Valeriy Chornyi

Valeriy Chornyi
Personal information
Full name Valeriy Anatoliyovych Chornyi
Date of birth (1982-07-02) 2 July 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth Chernihiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
1999 Desna Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Desna Chernihiv 0 (0)
2004 Interahrosystema Mena 4 (0)
2004–2006 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 16 (1)
2005–2006 Spartak Sumy 12 (1)
2006–2007 Enerhetyk Burshtyn 9 (0)
2007–2008 Arsenal Bila Tserkva 3 (0)
2007–2008 Desna Chernihiv 14 (0)
2009 Polissya Dobryanka 0 (0)
2010–2018 Avanhard Koriukivka 13 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2020 Avanhard Koriukivka
2021–2026 Chernihiv (Coach)
2026– Chernihiv (Sport director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeriy Anatoliyovych Chornyi (Ukrainian: Валерій Анатолійович Чорний; born 2 July 1982) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Valeriy Chornyi, started his career in youth team of Desna Chernihiv, then played for Mena. In 2004 he moved to Metalurh-2, and he played as a defender and midfielder for two seasons. In 2005 he moved to Spartak Sumy, moving to Enerhetyk Burshtyn and then to Arsenal Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva in 2006. In following season, he moved back to Desna Chernihiv. He finished his career with Avangard Korukivka, where he started as a player-coach and then as head coach.

Coaching career

Avangard Korukivka

He managed Avangard Korukivka from 2010 to 2020.

FC Chernihiv

On 21 April 2021 he was appointed as interim coach of FC Chernihiv, replacing Vadym Postovoy. He managed to lead the team to 10th place in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League.

In summer 2024, after the team's relegation to the Ukrainian Second League, Mykola Synytsya, the club's general director, announced that Valeriy would remain in his position as coach.

In 2025, he led FC Chernihiv to 2nd place in Group B, earning promotion to the Ukrainian First League.

The following season, Valeriy guided FC Chernihiv to the round of 4 of the Ukrainian Cup for the first time in the club's history.

On 14 June 2026, due to family reasons, he resigned as head coach and appointed as Sport Director.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League 141000000141
2005–06 Ukrainian Second League 2000000020
Spartak Sumy 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League 121000000121
Enerhetyk Burshtyn 2006–07 Ukrainian Second League 90100000100
Arsenal Bila Tserkva 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League 3000000030
Desna Chernihiv 2007–08 Ukrainian First League 140200000160
Avanhard Koriukivka 2011 Chernihiv Oblast League 0000000000
2012 Chernihiv Oblast League 4000000040
2013 Ukrainian Amateur League 4000000040
2014 Ukrainian Amateur League 0000000000
2015 Ukrainian Amateur League 4000000040
2016 Ukrainian Amateur League 0000000000
2016–17 Ukrainian Amateur League 1000000010
Career total 672300000692

Managerial statistics

As of 29 April 2026
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Chernihiv 21 April 2021 29 April 2026 error382851032.76
Total error382851032.76

Honours

Manager

Avanhard Koryukivka

Chernihiv

References

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