Valentyn Slyusar (born 15 September 1977) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Valentyn Slyusar
Personal information
Full name Valentyn Vasylovych Slyusar
Date of birth (1977-09-15) 15 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
1994–1998Dynamo-2 Kyiv 63 (9)
1997–1998Dynamo-3 Kyiv 17 (5)
1998 Metalurh Donetsk 13 (2)
1999 Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don 1 (0)
1999Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don 12 (0)
2000 Obolon Kyiv 4 (0)
2000Obolon-2 Kyiv 9 (1)
2000–2002 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 53 (5)
2001–2002Zakarpattia-2 Uzhhorod 3 (2)
2002–2003 Polihraftechnika Oleksandriya 18 (2)
2003–2004 Nyva Vinnytsia 24 (4)
2004–2005 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 29 (1)
2005–2010 Metalist Kharkiv 126 (16)
2010–2012 Obolon Kyiv 36 (0)
2016 Spartacus Uzhhorod
2018–2019 Sevlyush Vynohradiv
International career
2008–2009 Ukraine 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Third place 1994 Republic of Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played for Russian club FC Rostov. Notably he has played for Ukrainian Premier League clubs FC Metalurh Donetsk, and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.

In 2005, Slyusar came to Metalist who got new manager Myron Markevych. Since then he has one three bronze titles with the club in the Ukrainian Premier League.

After the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season Slyusar was found positive in random drug testing and will be suspended for two months.[1]

International career

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Slyusar was first called up to the Ukraine national football team by Oleksiy Mykhailychenko for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008. The squad mainly consisted of domestic-based players, with the exception Vitaliy Fedoriv.[2]

Personal life

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His son Denys, born in 2002, is also a football player.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Валентин Слюсар дисквалифицирован на два месяца (Valyntyn Slyusar is disqualified for 2 months)". ua.football (in Russian). 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Mykhailychenko called up three players from Metalist – UA-Football.com, 11 October 2008
  3. ^ Сын Валентина Слюсара дебютировал за Карпаты (in Russian). football.ua. 4 September 2021.
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