Myron Markevych
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Myron Bohdanovych Markevych | ||
Date of birth | February 1, 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Vynnyky, Lviv oblast, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1972 | Karpaty Lviv reserves | ||
1973 | SKA Lviv | ||
1974 | Spartak Ordzhonikidze | ||
1976–1977 | Torpedo Lutsk | 59 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1984–1987 | Torpedo Lutsk | ||
1988–1989 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
1990 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
1991–1992 | Volyn Lutsk | ||
1992–1995 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
1995 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
1996 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
1996–1998 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
1999–2001 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
2001–2002 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
2002 | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
2002–2004 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
2005–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
2010 | Ukraine | ||
2014–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Myron Bohdanovych Markevych (Ukrainian: Миро́н Богда́нович Марке́вич; born February 1, 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and a former midfielder.
He worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League[1] and the Ukrainian national football team.[2][3] He holds the record for coaching the most matches (500 as on August 15, 2011) in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4]
Career
Playing
He played as a midfielder for FC Karpaty Lviv (reserves), SCA Lviv, FC Spartak Ordzhinikidze, and FC Torpedo Lutsk.
Coaching
He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education (Lviv) and the Supreme school of coaches in Moscow in 1983. He has managed a number of teams, devoting most of his career to Karpaty Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv. He last served as manager of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Markevych was appointed head coach of Ukraine's national football team in early February 2010,[5] but left six months later,[3] submitting his resignation to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) by fax on 21 August 2010. Initially, the legal department of FFU stated that such a document could only be submitted in its original form and the fax copy could not be accepted.[6][7] Ultimately, the FFU accepted his resignation and appointed Yuriy Kalitvintsev as caretaker manager.[8][9]
Personal information
He is fluent in English and Polish. He is married and is the father of two sons, Ostap Markevych and Yuriy Markevych.
Honours
Manager
Club
- Karpaty Lviv
- Ukrainian Cup runners-up (2): 1993, 1999
- Ukrainian Premier League 3rd place: 1998
- Metalist Kharkiv
- Ukrainian Premier League runners-up: 2012-2013
- Ukrainian Premier League 3rd place (6) 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008–2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011–2012
- Dnipro
- UEFA Europa League runners-up (1): 2014–15
References
- ^ "Markevich took over Dnipro". Official FC Dnipro Site. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Akhmetov claims Surkis not doing his job professionally, Kyiv Post (February 18, 2010)
- ^ a b Markevich leaves Ukraine helm Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, UEFA (August 25, 2010)
- ^ Information on Official Metalist Kharkiv website (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Markevych, Surkis sign contract of national football team's chief coach, Kyiv Post (April 21, 2010)
- ^ Відставка Мирона Маркевича – коментар Юридичного відділу ФФУ (Resignation of Myron Markevych – comment from the Legal department of FFU
- ^ Kalitvintsev promises to continue where Markevych left off Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ukraine appoint Blokhin, Sky Sports (21 April 2011)
- ^ Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach, Reuters (21 April 2011)
External links
- "Short biography" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Lviv State University of Physical Culture alumni
- Moscow Higher School of Coaches alumni
- Soviet footballers
- SKA Lviv players
- FC Volyn Lutsk players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- Russian Premier League managers
- Ukrainian football managers
- FC Volyn Lutsk managers
- FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi managers
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih managers
- FC Karpaty Lviv managers
- FC Anzhi Makhachkala managers
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhya managers
- FC Metalist Kharkiv managers
- FC Dnipro managers
- Ukraine national football team managers
- Expatriate football managers in Russia
- Ukrainian Premier League managers
- Sportspeople from Lviv
- Ukrainian expatriate football managers
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Football Federation of Ukraine officials
- Association football midfielders