Valentyn Poltavets
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentyn Mykolayovych Poltavets | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chornomorets-2 Odesa (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | FC Shakhtar Pavlohrad | 14 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | FC Viktor Zaporizhzhia | 33 | (4) |
| 1994–2000 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 168 | (47) |
| 1998–1999 | → FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 4 | (5) |
| 2000–2002 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 45 | (10) |
| 2001 | → FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | → FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | FC Arsenal Kyiv | 24 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Wil | 15 | (2) |
| 2004–2008 | FC Chornomorets Odesa | 80 | (20) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Dniester Ovidiopol | 78 | (27) |
| 2011–2013 | FC Odesa | 31 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Balkany Zorya | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2020 | FC Balkany Zorya (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2026 | FC Real Pharma Odesa (caretaker) | ||
| 2026– | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valentyn Poltavets, (Ukrainian: Валентин Миколайович Полтавець, born 18 April 1975) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Switzerland.
Playing career
In the 1999–2000 season, Poltavets played for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and became the top goalscorer of Ukrainian Cup 1999-00 along with Maksim Shatskikh.
Coaching career
On September 23, 2024, Poltavets was hired by the FC Real Pharma Odesa to become their caretaker. He left the club in early July 2026, after it was announced that Ivan Hetsko had taken over as the club's head coach. On July 21, 2026, Poltavets was appointed head coach of the Chornomorets-2 Odesa team.
Honours as player
- Swiss Cup Winner: 2003/04
- Ukrainian Premier League bronze medal (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
References
- ↑ "Interview with Valentyn Poltavets". football24.ua.
- ↑ "Головний тренер «Реал Фарми» Пархоменко залишив клуб і поїхав в Канаду, команду очолив Полтавець". sportarena.com (in Ukrainian). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Іван Гецко – головний тренер ФК «Реал Фарма»! + ВІДЕО". real-farma.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ Микола Степанов (20 July 2026). "Бенефіс гравця на перегляді. 'Чорноморець' у спарингу переграв 'Реал Фарму'". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ Дмитро Вус (21 July 2026). "ОФІЦІЙНО. 'Чорноморець' оголосив про повернення тренера". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 August 2026.
External links
- Valentyn Poltavets at UAF (in Ukrainian)
- Valentyn Poltavets at Soccerway
- Valentyn Poltavets at Kicker (in German)
- Stats at Odesa Football (in Russian)
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