Oleksandr Zavarov
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Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spelt Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Заваров, Russian: Заваров, Александр Анатольевич) – (born 26 April 1961 in Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Ukrainian football midfielder and the former head coach at FC Arsenal Kyiv. He became first among Soviets footballers who got transferred to West European world class club when he was picked by Juventus to replace the outgoing Michel Platini.[1][2]
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Full name | Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1961-04-26) 26 April 1961 (age 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dynamo Kyiv (scout) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1977 | Zorya Luhansk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Zorya Luhansk | 23 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | SKA Rostov | 64 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1988 | Dynamo Kyiv | 136 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Juventus | 60 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1995 | Nancy | 133 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Saint-Dizier | ? | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1979 | USSR youth | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | USSR under-21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1990 | USSR | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 | Saint Dizier CO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | FC Wil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | FC Astana-1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | FC Arsenal Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Ukraine (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Ukraine (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Dynamo Kyiv (scout) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1986, he was named the best footballer in the USSR and Ukraine and the 6th best footballer in Europe according to France Football. Zavarov is widely regarded to be among the greatest footballers in the history of the USSR and Ukraine, and in 2000 he was included in the Ukrainian Team of The Century according to a poll by the Ukrainsky Futbol weekly.