Oleksandr Hrytsay (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; born 30 September 1977) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as central defender.[1]
 Hrytsay with Dnipro Cherkasy | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernihiv, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993 | Yunist Chernihiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Cheksyl Chernihiv | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 70 | (3) |
| 1999–2010 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 194 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 14 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | → Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Arsenal Kyiv | 43 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Zorya Luhansk | 78 | (3) |
| Total | 461 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Ukraine | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Zorya Luhansk (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Rukh Lviv (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Cheksyl Chernihiv edit
Hrytsay started his career at FC Cheksyl Chernihiv, where he played 25 matches.[2][3][4]
Dnipro Cherkasy edit
Hrytsay moved to FC Dnipro Cherkasy from 1997 to 1999, scoring three goals in 70 appearances for the club.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk edit
In 1999, he moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, where is spent the majority of his career, scoring four goals in 194 appearances. He played in the final of the 2003–04 Ukrainian Cup with Dnipro he got in the final of the Ukrainian Cup.
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (On Loan) edit
In 2009 he moved on loan to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih where he played 10 matches.
Arsenal Kyiv edit
In 2010 he moved on loan to Arsenal Kyiv, appearing in 27 matches, scoring a goal, and reaching the semi-final of Ukrainian Cup.
Zorya Luhansk edit
On 9 January 2012, Hrytsay moved to Zorya Luhansk, where he stayed until 2015.[5] In 2015 he retired and joined the coaching staff of the club.
International career edit
Hrytsay made his debut for the Ukraine national football team on 22 August 2007 in a 2–1 victory over Uzbekistan.[6] On 17 October 2007 he played against Faroe Islands replacing Anatoliy Tymoshchuk at 69 minute.[7] On 21 November 2007, he played titular against France.[8]
Managerial career edit
From 2015 to 2019 he has been hired as Zorya Luhansk assistant coach. In 2020 he has been appointed as Rukh Lviv as assistant and he left in summer 2021.[9] as he has been appointed as head coach of VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka in Ukrainian First League.[10][11][12] On 18 August 2021 he managed to bring the team into the Second preliminary round, after winning against Real Pharma Odesa in the season 2021–22 in Ukrainian Cup.[13] On 31 August 2021 he managed to get the team into the Round of 32, after winning against Balkany Zorya in Ukrainian Cup in the season 2021–22.[14]
Honours edit
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2003–04
References edit
- ^ "Грицай Олександр Анатолійович". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". football24.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Александр Грицай / Alexander Gritsay". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Официально. Александр Грицай - игрок "Зари"". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. UZBEKISTAN 2 - 1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. FAROE ISLANDS 5 - 0". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. FRANCE 2 - 2". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "ГРИЦАЙ ТА ГРЕБЕНЮК ЗАЛИШИЛИ "РУХ"". www.fcrukh.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР ГРИЦАЙ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ВПК-АГРО"". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Новим керманичем клубу Першої ліги українського футболу "ВПК-Агро" із Шевченківки на Дніпропетровщині став Олександр Грицай". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Oleksandr Grytsay". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ ""РЕАЛ-ФАРМА" — "ВПК-АГРО" — 0:2. ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ ""БАЛКАНЫ" — "ВПК-АГРО" — 1:3 (ДОП. ВРЕМЯ). ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links edit
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at Soccerway
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile from VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka website
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- FC Dnipro profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 December 2007)
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