Andriy Rusol

Andriy Rusol

Personal information
Full name	Andriy Anatoljević Rusol
Date of birth	16 January 1983 (1983-01-16)
Place of birth	Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Youth career
	Zirka Kirovohrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Zirka Kirovohrad	1	(0)
1999–2003	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	40	(0)
2003–2011	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	211	(9)
National team‡
2003	Ukraine U21	1	(0)
2004–2011	Ukraine	49	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2011

Andriy Rusol (born 16 January 1983 in Kirovohrad) is a Ukrainian retired footballer, who last time played as a defender for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukrainian national team.

Club career

Rusol 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

Rusol made his debut for Ukraine on 31 March 2004. Since, then he has played 49 matches and scored 3 goals.

Rusol scored Ukraine's first World Cup finals goal in the 4th minute against Saudi Arabia in the 2006 World Cup. Recently, he was the captain against Sweden and beat them 1–0.

Personal life

Rusol likes to listen to jazz and read books.

External links

• FIFA World Cup 2006 Profile
• Profile on website Football Ukraine