Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
Ukrainian footballer and football coach (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko (Ukrainian: Олексій Олександрович Михайличенко; born 30 March 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He is a Distinguished Master of Sports of the USSR and a Distinguished Coach of Ukraine. During his playing days he was a versatile midfielder known for his stamina and passing capability. Also noted for his technique, Mykhaylychenko usually played as attacking midfielder.
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Full name | Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1963-03-30) 30 March 1963 (age 61) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dynamo Kyiv (sportive director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1981 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1990 | Dynamo Kyiv | 137 | (39) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Sampdoria | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | Rangers | 110 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 271 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1991[1] | USSR | 36 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992[1] | CIS | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994[1] | Ukraine | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Ukraine U21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Dynamo Kyiv (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Dynamo Kyiv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Dynamo Kyiv (sporting director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mykhaylychenko currently holds an administrative position at his home club, Dynamo Kyiv, as director of sport. His name is commonly romanised as Alexei Mikhailichenko from the Russian spelling of his name (Алексей Александрович Михайличенко).
Mykhaylychenko played for Dynamo Kyiv, Sampdoria and Rangers. He then became a coach, starting with assistant coach to Dynamo Kyiv's legendary Valeriy Lobanovsky. Following the death of Lobanovsky, Mykhaylychenko replaced him as head coach. In 2004, he took charge of the Ukraine's national under-21 team. He was head coach of the Ukraine national football team senior side for two years after that.[2]