Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Babych (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Бабич; born 15 February 1979) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Babych | ||
Date of birth | (1979-02-15) 15 February 1979 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Alchevsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 10 | (0) |
1997 | → Hirnyk Sport Komsomolsk (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 8 | (0) |
1998–2001 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 70 | (1) |
2000–2001 | → Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk | 10 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya | 22 | (5) |
2002–2005 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 82 | (5) |
2005–2008 | Metalist Kharkiv | 67 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Chornomorets Odesa | 31 | (4) |
Total | 302 | (21) | |
Teams managed | |||
2012–2014 | Chornomorets Odesa (youth) | ||
2014–2017 | Chornomorets Odesa (caretaker) | ||
2017 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
2017–2020 | Mariupol | ||
2021–2022 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth system.
After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play for Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk during the 1997–98 season.
From 1998 to 2001, Babych stayed again with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team.
He was transferred to Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season. Babych scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissya Zhytomyr that allowed the Oleksandriya team to stay in the top tier.
He was then spotted by the Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala and was transferred to the club in 2003, playing there until 2005.
His next stop was Metalist Kharkiv. At Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team's defence.
In February 2009, he moved to Chornomorets Odesa, where he was chosen captain on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. The subsequent two seasons of his career were, however, marred by injuries, and Babych had to retire as a player on 2 March 2012.
He immediately became the manager of the Chornomorets youth squad, though.
Babych is currently married to Natalia and has a daughter named Violetta.
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FC Mariupol – managers | |
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FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – managers | |
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