Oleksandr Holovko

Oleksandr Holovko
	Holovko in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Borysovych Holovko
Date of birth	6 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kherson, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Dinaz Vyshhorod (manager)
Youth career
1990–1993	Tavriya Simferopol
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	Tavriya Simferopol
1995–2004	Dynamo Kyiv
1997	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
1998	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2000	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2001	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2003	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2004	Qingdao Beilaite
2005–2006	Tavriya Simferopol
Total
International career
1995–2004	Ukraine
Managerial career
2007–2010	Ukraine U18
2010–2011	Ukraine U19
2011–2012	Ukraine U16
2012–2013	Ukraine U17
2013–2014	Ukraine U18
2014–2015	Ukraine U19
2015–2017	Ukraine U20
2015–2018	Ukraine U21
2020	Kremin Kremenchuk
2022–24	Dinaz Vyshhorod
Medal record
SC Tavriya Simferopol
FC Dynamo Kyiv
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Borysovych Holovko (Ukrainian: Олександр Борисович Головко; born 6 January 1972) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who manages Dinaz Vyshhorod.^[2] A centre-back, Holovko used to be a regular starter for the Ukraine national team. He earned eight Ukrainian Vyshcha Liha titles with Tavriya Simferopol and Dynamo Kyiv.

Career

Holovko played for three clubs, Tavriya Simferopol, Dynamo Kyiv and Qingdao Beilaite (P.R. China). A central or right defender, Holovko helped lead Dynamo Kyiv to many victories in the UEFA Champions League, cumulating in a semifinal finish in 1998–1999.^[3] He was also a regular member of the Ukraine national team from 1995 to 2004, having appeared in 58 international matches (among the cap leaders for Ukraine). As for playing his career, he stopped his career at the age 38.

Holovko started as a coach of the Ukrainian Under 16 Youth National Team. The team competed in September 2008 for qualification to the 2009 UEFA U-17 Championships.

Personal life

He has a son, also named Oleksandr, born in 1995, who is also a professional footballer.

References

^ "Olexandr Holovko - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ "Dynamo Kyiv '99: What happened next?". FourFourTwo. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
^ "Interview with Oleksandr Holovko". football24.ua.

External links

Oleksandr Holovko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
Oleksandr Holovko at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile on website Football Ukraine

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[1] "Olexandr Holovko - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

[2] "Dynamo Kyiv '99: What happened next?". FourFourTwo. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[3] "Interview with Oleksandr Holovko". football24.ua.

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