Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Shevchuk ( uk, В'ячеслав Анатолійович Шевчу́к, born 13 May 1979) is a retired Ukrainian professional

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er and manager, mainly known for his time as a player of

FC Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was ...

. He was capped over 50 times for the

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Career

His position is at

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but he can also play as a

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. Shevchuk has been a reliable back-up to

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and has gradually increased his attacking play over the years. During Shakhtar's victory over Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 7 August 2011, Shevchuk scored his first goal for the club when he drilled home the second goal in a 2–0 win. To date, Shevchuk has won seven

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'') ...

titles, four

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finals and the

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. In December 2016, Shevchuk announced his retirement from football. In September 2017, he began his coaching career, leading the Shakhtar U-17 team and received a UEFA Pro coaching diploma. Since October 2018, he headed the Premier League

FC Olimpik Donetsk FC Olimpik Donetsk ( uk, «Олімпік» Донецьк ) is a Ukrainian inactive football team based in Donetsk, Ukraine. The club currently doesn't play in any Ukrainian competition due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since its prom ...

. On 17 April 2019 Shevchuk left the post of head coach of FC Olimpik Donetsk. On 23 November 2021 Shevchuk was appointed as sporting director of

Veres Rivne Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne ( uk, РНК «Верес») is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Rivne. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, after winning the 2020–21 Ukrainian First Le ...

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