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Oleksandr Babych 
Personal information Full name Oleksandr Babych Date of birth 15 February 1979 Place of birth Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club FC Chornomorets Odesa Number 5 Youth career Dnipro Youth Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1997 Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 16 (0) 1997–1998 Hirnyk Sport 10 (0) 1998 Kremin Kremenchuk 6 (0) 1998–2001 Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 66 (1) 1999–2001 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 (0) 2001–2002 Polihraftekhnika 21 (4) 2002–2005 Anzhi Makhachkala 82 (5) 2005–2009 Metalist 67 (6) 2009– FC Chornomorets Odesa 31 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Oleksandr Babych (born 15 February 1979, Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Career
Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth system. After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play in Hirnyk Sport and Kremin Kremenchuk during the 1997–98 season. From 1998 until 2001, Babych stayed again with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team. He transferred to Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season, until being spotted by the Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala. He scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissia Zhytomyr that allowed Oleksandriya team to stay at the top level. He transferred to Anzhi in 2003 and played there until 2005. His next stop was Metalist Kharkiv. In Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team’s defence. In February 2009, he transferred to FC Chornomorets Odesa, where he was elected captain on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010-11 season.
Personal life
Oleksandr Babych is currently married to Natalia and has one daughter named Violetta.
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