Roman Petrovych Hodovanyi (Ukrainian: Роман Петрович Годований; 4 October 1990 – 29 November 2023) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Roman Hodovanyi
Personal information
Full name Roman Petrovych Hodovanyi
Date of birth (1990-10-04)4 October 1990
Place of birth Ternopil, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Date of death 29 November 2023(2023-11-29) (aged 33)
Place of death Ukraine
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2005 Youth Sports School Ternopil
2006 Nyva Kopychentsi
2007 Pedlitsey Ternopil
2007–2008 Ternopil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Nyva Ternopil 20 (0)
2009 Ternopil
2010–2015 Volyn Lutsk 18 (0)
2016–2017 Slavia Mozyr 8 (1)
2018–2021 Melnytsia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

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Hodovanyi attended the different Sportive youth schools in Ternopil. He made his debut for FC Volyn Lutsk, played as substitute in the game against FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka on 29 March 2010 in Ukrainian First League.[1]

Military career and death

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With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Hodovanyi joined the Ukrainian Army with the 33rd Mechanized Brigade. He died on 29 November 2023 during a combat mission.[2] He was survived by his wife and two children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Роман Годований (in Ukrainian). FC Volyn Lutsk Official Site. 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Війна забрала життя екс-футболіста Волині: відомі обставини загибелі". ukrfootball.ua. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  3. ^ "На війні з Росією загинув екс-захисник Волині та тернопільської Ниви Роман Годований". ua-football.com. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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