 team, making 22 appearances for them. Since 1996 he has played for the senior team. In 2006, he was chosen to play in Ukraine's first ever

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finals tournament. Vashchuk received a

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in his first game at the tournament from

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referee

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in a controversial decision. A

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was awarded to

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in the 47th minute because of the alleged infraction, despite multiple camera angles which indicated no physical contact between the players in the

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2006–07 *

: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 *

: 2006

References

External links

Profile on Dynamo Kyiv official websiteFull season stats on Odessa Football website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vashchuk, Vladyslav Living people 1975 births Footballers from Kyiv Ukrainian footballers Ukraine international footballers Ukraine under-21 international footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Spartak Moscow players Russian Premier League players FC Lviv players FC Volyn Lutsk players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Association football defenders