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Oleksandr Petrakov

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Oleksandr Petrakov
Petrakov in 2022
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Vasylyovych Petrakov
Date of birth (1957-08-06) 6 August 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
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Youth career
Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Lokomotyv Vinnytsia 69 (2)
1978 Bilshovyk Kyiv
1978–1979 SKA Kyiv 13 (0)
1979–1980 Dnipro Cherkasy 41 (0)
1981–1982 Avanhard Rivne 90 (2)
1983–1984 Kolos Nikopol 46 (0)
1986–1990 SKA YGV Budapest
1991 Budivelnyk Ivankiv (1)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Budivelnyk Ivankiv
1993–1994 Torpedo Zaporizhzhia (assistant)
1996–1998 CSKA-2 Kyiv (assistant)
1998–1999 CSKA-2 Kyiv
2000 Spartak Sumy
2001 Vinnytsia
2001 Vinnytsia (assistant)
2002–2005 Dynamo Kyiv (academy)
2006–2010 RVUFK Kyiv
2011 Ukraine U16
2012 Ukraine U17
2013 Ukraine U18
2014 Ukraine U19
2015 Ukraine U20 / Ukraine U16
2016 Ukraine U17
2017 Ukraine U18
2018 Ukraine U19
2019 Ukraine U20 / Ukraine U16
2020 Ukraine U17
2021 Ukraine U18
2021–2023 Ukraine
2023–2024 Armenia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine (as manager)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2019 U-20 team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Vasylyovych Petrakov (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Васи́льович Петрако́в; born 6 August 1957) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was the coach of the Armenia national team.

Playing career

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Born in Kyiv, Petrakov is a product of the local Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school system. He played for the Soviet third tier sides of Ukrainian group such as Lokomotyv Vinnytsia (1976–1978), SKA Kyiv (1978–1979), Dnipro Cherkasy (1979–1980), Avanhard Rivne (1981–1982), Kolos Nikopol (1983–1984). In 1986 Petrakov went abroad to play for the Soviet Southern Group of Forces team in Budapest, Hungary (1986–1990). In 1978 and 1991 he played for couple of amateur clubs like Bilshovyk Kyiv and Budivelnyk Ivankiv (near Chernobyl).

Coaching career

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In his coaching career were included: amateur side Budivelnyk Ivankiv (1991–1993, head coach), top tier Torpedo Zaporizhzhia (1993–1994, assistant coach), several second tier clubs like CSKA-2 Kyiv (1996–1998, assistant coach; 1998–1999, head coach), Spartak Sumy (2000–2001, head coach), FC Vinnytsia (2001, head coach), Dynamo Kyiv academy (2001–2005), amateur RVUFC Kyiv (2006–2010), different youth national teams of Ukraine (2010–2021),[1] winning the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup when his side defeated South Korea 3–1 in the final.[2][3] He was leading national team sides of 1996 years of birth, 1999 and 2003.

Petrakov from March 2014 possesses UEFA Pro Licence.[4]

On 17 August 2021, Petrakov was appointed as an acting coach of Ukraine for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying cycle.[1] On 12 January 2023, Petrakov left his post as manager of Ukraine.[5]

On 14 January 2023, he became the manager of the Armenia national team.[6][7] On 13 October 2024, Petrakov left his post.[8][9]

Personal life

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Petrakov is married to Irina.[10] The couple have a daughter, Viktoria, and a son, Yevhen.[10]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Petrakov and his wife refused to flee besieged Kyiv.[10] Petrakov tried to sign up to Ukraine’s territorial defence forces, but his lack of military experience prevented this.[10] According to Petrakov: “I am 64 but I felt it was normal to do this. I think I could take two or three enemies out.”[10]

Coaching statistics

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As of 13 October 2024 [11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Ukraine 18 August 2021 12 January 2023 15 6 7 2 040.0
Armenia 14 January 2023 13 October 2024 18 4 4 10 022.2

Honours

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Manager

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Ukraine U20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Officially. The UAF Executive Committee has appointed Oleksandr Petrakov acting head coach of the national team of Ukraine". uaf.ua. Ukrainian Football Association. 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: Ukraine - Korea Republic". www.fifa.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ^ Sorokin, Oleksiy (15 June 2019). "Ukraine's national youth soccer team wins 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ В Киеве выдали 15 тренерских Pro-дипломов [15 Pro-training diplomas were issued in Kyiv] (in Russian). football.ua. 9 June 2015.
  5. ^ "УАФ ТА ОЛЕКСАНДР ПЕТРАКОВ: ВЗАЄМНА ПОДЯКА ЗА РОБОТУ" [UAF and Oleksandr Petrakov: mutual thanks for the work]. uaf.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ալեքսանդր Պետրակովը կգլխավորի Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականը" [Alexander Petrakov will lead the national team of Armenia]. ffa.am (in Armenian). 14 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Петраков офіційно очолив збірну Вірменії". football24.ua (in Ukrainian). 14 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Ալեքսանդր Պետրակովը այլևս չի գլխավորի Հայաստանի ազգային հավաքականը". ffa.am (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Armenia national football team manager sacked". sport.news.am. 13 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e ‘We could play at Wembley’: Ukraine manager on war, the World Cup and his hatred of Russia, The Guardian (1 April 2022)
  11. ^ "National football team manager Oleksandr Petrakov". eu-football.info.
  12. ^ "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019.
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