Oleh Kerchu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oleh Mykolayovych Kerchu | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2005 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 123 | (7) |
2006 | Desna Chernihiv | 20 | (0) |
2007 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 15 | (0) |
2007–2013 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 159 | (12) |
2014 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 31 | (0) |
2015 | Nyva Ternopil | 16 | (3) |
2016 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 4 | (0) |
2016 | Ukraine United | 20 | (3) |
2017 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | FC Vorkuta | 27 | (6) |
2019 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 June 2019 |
Oleh Kerchu (Ukrainian: Олег Миколайович Керчу; born 6 July 1984) is a Ukrainian former footballer and currently the youth head coach for FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi.
Playing career[]
Kerchu began his career in 2001 with Bukovyna Chernivtsi in the Ukrainian First League.[1] In 2006, he signed with FC Desna Chernihiv, and played with FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk in the Ukrainian Second League where won promotion to the first league in 2007.[2] In 2008, he returned to his hometown club Bukovyna, and served as team captain. During his second tenure with Bukovyna he helped the club win the second league title during the 2009/2010 season which secured them a promotion to the first league.
In 2014, he went north of the border to Belarus to sign with FC Naftan Novopolotsk in the Belarusian Premier League. After one season with Naftan he returned to Ukraine to play with Nyva Ternopil where he was appointed the team captain.[3] After a brief stint with Bukovyna he went overseas to Canada to sign with FC Ukraine United in the Canadian Soccer League.[4] In his debut season he appeared in 20 matches and recorded 3 goals, and secured a postseason berth by finishing second in the standings.[5]
Kerchu signed with FC Vorkuta for the 2017 CSL season, and was named the team captain.[6][7] Throughout the season he assisted in securing the regular season title.[8] In his second season with Vorkuta he assisted in securing the CSL Championship.[9] In 2019, he returned to play with Bukovyna Chernivtsi in the Ukrainian Second League.[10]
Managerial career[]
In 2020, he was named the youth head coach for FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi.[11][12]
Honors[]
FC Vorkuta[]
- CSL Championship (1): 2018
- Canadian Soccer League First Division (1): 2017
References[]
- ^ "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". www.ffu.org.ua. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Керчу Олег Николаевич, 06.07.1984, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Нива лишилась опытного универсала". football.ua. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "FC Ukraine United". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "FC Ukraine United". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Досвідчений буковинський футболіст Керчу грає за "Воркуту"" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Чернівці Спорт — Олег КЕРЧУ" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season…. Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "Vorkuta, Vorkuta, Vorkuta Spells Three CSL Titles". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ^ источники, Внешние (2019-04-01). "Буковина подписала четырех игроков". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "День народження святкує тренер футбольної школи "Буковина" Олег Керчу — Чернівці Спорт". chernivtsisport.com (in Ukrainian). July 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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External links[]
- Profile at FFU website
- Oleh Kerchu at Soccerway
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belarus
- FC Desna Chernihiv players
- FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk (2004) players
- FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi players
- FC Naftan Novopolotsk players
- FC Nyva Ternopil players
- Association football midfielders
- FC Ukraine United players
- FC Vorkuta players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Ukrainian First League players
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Ukrainian Second League players
- Ukrainian football managers