| 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) |
| 1997 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 27 | (2) |
| 1999–2003 | Metalurh Donetsk | 55 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Metalurh-2 Donetsk | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 262 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Ukraine U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010) was a Ukrainian professional footballer and later a football referee.
Career
Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka. 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
On 21 December 2010, Kovalenko committed suicide by jumping from his apartment.
References
- ^ 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.
- Profile at Official FFU Site
External links
- Oleksandr Kovalenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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