Yuriy Oleksiyovych Hetman ( ua, Юрій Олексійович Гетьман; born 27 January 1971) is a retired

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Career

Hetman and his brother, Oleksiy, played football for Ukrainian Second League side

FC Dynamo Luhansk FC Dynamo Luhansk was a Ukrainian football team based in Luhansk, Ukraine. Brief history FC Dynamo Luhansk was founded somewhen between the 1920s–1930s. The club began its legacy in the Soviet football competitions and by the 1950s lost its p ...

during the 1994–95 season. Hetman became the second highest scorer after

Oleksiy Antyukhin Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Antyukhin ( uk, Олексій Володимирович Антюхін; born 25 November 1971 in Zaporizhya) is a retired Ukraine, Ukrainian professional Association football, footballer. Career Antyukhin played profes ...

when he scored 21 goals for Metalurh Mariupol during the 1996–97 Ukrainian First League season. He is the older brother of

Oleksiy Hetman Oleksiy Oleksiyovych Hetman ( uk, Олексій Олексійович Гетьман; born 16 August 1975) is a Ukrainian football coach and a former player. He works as an assistant manager with the U21 team of FC Illichivets Mariupol. Hetma ...

References

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