Mykhaylo Hurka

Mykhailo Hurka (born November 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former footballer and manager.

Mykhailo Hurka
Hurka in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mykhailo Petrovych Hurka
Date of birth (1975-11-21) 21 November 1975
Place of birth Lviv, Ukrainian SSR
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 FC LAZ Lviv 56 (2)
1996 FC Halychyna Drohobych 6 (2)
1995–1996 FC Karpaty Lviv 2 (0)
1996–1997 FC Lviv (1992) 58 (10)
1998–2000 FC Vorskla Poltava 26 (2)
1998–2000 →FC Vorskla-2 Poltava (loan) 20 (4)
2001–2002 FC Karpaty Lviv 12 (0)
2001–2002 →FC Karpaty-2 Lviv (loan) 25 (2)
2001–2002 →FC Karpaty-3 Lviv (loan) 4 (1)
2003–2006 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod 103 (10)
2006–2008 Obolon Kyiv 70 (2)
2008 FC Volyn Lutsk 10 (1)
2009 Desna Chernihiv
2009 Nyva Ternopil 9 (0)
2010–2012 SC Beregvidek Berehove
2013–2014 FC Khimik Novyi Rozdil 28 (6)
2014–2015 FC Halychyna Bibrka 25 (8)
2015 FC Halychyna Velykyi Doroshiv 7 (0)
2016–2019 FC Ukraine United
Managerial career
2019 FC Ukraine United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Hurka began his career at the youth level with FC Karpaty Lviv.[1] He would join the professional ranks in 1993 by playing in the Ukrainian Second League with FC LAZ Lviv.[2][3] In his debut season with FC LAZ, he helped the club achieve promotion to the Ukrainian First League, but the following season remained in the third tier with FC Halychyna Drohobych.[4]

In 1995, he played in his country's top-tier league the Ukrainian Premier League with his former club Karpaty Lviv. Following a short stint in the Ukrainian First League with FC Lviv he returned to the Premier League in 1997 to play with Karpaty Lviv.[5]

Vorskla Poltava

After a season in the second tier, he returned to the premier league to sign with Vorskla Poltava in 1999.[6][1][7] In his first year with Poltava, he played in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[8] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[9] He would once more participate in European football where he played in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup against Boavista.[10]

First League

In 2002, he signed with FC Hoverla Uzhhorod and won the league title and a promotion to the Premier League in 2003.[11]

In 2006, he returned to the third-division league to play with Obolon Kyiv where he served as a vice-captain.[12][13] After several seasons with Obolon, he played in the First League initially in 2008 with Volyn Lutsk.[8][4] For the 2009-10 season, he played Nyva Ternopil where he played in 9 matches.[14]

He later played in the Ukrainian Amateur League with SC Beregvidek Berehove in 2010.[15] Throughout his tenure with Berehove, he would win the 2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and participate in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup.[16]

Canada

Hurka played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2016 with FC Ukraine United.[17] He was named the team captain and also served as an assistant coach.[18][19] In his debut season with the Toronto-based club, he helped the team secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division.[20] In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United defeated Brantford Galaxy.[21] They were eliminated from the competition in the following round by the Serbian White Eagles.[22] He also played in the Great Lakes Cup, a tournament for Ukrainian diaspora clubs where Ukrainian United defeated KSH – United for the cup.[23]

In his second season, the club was relegated to the second division.[24][25] Hurka aided Ukraine United in achieving a perfect season and winning the championship title against Burlington SC.[26] While in his third year, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title.[27][28][29] In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Ukraine United successfully advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Brantford.[30] Scarborough SC would eliminate Ukraine United in the semifinal round.[31]

Managerial career

In 2017, he joined the managerial staff as an assistant coach for Andrei Malychenkov, while still performing as an active player.[32][19] In the 2019 season, he was elevated to the head coach position for Ukraine United where he successfully secured a playoff berth for the club by finishing third in the first division.[33] Under his management the club defeated Hamilton City in the opening round of the postseason.[34] He successfully led the western Toronto side to the championship final after defeating SC Waterloo Region in the semifinals.[35] In the CSL Championship finals Ukraine United faced Scarborough SC but in a losing effort.[33][36]

In 2021, he returned to Ukraine and became the assistant coach under Evgeny Yushchyshyn for FC Sambir.[37]

Honors

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod

FC Ukraine United

References
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  2. "Гурка Михаил Петрович, 21.11.1975, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". www.ffu.org.ua. Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. "Волинь представляє новачків" ["Volyn" represents newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 19 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. "Ukrainian Premier League Teams". komkon.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  6. "Vorskla Poltava 1999-00". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ""Втікайте! Суддя викликав міліцію": легенда Карпат – про свій гол Динамо, гнів Ахметова і Аньямке у чоботах" ["Run away! The judge called the police": the legend of the Carpathians - about his Dynamo goal, the anger of Akhmetov and Anyamke in boots]. football24.ua. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. "Михайло Гурка: На Волинь усі настроюються по особливому" [Mykhailo Gurka: "Everyone tunes in to "Volyn" in a special way"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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  11. "Михайло ГУРКА: "У ЗАБОБОНИ НЕ ВІРЮ"" [Mykhailo GURKA: "I DON'T BELIEVE IN SUPERSTITIONS"]. ua-reporter.com. December 11, 2018.
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  15. "Desna Chernihiv / Clubs / Ukrainian Soccer Portal". www.ukrainiansoccer.net. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
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  18. "Андрій Кондзьолка: «У «Юкрейн Юнайтед» запросив віце-президент, з яким грав у футзал в Україні»" [Andriy Kondzolka: "I was invited to Ukraine United by the vice-president, with whom he played futsal in Ukraine"]. ПЕРШИЙ онлайн (in Ukrainian). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  19. ""Нашого цвіту по всьому світу"" ["Our flowers around the world"]. SPORTARENA.com (in Russian). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  20. "Galaxy drop final game". Brantford Expositor. 11 October 2016. pp. B1.
  21. "Galaxy ousted". Brantford Expositor. 17 October 2016. pp. B1.
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  23. ""Кубок Великих Озер" залишається в Канаді" [Great Lakes Cup remains in Canada]. New Pathway Ukrainian News | Новий Шлях Українські Вісті. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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  28. "Футболісти з Рівненщини виграли регулярний Чемпіонат Канади (ФОТО) | ВСЕ - Про спорт" [Footballers from Rivne region win the regular Canadian Championship] (in Ukrainian). 2018-10-29. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  29. Vereitin, Daniil (October 15, 2018). "Украинские клубы зажигают в канадской любительской лиге" [Ukrainian clubs rock the Canadian amateur league]. UA.Tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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  32. "fcukraineunited | TEAM". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  33. "Українська команда стала фіналістом Канадської футбольної ліги" [The Ukrainian team became a finalist of the Canadian Football League]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  34. Adamson, Stan (14 October 2019). "Ukraine Utd Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  35. Adamson, Stan (21 October 2019). "FC Ukraine United Victory.....Will meet Scarborough in final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  36. Stanchev, Stancho (28 October 2019). "От Третия Огит! Брежанецът К. Димитров триумфира с шампионската титла в Канада" [FROM THE THIRD EXPERIENCE! Brezhanets K. Dimitrov triumphed with the championship title in Canada]. Вестник Струма (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  37. "Як не коло, то новий тренер…" [If not a circle, then a new coach...]. Високий Замок Самбірщина (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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