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Oleksandr Hrytsay
Hrytsay with Dnipro Cherkasy
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Hrytsay
Date of birth (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Chernihiv, Soviet Union
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
1993 Yunist Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Cheksyl Chernihiv 25 (0)
1997–1999 Dnipro Cherkasy 70 (3)
1999–2010 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 194 (4)
2000–2002Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 14 (1)
2000–2002Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk 4 (0)
2009Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 10 (0)
2009–2010Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 27 (1)
2010–2012 Arsenal Kyiv 43 (0)
2012–2015 Zorya Luhansk 78 (3)
Total 461 (12)
International career
2007 Ukraine 3 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Zorya Luhansk (assistant)
2020–2021 Rukh Lviv (assistant)
2021 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Hrytsay (Ukrainian: Олександр Анатолійович Грицай; born 30 September 1977) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as central defender.[1]

Club career

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Cheksyl Chernihiv

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Hrytsay started his career at FC Cheksyl Chernihiv, where he played 25 matches.[2][3][4]

Dnipro Cherkasy

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Hrytsay moved to FC Dnipro Cherkasy from 1997 to 1999, scoring three goals in 70 appearances for the club.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

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In 1999, he moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, where is spent the majority of his career, scoring four goals in 194 appearances. He played in the final of the 2003–04 Ukrainian Cup with Dnipro he got in the final of the Ukrainian Cup.

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (On Loan)

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In 2009 he moved on loan to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih where he played 10 matches.

Arsenal Kyiv

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In 2010 he moved on loan to Arsenal Kyiv, appearing in 27 matches, scoring a goal, and reaching the semi-final of Ukrainian Cup.

Zorya Luhansk

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Hrytsay with Zorya Luhansk

On 9 January 2012, Hrytsay moved to Zorya Luhansk, where he stayed until 2015.[5] In 2015 he retired and joined the coaching staff of the club.

International career

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Hrytsay made his debut for the Ukraine national football team on 22 August 2007 in a 2–1 victory over Uzbekistan.[6] On 17 October 2007 he played against Faroe Islands replacing Anatoliy Tymoshchuk at 69 minute.[7] On 21 November 2007, he played titular against France.[8]

Managerial career

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From 2015 to 2019 he has been hired as Zorya Luhansk assistant coach. In 2020 he has been appointed as Rukh Lviv as assistant and he left in summer 2021.[9] as he has been appointed as head coach of VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka in Ukrainian First League.[10][11][12] On 18 August 2021 he managed to bring the team into the Second preliminary round, after winning against Real Pharma Odesa in the season 2021–22 in Ukrainian Cup.[13] On 31 August 2021 he managed to get the team into the Round of 32, after winning against Balkany Zorya in Ukrainian Cup in the season 2021–22.[14]

Honours

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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

References

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  1. ^ "Грицай Олександр Анатолійович". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Грицай Александр Анатольевич". football24.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Александр Грицай / Alexander Gritsay". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Официально. Александр Грицай - игрок "Зари"". www.ua-football.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "UKRAINE VS. UZBEKISTAN 2 - 1". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ^ "UKRAINE VS. FAROE ISLANDS 5 - 0". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ^ "UKRAINE VS. FRANCE 2 - 2". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ГРИЦАЙ ТА ГРЕБЕНЮК ЗАЛИШИЛИ "РУХ"". www.fcrukh.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР ГРИЦАЙ — ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "ВПК-АГРО"". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Новим керманичем клубу Першої ліги українського футболу "ВПК-Агро" із Шевченківки на Дніпропетровщині став Олександр Грицай". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Oleksandr Grytsay". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ ""РЕАЛ-ФАРМА" — "ВПК-АГРО" — 0:2. ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  14. ^ ""БАЛКАНЫ" — "ВПК-АГРО" — 1:3 (ДОП. ВРЕМЯ). ПРОТОКОЛ". www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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