Olexandr Melaschenko
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Oleksandr Melaschenko (born 13 December 1978 in Poltava
, Ukrainian SSR
) is a Ukrainian
footballer
, who currently plays for FC Nove Zhyttya in the Poltava Oblast league. He plays as a striker
. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
and ended his professional career with etalurh Zaporizhya]. In 2001 playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he was voted as the third best Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
, after Andriy Shevchenko
, and Hennady Zubov
.
Melaschenko has made 16 appearances for the Ukraine national football team
, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
rounds.
Poltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, who currently plays for FC Nove Zhyttya in the Poltava Oblast league. He plays as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
. His previous clubs include Vorskla Poltava, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734....
and ended his professional career with etalurh Zaporizhya]. In 2001 playing for Dynamo Kyiv, he was voted as the third best Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
Ukrainian Footballer of the Year is an annual award given by the Ukrainskiy Football daily to the best professional Ukrainian footballer....
, after Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
, and Hennady Zubov
Hennady Zubov
Hennadiy Zubov, born 12 September 1977 in Alchevsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Zubov, a short midfielder , is most-known for his playing days at Shakhtar Donetsk , as he was one of the few reliable midfielders that helped Shakhtar become one of...
.
Melaschenko has made 16 appearances for the Ukraine national football team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
, and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. and , as the co-hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition....
rounds.