Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Shevchuk ( uk, В'ячеслав Анатолійович Шевчу́к, born 13 May 1979) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager, mainly known for his time as a player of FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He was capped over 50 times for the

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Career

His position is at left back 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

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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. 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.

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