Oleksandr Zavarov

Oleksandr Zavarov

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov
Date of birth	20 April 1961 (1961-04-20) (age 50)
Place of birth	Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	None
Youth career
1968–1977	Zorya Luhansk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1979	Zorya Luhansk	23	(7)
1980–1981	SKA Rostov	64	(13)
1982	Zorya Luhansk	30	(10)
1983–1988	Dynamo Kyiv	136	(36)
1988–1990	Juventus	60	(7)
1990–1995	Nancy	133	(23)
1995–1998	Saint-Dizier	?	(17)
National team
1985–1990	USSR	41	(6)
Teams managed
1995–2003	Saint Dizier CO
2003–2004	FC Wil
2004	FC Astana
2005	FC Metalist Kharkiv
2006–2010	FC Arsenal Kyiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spell Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Заваров) – (born 20 April 1961 in Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR) is a former football midfielder and the former head coach at FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 1986 he was named the best footballer in the USSR and Ukraine and the 6th best footballer in Europe according to France Football. Zavarov is widely regarded to be among the greatest footballers in the history of the USSR and Ukraine, and in 2000 he was included in the Ukrainian Team of The Century according to a poll by the Ukrainsky Futbol weekly.

Career

Club

Zavarov started off his career in his home city of Zorya Luhansk. He played in the USSR Premier League for Zorya Luhansk (1977–79, 1982), SKA Rostov (1980–81). In 1983–88, he played for the Soviet-Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, with whom he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1985–86, scoring in the final itself. Finally, Zavarov played for Juventus between 1988 and 1990, winning the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.

National

Zavarov had 41 caps for the USSR, scoring six goals including two in the World Cup finals in 1986 and 1990. He also played in the Euro 1988 in which the USSR team were runners-up.

Coaching

Zavarov began his coaching career with Saint Dizier CO as a player-coach. He had a short spell as a head coach of FC Wil in 2003–04, however because he lacked the necessary UEFA licence, he was given the position of director of football with the club. He is currently manager of Ukrainian team Arsenal Kyiv.

Awards and honours

Awards

• USSR Premier League: 1985, 1986
• USSR Cup: 1981, 1985, 1987
• UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1985–86
• Coppa Italia: 1989–90
• UEFA Cup: 1989–90
• UEFA European Football Championship (runner-up): 1988

Individual honours

• Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1986
• Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 1986
• Ukrainian Team of the Century (poll by “Ukrainsky Futbol”): 2000 ^[1]
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer.^[2]

Ballon d'Or

• 1986 – 6th
• 1987 – 17th
• 1988 – 8th
• 1989 – 23rd

External links

• Player profile and statistics at Ukrsoccerhistory.com
• Oleksandr Zavarov career stats by KLISF
• Profile of Zavarov on Arsenal Kiev official site

References

1. ^ (Russian) "Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov". ukrainiansoccer.net. http://www.ukrainiansoccer.net/?controller=faqs&action=detail&id=9. Retrieved 15 September 2008. 
2. ^ "Cup Winners Cup Top Scorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec2tops.html. Retrieved 15 September 2008. 

Persondata
Name	Zavarov, Aleksandr
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	20 April 1961
Place of birth	Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death