Yakiv Kripak ( ua, Яків Вікторович Кріпак; born 13 June 1978 in

Zaporizhya Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zapor ...

, in the

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

of the

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- in present-day

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) is a former

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Career

Kripak is the product of FC Metalurh Zaporizhya's youth sportive school system. His first trainer was Ravil Sharipov. After retired from playing career, he became an assistant coach in

FC Avanhard Kramatorsk Football Club Kramatorsk is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast. The club takes its history from a factory team of the Old Kramatorsk Machine-building Plant (SKMZ). History The club Avangard wa ...

in 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 ...

. On 3 December 2013 Kripak was appointed as the main coach of the same club. He worked a coach of

in the

References

External links

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Profile at Allplayers.in.ua Site
* 1978 births Living people Footballers from Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian footballers Association football midfielders Ukrainian football managers FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC CSKA Kyiv players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Stal Alchevsk players FC Stal-2 Alchevsk players FC Oleksandriya players FC Dnipro players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Vitebsk players FC ZAlK Zaporizhzhia players FC Spartak Sumy players FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine players FC Slavkhlib Slovyansk players FC Kramatorsk players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belarus Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus FC Kramatorsk managers Ukrainian Cup top scorers {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub