Valeri Popovitch

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Valeri Popovitch

Personal information
Full name	Valeri Aleksandrovich Popovitch
Date of birth	(1970-05-18) 18 May 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth	Gorky, USSR
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Khimik Dzerzhinsk	3	(1)
1987	Lokomotiv Gorky	3	(0)
1988–1989	CSKA Moscow	25	(0)
1990–1991	FC Spartak Moscow	10	(0)
1992–1993	TPV	48	(26)
1994	Ilves	12	(3)
1994–2008	FC Haka	323	(170)
1995–1996	→ Ikast FS (loan)	6	(3)
1999–2000	→ SC Heerenveen (loan)	18	(6)
2009	HJK Helsinki	16	(3)
2010–2012	Ilves Tampere
National team
	USSR U-17
	USSR U-19
Teams managed
2010−2012	Ilves Tampere (player-coach)
2012	FC Haka (youth coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Valeri Aleksandrovich Popovitch (Russian: Валерий Александрович Попович; born 18 May 1970) is a Russian former football forward.^[1] Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of FC Haka. After his contract ended with HJK in 2010, he joined Ilves Tampere playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach, signing a two-year contract. Currently he is a youth coach at FC Haka.

He has also capped several times for Soviet U-17 and U-19 National football teams. U-17 finished third in the 1986 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, and U-19 won the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 1988. Popovitch played in both tournaments.

Popovitch played for FC CSKA Moscow in Soviet First League and FC Spartak Moscow in the Soviet Top League.^{[citation needed][2]}

Legacy[]

Popovitch holds a legendary status in Finland and especially in Valkeakoski, where his regarded as one of the best players ever to play for FC Haka. FC Haka retired his number, 14.

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