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Vitaly Levchenko
Tajikistani-born Ukrainian footballer
Vitaly Grigoryevich Levchenko (Russian: Виталий Григорьевич Левченко; born 28 March 1972, in Tajik SSR) is a Tajikistani retired international footballer and current manager of Neftchi Fergana.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitaly Grigoryevich Levchenko | ||
| Date of birth | (1972-03-28) 28 March 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Leninabad, Tajik SSR | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | FC Khodzhent Leninabad | 22 | (2) |
| 1990–1994 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 72 | (3) |
| 1994–2000 | FC CSKA Kyiv | 76 | (2) |
| 1994–2000 | FC CSKA-2 Kyiv | 64 | (11) |
| 2001 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 31 | (4) |
| 2003 | FC Dynamo Stavropol | 19 | (4) |
| 2003 | Changchun Yatai F.C. | 12 | (0) |
| 2004 | FC Spartak Kostroma | 15 | (2) |
| 2004 | FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast | 16 | (1) |
| 2005 | FC Metalist-UHMK Kyiv | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Tajikistan | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Knyazha Shchaslyve (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Knyazha Shchaslyve | ||
| 2009–2010 | Arsenal Kyiv (football school) | ||
| 2010 | Desna Chernihiv (Coach) | ||
| 2012 | Yednist Plysky | ||
| 2015 | Ukraine U21 (Coach) | ||
| 2016 | Tajikistan (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Tajikistan U20 | ||
| 2017 | Barkchi Hisor | ||
| 2017–2019 | Krylia Sovetov (Coach) | ||
| 2019 | Khujand | ||
| 2020–2022 | Istiklol | ||
| 2022– | Neftchi Fergana | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Previously, Levchenko was manager of Ukrainian club Arsenal Kyiv's Football School.[1]
In June 2016, Levchenko became manager of the Tajikistan U20 team, and assistant manager to Tajikistan manager Khakim Fuzailov.[citation needed]
On 3 June 2017, Levchenko resigned as manager of Barkchi Hisor and Tajikistan U20, and the assistant manager of Tajikistan, to take up a coaching position at Krylia Sovetov.[2]
On 16 April 2019, Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of FC Khujand.[3]
On 17 February 2020, Levchenko was appointed as the new manager of Istiklol Dushanbe.[4] He left Istiklol on 27 June 2022 after his contract expired.[5]
On 2 July 2022, Levchenko was announced as the new head coach of Uzbekistan Super League club Neftchi Fergana.[6]
- Виталий Левченко переходит на работу в самарские Крылья Советов. fft.tj (in Russian). Football Federation Tajikistan. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- "ВИТАЛИЙ ЛЕВЧЕНКО ВОЗГЛАВИЛ ХУДЖАНД". fc-khujand.tj (in Russian). FC Khujand. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- "Виталий Левченко назначен главным тренером Истиклола". fc-istiklol.tj/ (in Russian). FC Istiklol. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "Istiklol's coaching staff's contract expired". t.me/fcistiklol2007. FC Istiklol Telegram. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Виталий Левченко – "Нефтчи" ПФК бош мураббийи!". fcneftchi.uz (in Uzbek). FC Neftchi Fergana. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Vitaly Levchenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Vitaly Levchenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Vitaly Levchenko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at klisf.info at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-06-06)
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