Serhiy Oleksandrovych Popov (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Попов; Russian: Серге́й Александрович Попов; born 22 April 1971) is a Ukrainian football manager and former footballer. He is the highest scoring defender of the Ukraine national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serhiy Oleksandrovych Popov | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vorskla Poltava (interim) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989 | Novator Mariupol | 21 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | SKA Kyiv | 36 | (2) |
| 1991 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 24 | (7) |
| 1992–1996 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 96 | (12) |
| 1996–1997 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 38 | (2) |
| 1996 | → Zenit-d Saint Petersburg | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 142 | (28) |
| 1998–2004 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 31 | (2) |
| Total | 401 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2003 | Ukraine | 54 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Shakhtar Donetsk (U19) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Shakhtar Donetsk (U21) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Metalist Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ukraine U16 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ukraine U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ukraine U18 | ||
| 2019–2022 | Zorya Luhansk (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Vorskla Poltava (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Vorskla Poltava (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Popov is a graduate of the Donetsk sports school of Olympic reserve and started to compete at senior level at age of 17 playing for the Novator Mariupol (Zhdanov). After being drafted to the army, he defended colors of SKA Kiev and FC Nyva Vinnytsia in 1990–91.[1]
After the fall of the Soviet Union Popov signed with Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukrainian Premier League, with which he stayed until 2004. In the mid 90s he also spend couple of seasons for the Russian Zenit Saint Petersburg. Before retiring in 2006 Popov played for Metalurh Zaporizhia. [citation needed]
International career
The hard-nosed defender was also a regular member of the Ukraine national football team from 1993 to 2003, having appeared in 54 international matches and notching 5 goals.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 October 1993 | Goodman Stadium, Bethlehem, United States |  United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 5 October 1996 | Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5 June 1999 | Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Andorra | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
References
External links
- Serhiy Popov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Serhiy Popov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)