Oleksandr Hrytsay
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1977 | ||
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[]
- ^ "Грицай Олександр Анатолійович". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". football24.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Александр Грицай / Alexander Gritsay". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Официально. Александр Грицай - игрок "Зари"". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. UZBEKISTAN 2 - 1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. FAROE ISLANDS 5 - 0". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "UKRAINE VS. FRANCE 2 - 2". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "ГРИЦАЙ ТА ГРЕБЕНЮК ЗАЛИШИЛИ «РУХ»". www.fcrukh.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР ГРИЦАЙ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР «ВПК-АГРО»". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Новим керманичем клубу Першої ліги українського футболу «ВПК-Агро» із Шевченківки на Дніпропетровщині став Олександр Грицай". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Oleksandr Grytsay". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "«РЕАЛ-ФАРМА» — «ВПК-АГРО» — 0:2. ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "«БАЛКАНЫ» — «ВПК-АГРО» — 1:3 (ДОП. ВРЕМЯ). ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links[]
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at Soccerway
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile from VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka website
- Oleksandr Hrytsay at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- FC Dnipro profile
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chernihiv
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukraine international footballers
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Ukrainian Second League players
- FC Cheksyl Chernihiv players
- FC Dnipro Cherkasy players
- FC Dnipro players
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
- FC Zorya Luhansk players
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- Ukrainian football managers
- FC VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka managers
- Ukrainian First League managers
- Ukrainian football defender, 1970s births stubs
- Ukrainian football midfielder, 1970s births stubs