Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Павло Олександрович Яковенко) – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (Russian: Павел Александрович Яковенко; born 19 December 1964), is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the USSR national team at international level.

Pavlo Yakovenko
Personal information
Full name Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko
Date of birth (1964-12-19) 19 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Obolon Kyiv (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1982 Metalist Kharkiv 4 (0)
1982–1993 Dynamo Kyiv 161 (5)
1993–1994 Sochaux 6 (1)
Total 169 (6)
International career
1986–1990 USSR 19 (1)
1983 Ukrainian SSR
Managerial career
1994–1995 Metalurh Nikopol
1996–1997 Uralan Elista
1999 Uralan Elista
2001–2002 Borysfen-2 Boryspil
2002 Ukraine U19
2002–2004 Ukraine U21 (joint with Hennadiy Lytovchenko)
2004–2005 Khimki
2006–2007 Kuban Krasnodar
2007 Rostov
2008–2012 Ukraine U21
2020–2021 Obolon Kyiv
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Soviet Union
UEFA European U-19 Championships[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Yakovenko was born in Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR. His superb build-up play during the mid-1980s made him the starting player for both Dynamo Kyiv and the USSR national team during their respective successful campaigns of winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and advancing to the top 16 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. However, recurrent injuries had limited Yakovenko's playing time after 1987 and Yakovenko never returned to his earlier form, becoming a bench player at best.

In 1983, Yakovenko took part in the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in the team of Ukrainian SSR.[2]

Coaching career

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Yakovenko is a trusted Ukrainian coach who headed the Ukraine under-21 team on several occasions as well as other teams representing the country on the international arena. Yakovenko also coached several teams from the southern regions of the neighbouring Russian Federation such as Kuban Krasnodar and FC Rostov.

Personal life

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He is the father of the Ukrainian footballers Oleksandr Yakovenko and Yuriy Yakovenko.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 19 June 2012[4]
USR national team
Year Apps Goals
1986 7 1
1987 7 0
1988 4 0
1990 1 0
As of 19 June 2012
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 1986 Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato, Mexico   Hungary 1-0 6-0 1986 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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  • Ballon d'Or: 21st 1986

References

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  1. ^ "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1982 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ Composition of teams at the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.
  3. ^ Олександр Яковенко: Я був присутнім на пологах свого сина (in Ukrainian). gold-football.at.ua. 7 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Павел ЯКОВЕНКО (Pavel Yakovenko)". rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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