Edmar_Halovskyi_de_Lacerda
Edmar (footballer, born 1980)
Ukrainian footballer (born 1980)
Edmar Galovskyi de Lacerda (Ukrainian: Едмар Галовський де Ласерда; born 16 June 1980) often known as simply Edmar, born as Edmar de Lacerda Aparecida, is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was naturalized as a Ukrainian and has played fifteen times and scored one goal for the Ukraine national football team.[1]
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Edmar playing for Metalist Kharkiv in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmar Halovskyi de Lacerda | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Independente de Limeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Independente de Limeira | 34 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | Etti Jundiaí | 15 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Internacional | 30 | (7) |
| 2002–2007 | Tavriya Simferopol | 117 | (18) |
| 2007–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 189 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Boca Raton | ||
| 2017–2018 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 13 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Ukraine | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club
On 21 February 2017, Boca Raton announced the signing of Edmar.[2]
International
Edmar made his debut for Ukraine on 10 August 2011, in a 0–1 loss against Sweden in a friendly match at his club ground in Kharkiv, replacing Ruslan Rotan for the final 17 minutes.
On 7 June 2013, his third cap, he made his first start in a 4–0 away win over Montenegro in qualification for the following year's World Cup.[3] Edmar was one of nine Ukrainian players on 6 September to score in their 9–0 thrashing of San Marino at the Arena Lviv in another qualifier.[4] On 15 November, he provided the pass to teammate Roman Zozulya for the first goal in a 2–0 victory over France, in the qualification play-off,[5] although France won on aggregate.
He got married on 13 December 2008 in Simferopol to Ukrainian Tetiana Halovska, a native of Simferopol Raion.[6]
As a naturalized Ukrainian citizen, on 20 July 2014, Edmar was called up to the Ukraine Army during the conflict with Russia.[7]
International
| Ukraine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2014[8]
International goals
- As of 9 September 2013[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2013 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  San Marino | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier | [9] |
- "Boca Raton FC Sign Ukrainian National Team Star Edmar". bocaratonfc.com. Boca Raton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- Radović, Aleksandar (7 June 2013). "Ukraine back in hunt after Montenegro scalp". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Ukraine flex muscles to overwhelm San Marino". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- "Ukraine 2–0 France". BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- Экс-капитан "Таврии" бразилец Эдмар женился на крымчанке – Official website of Tavriya Simferopol (in Russian)
- "Ukraine 9-0 San Marino". fifa.com. FIFA. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- Edmar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Edmar's profile at Metalist's web page
- Edmar's interview with Lviv Newspaper
- Edmar Aparecida profile at the Brazilian FA database
- Edmar Lacerda's football career story from O Globo Esporte in Brazil
- Edmar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
