Oleksandr Hrytsay

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Oleksandr Hrytsay
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Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay
Date of birth (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth Chernihiv, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Cheksyl Chernihiv (amateurs) 25 (0)
1997–1999 Dnipro Cherkasy 70 (3)
1999–2010 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 194 (4)
2009 → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 10 (0)
2009–2010 → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 27 (1)
2010–2012 Arsenal Kyiv 43 (0)
2012–2015 Zorya Luhansk 78 (3)
Total 443 (11)
National team‡
2007 Ukraine 3 (0)
Teams managed
2015–2019 Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
2020–2021 Rukh Lviv (assistant)
2021 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 August 2021

Oleksandr Hrytsay (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; born 30 September 1977 in Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired footballer who played as central defender for Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Playing career[]

Club career[]

Hrytsay started his career in FC Cheksyl Chernihiv the team in the city of Chernihiv.[2][3][4]Then he also played for FC Dnipro Cherkasy from 1997 to 1999, scoring three goals in 70 appearances for the club. He moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 1999. In 2010 he moved to Arsenal Kyiv, where he got into the semi-final of Ukrainian Cup. On 9 January 2012 he moved to Zorya Luhansk, where he stayed until 2015.[5]In 2015 Hrytsai retired and joined coaching staff of Zorya Luhansk. Hrytsay played also for the non-official team Oleksandr Chizhevskiy club.

International career[]

Hrytsay made his debut for the Ukraine national football team on 22 August 2007 in a 2–1 victory over Uzbekistan.[6]On 17 October 2007 he played against Faroe Islands replacing Anatoliy Tymoshchuk at 69 minute.[7]On 21 November 2007, he played titular against France.[8]

Managerial career[]

From 2015 to 2019 he has been hired as Zorya Luhansk assistant coach. In 2020 he has been appointed as Rukh Lviv as assistant and he left in summer 2021.[9]as he has been appointed as head coach of VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka in Ukrainian First League.[10][11][12]On 18 August 2021 he managed to bring the team into the Second preliminary round, after winning against Real Pharma Odesa in the season 2021–22 in Ukrainian Cup.[13]On 31 August 2021 he managed to get the team into the Round of 32, after winning against Balkany Zorya in Ukrainian Cup in the season 2021–22.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Грицай Олександр Анатолійович". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". football24.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Александр Грицай / Alexander Gritsay". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Официально. Александр Грицай - игрок "Зари"". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "UKRAINE VS. UZBEKISTAN 2 - 1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "UKRAINE VS. FAROE ISLANDS 5 - 0". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "UKRAINE VS. FRANCE 2 - 2". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ГРИЦАЙ ТА ГРЕБЕНЮК ЗАЛИШИЛИ «РУХ»". www.fcrukh.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР ГРИЦАЙ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «ВПК-АГРО»". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Новим керманичем клубу Першої ліги українського футболу «ВПК-Агро» із Шевченківки на Дніпропетровщині став Олександр Грицай". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Oleksandr Grytsay". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "«РЕАЛ-ФАРМА» — «ВПК-АГРО» — 0:2. ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. ^ "«БАЛКАНЫ» — «ВПК-АГРО» — 1:3 (ДОП. ВРЕМЯ). ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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