Valentyn Slyusar
Valentyn Slyusar (born 15 September 1977) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Full name | Valentyn Vasylovych Slyusar | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 63 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 17 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | FC Metalurh Donetsk | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | FC Obolon Kyiv | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 56 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | PFC Olexandria | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | FC Nyva Vinnytsia | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | 126 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | FC Obolon Kyiv | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2008–2009 | Ukraine | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 July 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played for Russian club FC Rostov. Notably he has played for Ukrainian Premier League clubs FC Metalurh Donetsk, and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.
In 2005, Slyusar came to Metalist who got new manager Myron Markevych. Since then he has one three bronze titles with the club in the Ukrainian Premier League.
After the Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 season Slyusar was found positive in random drug testing and will be suspended for two months.[1]
International career
Slyusar was first called up to the Ukraine national football team by Oleksiy Mykhailychenko for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008. The squad mainly consisted of domestic-based players, with the exception Vitaliy Fedoriv.[2]
References
- "Валентин Слюсар дисквалифицирован на два месяца (Valyntyn Slyusar is disqualified for 2 months)". ua.football (in Russian). 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- (in Ukrainian) Mykhailychenko called up three players from Metalist – UA-Football.com, 11 October 2008
- Сын Валентина Слюсара дебютировал за Карпаты (in Russian). football.ua. 4 September 2021.
External links
- Profile on Official Metalist website
- Valentyn Slyusar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)