Oleksandr Zozulia (Ukrainian: Олександр Андрійович Зозуля; born 7 March 1960) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is current coach of a Second League club Kremin-2 Kremenchuk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Andriiovych Zozulia | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Khrustalnyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kremin-2 Kremenchuk (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977 | Zaria Voroshilovgrad | ||
| 1978 | Sever Murmansk | 11 | (0) |
| 1981 | Sokil Rovenky | 19 | (4) |
| 1982 | Stakhanov | 35 | (6) |
| 1983 | Atlantyka Sevastopol | 34 | (0) |
| 1985 | Kolos Pavlohrad | 25 | (7) |
| 1986 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 6 | (0) |
| 1986 | Luch Krasnyi Luch | ||
| 1986 | Nistru Chisinau | 18 | (0) |
| 1987 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | 27 | (0) |
| 1988 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 25 | (7) |
| 1990 | Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch | 23 | (14) |
| 1992 | Hirnyk Hirne | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Koral Krasnyi Luch | 16 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Vodeiar Kremenchuk (futsal) | 2 | (0) |
| 1995 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch | 16 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editOleksandr Zozulia was born on 7 March 1960 in Khrustalnyi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.[1]
Playing career
editZozulia played for Stakhanov in 1982, Atlantyka Sevastopol in 1983, Kolos Pavlohrad in 1985, Nistru Chișinău in 1986, Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv in 1987 and others.[1] In 1996 he won Luhansk Oblast Championship while playing for Shakhtar Krasnyi Luch.[2]
Coaching career
editZozulia coached with Atlank Kremenchuk, Kremin Academy and Dnipro Academy.[1]
Kremenchuk Academy
editWhen Kremin Kremenchuk was formed again on 23 October 2003, Zozulia became one of the academy coaches. He began training group of players born in 1992.[3] Andriy Batsula[4] and Artem Kozlov[5] were first players who Zozulia trained.
By May 2017 he returned to Kremin Academy.[6] There he began coaching Academy group Kremin 2006. He continued to coach them until 2022. With Russian invasion of Ukraine some of his players moved to academies in Poland and Slovakia while others who remained in the academy began training with and playing for Kremin Kremenchuk.[7] In October 2021 Zozulia began working with a new group of players born in 2016.
Dnipro
editZozulia joined Dnipro Academy in 2010 and was in charge of the U15 team.[1]
Kremin-2
editZozulia began working with Kremin-2 Kremenchuk in mid January 2023.[8] On 15 February 2023 Kremin owner appointed Yaroslav Zdyrko to become a manager of the team, Zozulia remained an assistant coach with the team. Most of the players came from the Kremin Academy and were coached by Zozulia from early age.[9]
Honours
editShakhtar Krasnyi Luch
- Luhansk Oblast Championship: 1996
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Александр Андреевич Зозуля" [Oleksandr Andriiovych Zozulia]. dp.vgorode.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Чемпионат Луганской области 1996 года" [1996 Luhansk Oblast Championship]. football.lg.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ ""МФК «Кремінь" святкує 20-річний ювілей" ["Kremin" MFC is celebrating its 20th anniversary]. kg.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Valerko, Artur (19 February 2013). "Бацула: "Когда начали играть, как одна команда, нам все удалось"" [Batsula: "When we started playing as one team, we managed everything"]. football.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Артем Козлов: "У мене була навіть футбольна образа на воротаря суперника"" [Artem Kozlov: "I even had a football grudge against the opponent's goalkeeper"]. footboom1.com (in Ukrainian). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Юные кременчугские футболисты вышли в финал "Кожаного мяча"" [Young Kremenchuk football players reached the final of the "Leather Ball"]. kremenchug.pl.ua (in Ukrainian). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Dushenko, Aliona (26 May 2022). ""Тренування за кордоном добре, але атмосфера вдома краща": тренер Зозуля" ["Training abroad is good, but the atmosphere at home is better": coach Zozulia]. telegraf.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Dushenko, Aliona (23 January 2023). ""Кремінь-2" з новим тренером розписує "мирову" з молоддю "Олександрії"" [Kremin-2" with a new coach signs a "peace" with the youth of "Oleksandriia]. telegraf.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Dushenko, Aliona (15 February 2023). ""Кремінь-2" отримав нового головного тренера Ярослава Здирка" ["Kremin-2" received a new head coach Yaroslav Zdyrko]. telegraf.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links
edit- Oleksandr Zozulia at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Oleksandr Zozulia at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)