Oleksandr Rykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Рикун; born 6 May 1978) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder and current scout at Metalist Kharkiv.

Oleksandr Rykun

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Valeriyovych Rykun
Date of birth	(1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Metalist Kharkiv (scout)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Metalurh Novomoskovsk	37	(7)
1997	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	24	(1)
1998–2003	Illichivets Mariupol	114	(29)
2003–2006	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	71	(10)
2006–2010	Metalist Kharkiv	91	(9)
2010	Vorskla Poltava
National team‡
2002–2006	Ukraine	8	(0)
Teams managed
2011–2016	Metalist Kharkiv (scout)
2020–	Metalist Kharkiv (scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2010

His son Anton is also a player, a midfielder for FC Dnipro.

Career

Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh Mariupol where he played until 2003. He then transferred back to Dnipro. He debuted in the Vyscha Liha on 17 March 1998 against FC Chernomorets Odessa. The best player of Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04.

Statistics

• Rykun played 71 matches for Dnipro and scored 10 goals.
• He played 114 matches for Mariupol and scored 29 goals.
• He played 8 matches for the Ukrainian national football team.

External links

• Profile of Oleksandr Rykun
• Oleksandr Rykun at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Rykun at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Oleksandr Rykun at Soccerway

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[ru] Рыкун, Александр Валерьевич