Yuriy Mykolayovych Vernydub ( uk, Юрій Миколайович Вернидуб; born 22 January 1966) is a Ukrainian professional

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coach and former player.

Career

Vernydub made his professional debut in the

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in 1983 for FC Spartak Zhytomyr. From June 2009, he was an assistant coach with

FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...

. After a spell as an assistant coach with

FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zapori ...

he was made interim head coach in November 2011 after Zorya's management dismissed head coach Anatoly Chantsev. He stayed at Zorya until 31 May 2019. After leaving Zorya, he coached Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk. He was appointed manager of

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club

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on 18 December 2020. He won the

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in his first season at the club. In 2021, he led the team to the

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group stage — the first time a Moldovan club accomplished such a feat. On 8 June 2022,

and Vernydub agreed to the mutual termination of his contract as Head Coach of the club. On 21 June 2022, he become the manager of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Personal life

In February 2022, Vernydub left his position of Head Coach of

to join the

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in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February 2022.

Honours

Player

Zenit Saint Petersburg * Russian Cup: 1998–99

Manager

Shakhtyor Soligorsk *

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Sheriff Tiraspol *

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, 2021–22 *

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: Runner-Up

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References

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