Serhiy Volodymyrovych Rozhok (Ukrainian: Сергій Володимирович Рожок; 25 April 1985 – 24 January 2024) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Rozhok in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Serhiy Volodymyrovych Rozhok | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Slavutych,[1] Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 January 2024 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | near Dibrova, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Slavutych | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 36 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 57 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Tavriya Simferopol | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | CSKA Kyiv | 32 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Kharkiv | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | CSKA Kyiv | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Desna Chernihiv | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Obolon Kyiv | 55 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Minsk | 51 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Belshina Bobruisk | 24 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Neman Grodno | 10 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Vitebsk | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gomel | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Smolevichi | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Mezhyhirya Novi Petrivtsi | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Juniors Shpytky | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Shturm Ivankiv | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Ukraine U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Ukraine U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Ukraine U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Ukraine U21 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editAfter leaving Smolevichi at the end of the 2018 season, Rozhok played for Ukrainian amateur teams in Kyiv Oblast league.
Rozhok represented Ukraine internationally at 2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Military career and death
editDuring the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rozhok joined the Ukrainian Army. He died during a combat mission on 24 January 2024, at the age of 38.[2]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Serhiy Rozhok.
- Serhiy Rozhok at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Serhiy Rozhok at Soccerway
- Serhiy Rozhok at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at FC Minsk website
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