Volodymyr Ivanovych Yezerskiy (Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Єзерський; born 15 November 1976) is a former professional Ukrainian football defender. He also played for the Ukraine national team from 1998 till 2008. Yezerskiy is a Distinguished Master of Sports (2005).[1]

Volodymyr Yezerskiy
Personal information
Full name Volodymyr Ivanovych Yezerskiy
Date of birth (1976-11-15) 15 November 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Ukraine U19 (assistant)
Youth career
SKA Lviv
Dobrosyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Harai Zhovkva 55 (3)
1997–1998 Karpaty Lviv 33 (0)
1997–1998Karpaty-2 Lviv 9 (0)
1998–2000 Dynamo Kyiv 10 (0)
1999–2000Dynamo-2 Kyiv 43 (3)
1999–2000Dynamo-3 Kyiv 2 (0)
2000Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 9 (0)
2000–2007 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 146 (8)
2001–2002Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 6 (0)
2002Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk 1 (0)
2007–2010 Shakhtar Donetsk 21 (1)
2010Zorya Luhansk (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 Zorya Luhansk 20 (3)
2011–2013 Tavriya Simferopol 44 (0)
2013–2014 Hoverla Uzhhorod 9 (0)
Total 419 (18)
International career
1998–2008 Ukraine 39 (2)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (assistant)
2017 Ukraine U19
2018 Ukraine U16
2019 Ukraine U17
2020 Ukraine U18
2021–2022 Ukraine U19
2022–2023 Ukraine U16
2023 Oleksandriya (assistant)
2023–2024 Ukraine U17
2024 Karpaty (assistant)
2024– Ukraine U19 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Yezerskiy started his professional football career in 1997 in Karpaty Lviv. Two years later, he was picked up by Ukrainian giants, Dynamo Kyiv, and, later, by Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In 2000, Yezerskiy left to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, where he became an integral part of the team. On 20 June 2007 he was signed by FC Shakhtar Donetsk on a 3-year deal with a transfer fee of €1.2 million from Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He was loaned out to Zorya Luhansk during the winter break of the 2009–10 Premier league season.

National

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Yezerskiy played his first international game for the Ukraine national team on 15 July 1998 against the Poland national football team. However, after his successes in Dnipro, he became a regular player of the national team squad. He helped Ukraine qualify for their first World cup in 2006. Ukraine managed to get to the quarterfinals, losing to eventual world champions Italy.

International goals

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Both of his goals were scored from a corner kick and were game openers.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 2006 Petrovskiy Stadium, St. Petersburg, Russia   Libya 1–0 3-0 Friendly
2. 24 March 2007 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 0–1 0-2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Correct as of 6 June 2011

Honours

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Club

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Shakhtar Donetsk

Individual

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References

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