Serhiy Sapronov (Ukrainian: Сапронов Сергей Валентинович; born 21 October 1961) is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach. He spent most of his career to Desna Chernihiv the main club in Chernihiv.[1][2][3]

Serhiy Sapronov
Personal information
Full name Сапронов Сергей Валентинович
Date of birth (1961-10-21) 21 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
SDYuShOR Desna
Desna-3 Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1984 Desna Chernihiv 180 (1)
1985 SKA Kyiv 28 (0)
1986 Nyva Vinnytsia 29 (0)
1987–1992 Desna Chernihiv 206 (6)
1992 Veres Rivne 6 (0)
1992–1995 Nyva Vinnytsia 76 (0)
1995 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 2 (0)
1995–1996 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 26 (0)
1996–2000 Desna Chernihiv 80 (0)
Total 633 (7)
Managerial career
2001 Desna Chernihiv
2002-2005 FC Nizhyn
2008-2012 Lehenda Chernihiv
2012 SDUSHOR Spartak
2013-2015 Ukraine (women under 15)
2014 Lehenda-Chernihiv
2015 Ukraine (women under 17)
2019 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Serhiy Sapronov, started his career Desna Chernihiv, from the season 1979 until 1984, where he played 85 games and scored 31 goals.[4] He made his debut for his new team on May 3, 1999 in a home match of the national championship between Chernihiv's Desna and Zaporizhia's Torpedo. In that match, the hosts lost 0: 3. Oleksandr came on in the 46th minute of the match instead of Petro Pylypeiko, but in the 65th minute he was replaced by Vadym.[5]

As coach edit

After completing his performances, he worked for some time as an assistant to the head coach of Desna, and from 2002 to 2005 he headed the amateur football club Nizhyn. During 2005-2007 he worked as a trainer-teacher of the Sports School of the FSO "Spartak". In 2008, he was appointed head coach of the Lehenda-Chernihiv women's football club.[6] He won gold medals of the Ukrainian Championship twice in a row with the club (2009, 2010) and twice brought silver to Chernihiv. In 2009, the Legends footballers made a golden double, adding the Ukrainian Cup to the championship. Due to the unsuccessful start of the team in the 2012 championship, Sergei Sapronov was dismissed from the post of the head coach of Legends of his own free will [7]

In 2013, he was appointed as Ukraine (women under 15).[8][9][10]

In 2019 he has been appointed as coach of Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.[11]

Honour edit

As Player edit

Desna Chernihiv
Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
Nyva Vinnytsia

As Coach edit

Lehenda Chernihiv

References edit

  1. ^ "Сапронов Сергей Валентинович". www.clffu.org.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Сапронов Сергей Валентинович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Сергій Сапронов". www.allplayers.in.ua. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Сергій Сапронов". www.desna.football. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Высшая лига СССР 1982". www.helmsoccer.narod.ru. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Сапронов Сергей Валентинович". www.wfpl.com.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Возродить "Легенду"?". www.gorod.cn.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Сергій Сапронов: "Рахунок матчу не відповідає перебігу подіям на футбольному полі"". www.wfpl.com.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Сергій Сапронов". www.wfpl.com.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Сергей Сапронов - тренер сборной Украины U15". www.wfpl.com.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Сергей Сапронов - главный тренер ЖФК "Жилстрой-1" Харьков". www.kharkiv.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

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