Serhiy Levchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Левченко; 3 January 1981 – 16 June 2007) was a professional Ukrainian football forward.

Serhiy Levchenko
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Mykolayovych Levchenko
Date of birth (1981-01-03)3 January 1981
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 16 June 2007(2007-06-16) (aged 26)
Place of death Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Sports School Zmina Kyiv
1996–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 16 (4)
2002–2004 Nafkom-Akademia Irpin 72 (49)
2004–2005 Metalurh Zaporizhia 4 (0)
2006 Spartak Sumy 10 (0)
2007 Nafkom Brovary 10 (8)
International career
2003 Ukraine U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

In 2001 FC Nafkom-Akademia Irpin paid 100,000 DM to Borussia Mönchengladbach for Levchenko.[1]

On 10 February 2003 he played one game against Egyptian youth team.

On 16 June 2007 Levchenko got killed in a car accident. On the Paton Bridge he was driving at high speeds on his Lexus and after losing control over it, Levchenko ran onto an oncoming traffic and hit a truck. He was survived by his wife and daughter.

References edit

  1. ^ Valerko, A. Our Football Team (НАша Футбольная КОМанда). Football.ua. 27 October 2011

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