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Oleksandr Hrytsay (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; born 30 September 1977 in Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired footballer who played as central defender for Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]

Oleksandr Hrytsay

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay
Date of birth	(1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth	Chernihiv, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Cheksyl Chernihiv (amateurs)	25	(0)
1997–1999	Dnipro Cherkasy	70	(3)
1999–2010	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	194	(4)
2009	→ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	10	(0)
2009–2010	→ Arsenal Kyiv (loan)	27	(1)
2010–2012	Arsenal Kyiv	43	(0)
2012–2015	Zorya Luhansk	78	(3)
Total		443	(11)
National team‡
2007	Ukraine	3	(0)
Teams managed
2015–2019	Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
2020–2021	Rukh Lviv (assistant)
2021	VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 August 2021

Playing career

Cheksyl Chernihiv

Hrytsay started his career in FC Cheksyl Chernihiv one of the team in the city of Chernihiv where he played 25 matches.[2][3][4]

Dnipro Cherkasy

Then he also played for FC Dnipro Cherkasy from 1997 to 1999, scoring three goals in 70 appearances for the club.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

In 1999, he moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk where he played 194 and he scored 4 goals. In the season 2003–04 he got in the final of the Ukrainian Cup. In the same season 2003–04 he got third place in Vyshcha Liha.

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (On Loan)

In 2009 he moved on loan to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih where he played 10 matches.

Arsenal Kyiv

In 2010 he moved on loan to Arsenal Kyiv, where he played 27 matches and scored 1 goal and getting into the semi-final of Ukrainian Cup. Then the club fully acquired him until 2012 where he played 43 matches.

Zorya Luhansk

On 9 January 2012 he moved to Zorya Luhansk, where he stayed until 2015.[5] In 2015 Hrytsai retired and joined coaching staff of Zorya Luhansk. Hrytsay played also for the non-official team Oleksandr Chizhevskiy club.

International career

Hrytsay made his debut for the Ukraine national football team on 22 August 2007 in a 2–1 victory over Uzbekistan.[6] On 17 October 2007 he played against Faroe Islands replacing Anatoliy Tymoshchuk at 69 minute.[7] On 21 November 2007, he played titular against France.[8]

Managerial career

From 2015 to 2019 he has been hired as Zorya Luhansk assistant coach. In 2020 he has been appointed as Rukh Lviv as assistant and he left in summer 2021.[9] as he has been appointed as head coach of VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka in Ukrainian First League.[10][11][12] On 18 August 2021 he managed to bring the team into the Second preliminary round, after winning against Real Pharma Odesa in the season 2021–22 in Ukrainian Cup.[13] On 31 August 2021 he managed to get the team into the Round of 32, after winning against Balkany Zorya in Ukrainian Cup in the season 2021–22.[14]

Honours

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

• Ukrainian Cup: Runner-Up 2003–04

References

External links

• Oleksandr Hrytsay at Soccerway
• Oleksandr Hrytsay at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile from VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka website
• Oleksandr Hrytsay at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• FC Dnipro profile

На других языках

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- [en] Oleksandr Hrytsay

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[fr] Oleksandr Hrytsay

Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay est un footballeur ukrainien né le 30 septembre 1977 à Chernihiv. Il joue au poste de défenseur.

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[ru] Грицай, Александр Анатольевич

Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Грица́й (укр. Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; род. 30 сентября 1977[1], Чернигов) — украинский футболист, полузащитник. Выступал за сборную Украины.

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