Andrii Anatoliyovych Rusol (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Анато́лійович Ру́сол; born 16 January 1983) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who formerly played as a defender for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrii Anatoliyovych Rusol | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Dnipro-1 (executive director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Zirka Kirovohrad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Zirka-2 Kirovohrad | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 40 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 23 | (0) |
| 2003–2011 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 211 | (9) |
| 2003 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 292 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Ukraine U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2011 | Ukraine | 49 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (scout) | ||
| 2012–2018 | Dnipro (executive director) | ||
| 2019– | Dnipro-1 (executive director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAndrii was a defender. He started his career with Zirka Kirovohrad in the 1998–99 season. He then transferred to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih for the 1999–2000 season. He played for Kryvbas until 2003, when he was transferred to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He played 117 matches for Dnipro and scored 5 goals. In the 2007–08 season, Rusol became the captain of Dnipro. He retired on 24 August 2011 due to back injuries, aged 28.
International career
editAndrii made his debut for Ukraine on 31 March 2004.[1] Since then, he has played 49 matches and scored 3 goals.[2]
Andrii also scored Ukraine's first World Cup finals goal in the 4th minute against Saudi Arabia in the 2006 World Cup.[3] Recently, he was the captain against Sweden and beat them 1–0.
References
edit- ^ Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 2004 - Europe" Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Arnhold, Matthias & Mamrud, Roberto. "Ukraine - Record International Players". RSSSF, 29 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Saudi Arabia - Ukraine 0:4 (0:2)" Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
editExternal links
edit- Andriy Rusol at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
