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Oleksandr Zub

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Oleksandr Zub
Personal information
Full name Зуб Олександр Сергійович
Date of birth (1977-05-03) 3 May 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985-1994 SDYuShOR Desna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Spartak Yerevan 1 (0)
2001 Europa Pryluky, 17 (1)
2002 Fakel-GPZ Varva 2 (0)
Managerial career
2003 SDYuShOR Desna
2005 SDYuShOR Desna
2021– Desna-3 Chernihiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Zub (Ukrainian: Зуб Олександр Сергійович; born Chernihiv 3 May 1977) is a retired Ukrainian footballer and current head coach of FC Desna-3 Chernihiv.[1]

Career

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Footballer

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As a player, Zub was a product of SDYuShOR Desna.[2] In childhood, due to family circumstances, he moved to Armenia for a while. From the age of 18, he served for 2 years (from 1995 to 1997) in the army. Since he was not accepted into the Armenian military unit due to his lack of knowledge of the language, he served in the Russian reconnaissance company of the Special Forces, which was stationed in Yerevan.[3] In 1997, he played for Spartak Yerevan, with which he took 5th place in the championship of Armenia. From 2001 to 2014, he played for the Ukrainian amateur teams Europa Pryluky, Fakel-GPZ Varva, Polyssya Dobryanka, Avanhard Koryukivka, Kholodny Yar, Budivel-Energia Ripky, Zernoprom Anisiv

Coach

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After the end of his playing career, he was appointed as coach of SDYuShOR Desna in 2003 and 2005.[4][5] In 2021 he was appointed as coach Desna-3 Chernihiv, the under-19 team of the Desna Chernihiv

Outside of professional football

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On March 3, 2022, during the Siege of Chernihiv, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he began serving in the Chernihiv Municipal Guard.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Зуб Олександр Сергійович". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Зуб Олександр Сергійович". www.footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Олександр Зуб: "Збірна потрапить на ЧС-22 і зробить подарунок ЗСУ та усій Україні"". www.desna.football. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ "СДЮШОР". www.desna.football. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Близько 400 дітей продовжують займатись футболом на зруйнованому стадіоні імені Гагаріна у Чернігові: як це відбувається". www.suspilne.media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ ""Будь як Сергійович – їб*ш москалів": Десна на прикладі свого тренера закликала протистояти окупанту". www.football24.ua. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Будь як Сергійович – їб*ш москалів! Тренер Десни пішов на фронт". www.segodnya.ua. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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