- Oleksandr Zavarov
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Oleksandr Zavarov Personal information Full name Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov Date of birth 20 April 1961 Place of birth Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club None Youth career 1968–1977 Zorya Luhansk Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1977–1979 Zorya Luhansk 23 (7) 1980–1981 SKA Rostov 64 (13) 1982 Zorya Luhansk 30 (10) 1983–1988 Dynamo Kyiv 136 (36) 1988–1990 Juventus 60 (7) 1990–1995 Nancy 133 (23) 1995–1998 Saint-Dizier ? (17) National team 1985–1990 USSR 41 (6) Teams managed 1995–2003 Saint Dizier CO 2003–2004 FC Wil 2004 FC Astana 2005 FC Metalist Kharkiv 2006–2010 FC Arsenal Kyiv * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spell Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Заваров) – (born 20 April 1961 in Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR) is a former football midfielder and the former head coach at FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 1986 he was named the best footballer in the USSR and Ukraine and the 6th best footballer in Europe according to France Football. Zavarov is widely regarded to be among the greatest footballers in the history of the USSR and Ukraine, and in 2000 he was included in the Ukrainian Team of The Century according to a poll by the Ukrainsky Futbol weekly.
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Career
Club
Zavarov started off his career in his home city of Zorya Luhansk. He played in the USSR Premier League for Zorya Luhansk (1977–79, 1982), SKA Rostov (1980–81). In 1983–88, he played for the Soviet-Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, with whom he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1985–86, scoring in the final itself. Finally, Zavarov played for Juventus between 1988 and 1990, winning the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.
National
Zavarov had 41 caps for the USSR, scoring six goals including two in the World Cup finals in 1986 and 1990. He also played in the Euro 1988 in which the USSR team were runners-up.
Coaching
Zavarov began his coaching career with Saint Dizier CO as a player-coach. He had a short spell as a head coach of FC Wil in 2003–04, however because he lacked the necessary UEFA licence, he was given the position of director of football with the club. He is currently manager of Ukrainian team Arsenal Kyiv.
Awards and honours
- Awards
- USSR Premier League: 1985, 1986
- USSR Cup: 1981, 1985, 1987
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1985–86
- Coppa Italia: 1989–90
- UEFA Cup: 1989–90
- UEFA European Football Championship (runner-up): 1988
- Individual honours
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Ukrainian Team of the Century (poll by “Ukrainsky Futbol”): 2000 [1]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer.[2]
Ballon d'Or
- 1986 – 6th
- 1987 – 17th
- 1988 – 8th
- 1989 – 23rd
External links
- Player profile and statistics at Ukrsoccerhistory.com
- Oleksandr Zavarov career stats by KLISF
- Profile of Zavarov on Arsenal Kiev official site
References
- ^ (Russian) "Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov". ukrainiansoccer.net. http://www.ukrainiansoccer.net/?controller=faqs&action=detail&id=9. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Cup Winners Cup Top Scorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec2tops.html. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
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•Soviet Union squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Dasayev (c) • 2 Bezsonov • 3 Khidiyatullin • 4 Kuznetsov • 5 Demyanenko • 6 Rats • 7 Aleinikov • 8 Litovchenko • 9 Zavarov • 10 Protasov • 11 Dobrovolski • 12 Borodyuk • 13 Tsveiba • 14 Lyutyi • 15 Yaremchuk • 16 Chanov • 17 Zygmantovich • 18 Shalimov • 19 Fokin • 20 Gorlukovich • 21 Broshin • 22 Uvarov • Coach: LobanovskyCategories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Luhansk
- Ukrainian footballers
- Soviet footballers
- Soviet Union international footballers
- Soviet expatriate footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- AS Nancy players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Serie A footballers
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Zorya Luhansk players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- FC SKA Rostov players
- FC Metalist Kharkiv managers
- FC Arsenal Kyiv managers
- Expatriate football managers in France
- Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
- Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan
- Ukrainian Premier League football managers
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