Hryhoriy Varzhelenko (Ukrainian: Григорій Тихонович Варжеленко; 8 March 1950 – 16 February 2024) was a Soviet and Ukrainian football coach and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hryhoriy Tykhonovych Varzhelenko | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
| Date of death | 16 February 2024 (aged 73) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1967 | SC Trubnik Nikopol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | Trubnik Nikopol | ||
| 1972–1974 | Kolos Nikopol | ||
| 1973 | → Avanhard Ordzhonikidze | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990 | Start Eisk (ass't) | ||
| 1996–1999 | Metalurh Nikopol | ||
| 2000 | Polissia Zhytomyr | ||
| 2004–2005 | Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol | ||
| 2010 | Nikopol-Dnipriany | ||
| 2016–2020 | FC Nikopol | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Nikopol (team's chief) | ||
| 2021– | Skoruk Tomakivka (ass't) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Varzhelenko started in 1960s being invited to play for a factory team of Trubnik Nikopol.[2] He played for Nikopol professional clubs in 1960-1970s. He was forced to retire early at 24 due to knee injury.[2][1]
In 1990s, Varzhelenko began to coach including his home teams FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol and FC Nikopol as well as FC Polissya Zhytomyr.
As a coach, Varzhelenko became a first coach for such players like Dmytro Topchiyev, Pavlo Yakovenko, Mykola Kudrytskyi, and others.[1]
Varzhelenko died on 16 February 2024, at the age of 73.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Григорий Варжеленко: портрет легенды в футбольном интерьере. Sport Arena. 8 March 2020
- ^ a b The football maestro has an anniversary. To the 60th anniversary of the Merited Coach of Ukraine Hryhoriy Varzhelenko (У футбольного маэстро юбилей. К 60-летию заслуженного тренера Украины Григория Варжеленко). www.nikopol-online.info. 12 April 2010
- ^ Помер головний тренер Нікополя Григорій Варжеленко. sportarena.com. 16 February 2024
External links
edit- Hryhoriy Varzhelenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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