Vitaliy Rudenko

Vitaliy Rudenko

Personal information
Full name	Vitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko
Date of birth	(1981-01-26) 26 January 1981
Place of birth	Odessa, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–97	Liliya-Fakel Odesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	SC Odesa	31	(0)
1999–2010	FC Chornomorets Odesa	187	(0)
2010–2011	FC Karpaty Lviv	7	(0)
2011	→ FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan)	3	(0)
2011–2013	FC Metalurh Zaporizhya	41	(0)
International career
2004	Ukraine U-19	?	(?)
2005	Ukraine U-20	24	(3)
2006	Ukraine U-21	28	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Руденко, born 26 January 1981, in Odessa, Soviet Union, now Ukraine) is a football goalkeeper.

Career

Rudenko is a product of the Chornomorets Odesa youth system. Having spent a few years playing in lower divisions, in 1999 he was brought in to the senior team of Chornomorets as cover for Hennadiy Altman. The following season he was battling for the starting position and becoming first choice keeper for Chornomorets in the 2001–02 season. He has since solidified his position as the number one keeper with a series of consistent seasons for the club.

Following the relegation of Chornomorets from the Ukrainian Premier League at the end of the 2009-10 season, Rudenko joined FC Karpaty Lviv. Having limited opportunities behind the first-choice Karpaty goalkeeper and captain Andriy Tlumak, Rudenko went on loan to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya during the 2010-2011 winter break.

Rudenko has represented Ukraine at all levels but senior. In 2000, he was part of the team that won the silver medal at the European Under-18 Football Championship.

See also

• 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship squads#Ukraine

External links

• Stats on Odessa Football site