Roman Butenko
Encyclopedia
Roman Butenko is a professional
Ukrainian
football
midfielder who plays for Metalist
in the Ukrainian Premier League
. Butenko began his career in Polissya Zhytomyr
in the Ukrainian First League
. On January 2008, Butenko moved to Metalist Reserves
team and was promoted by Myron Markevych
to the senior team in the beginning of the 2008-09
season.
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
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...
football
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...
midfielder who plays for Metalist
FC Metalist Kharkiv
FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top...
in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
. Butenko began his career in Polissya Zhytomyr
FC Polissya Zhytomyr
FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya...
in the Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
. On January 2008, Butenko moved to Metalist Reserves
FC Metalist Kharkiv Reserves and Youth Team
- Reserve team :Squad is given according to the club's official website , as of June 28, 2008....
team and was promoted by Myron Markevych
Myron Markevych
Myron Bohdanovych Markevych is a former football midfielder and current head coach of Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and former head coach of the Ukrainian national football team...
to the senior team in the beginning of the 2008-09
Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26...
season.