Aleksandr Zavarov

Football manager infobox
playername = Aleksandr Zavarov


fullname = Aleksandr Zavarov
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1961|4|20|mf=y
cityofbirth = Luhansk
countryofbirth = Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
currentclub = None
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1968-1977
youthclubs = Zorya Luhansk
years = 1977-1979 1980-1981 1982 1983-1988 1988-1990 1990-1995 1995-1998
clubs = Zorya Luhansk
SKA Rostov Zorya Luhansk (D1) Dynamo Kyiv Juventus AS Nancy-Lorraine (D1) Saint Dizier CO (CFA2)
caps(goals) = 23 (7) 64 (13) 30 (10) 136 (36) 60 (7) 133 (23) ? (17)
nationalyears = 1985-1990
nationalteam = USSR
nationalcaps(goals) = 41 (6)
manageryears = 1995-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005 2006-
managerclubs = Saint Dizier CO FC Wil FC Astana FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Arsenal Kyiv

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Zavarov - or Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov ( _uk. Олександр Анатолійович Заваров) - (born April 20, 1961 in Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR) is a former football midfielder and is currently a 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.

Career

Club

Aleksandr 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. 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
* European Footballer of the Year: t-6th in 1986, t-8th in 1988, t-17th in 1987, t-23rd in 1989
* Ukrainian Team of the Century (poll by “Ukrainsky Futbol”): 2000 [Ru icon cite web|url=http://www.ukrainiansoccer.net/?controller=faqs&action=detail&id=9 |title=Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov|publisher=ukrainiansoccer.net |accessdate=September 15 |accessyear=2008]
* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer. [cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec2tops.html|title=Cup Winners Cup Top Scorers|publisher= RSSSF|accessdate=September 15 |accessyear=2008]

External links

* [http://www.ukrsoccerhistory.com/sources/pages.aspx?page=superstar&cp=63 Player profile and statistics at Ukrsoccerhistory.com]
* [http://arsenal-kiev.com.ua/index.php?pid=1734 Profile of Zavarov on Arsenal Kiev official site]

References