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Oleksandr Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010[1]) was a Ukrainian professional football player and later a football referee.

Oleksandr Kovalenko

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko
Date of birth	(1976-03-24)24 March 1976
Place of birth	Artemivsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Date of death	21 December 2010(2010-12-21) (aged 34)
Place of death	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993	FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka	21	(1)
1994–1996	FC Shakhtar Makiivka	87	(15)
1996–1998	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	40	(4)
1997	→FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk	4	(0)
1998–1999	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	4	(0)
1998–1999	→FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	27	(2)
1999–2003	FC Metalurh Donetsk	55	(2)
2002–2003	→FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk	5	(0)
2003–2004	FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	16	(0)
2004	→FC Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih	3	(1)
Total		262	(25)
National team
1997	Ukraine-21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka.[2] After his initial professional stint he played for different Ukrainian Premier League clubs.

Kovalenko played four matches for the Ukraine national under-21 football team in 1997.

After retiring as a footballer, Kovalenko worked as a football referee.

Death

On 21 December 2010, Kovalenko committed suicide by jumping from his apartment.[1]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Oleksandr Kovalenko (footballer)

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[ru] Коваленко, Александр Александрович (футболист)

Александр Александрович Коваленко (24 марта 1976, УССР — 21 декабря 2010, Днепропетровск, Украина) — украинский судья и футболист, выступавший на позиции полузащитника. Работал судьёй на линии в матчах второй лиги чемпионата Украины. Покончил жизнь самоубийством[3].

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