Oleksandr Kovalenko (footballer)

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010[1]) was a Ukrainian professional footballer and later a football referee.

Oleksandr Kovalenko
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko
Date of birth (1976-03-24)24 March 1976
Place of birth Artemivsk, Ukrainian SSR
Date of death 21 December 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 34)
Place of death Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Metalurh Kostyantynivka 21 (1)
1994–1996 Shakhtar Makiivka 87 (15)
1996–1998 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 40 (4)
1997Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 4 (0)
1998–1999 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 (0)
1998–1999Shakhtar-2 Donetsk 27 (2)
1999–2003 Metalurh Donetsk 55 (2)
2002–2003Metalurh-2 Donetsk 5 (0)
2003–2004 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 16 (0)
2004Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih 3 (1)
Total 262 (25)
International career
1997 Ukraine U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka.[2] After his initial professional stint he played for different Ukrainian Premier League clubs.

Kovalenko played four matches for the Ukraine national under-21 football team in 1997.

After retiring as a footballer, Kovalenko worked as a football referee.

Death

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On 21 December 2010, Kovalenko committed suicide by jumping from his apartment.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dyuvbakov, Alexander (22 December 2010). Погиб экс-игрок "Днепра" Александр Коваленко [Dnipro Ex-Player Oleksandr Kovalenko Killed] (in Russian). UA-Football. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  2. ^ Profile at Official FFU Site
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