Oleksandr Skotsen'

Oleksandr Skotsen' (Ukrainian: Олександр-Богдан Антонович Скоцень, Polish: Aleksandr Bogdan Skoceń; 28 July 1918 – 1 September 2003) was a Ukrainian-Canadian footballer, he played for Tryzub Lviv, Ukraina Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympique Charleroi and OGC Nice. In 1950 he arrived in Canada, where he played for Ukrainian teams Toronto Ukrainians and Toronto Tryzub.[2]

Oleksandr Skotsen'
Skotsen in 1930, age 12
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr-Bohdan Antonovych Skotsen
Date of birth (1918-07-28)28 July 1918
Place of birth Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 1 September 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 85)
Place of death Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
?–1931 Bohun Lwów
1931–1934 Tryzub Lwów
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1935 Tryzub Lwów
1935–1939 Ukraina Lwów
1940–1941 Dynamo Kyiv 13 (4)
1941–1943 Ukraina Lwów
1944 Žilina 4 (5)
1945–1946 Ukraina Saltsburg
1946 Ukraina Ulm
1946–1947 Phönix-Alemannia Karlsruhe 25 (16)
1948 Olympique Charleroi
1948–1950 Nice 48 (23)
1950–1951 Ukraina Edmonton
1951 Toronto Ukrainians
1951–1955 Toronto Tryzub 48
Teams managed
1941–1942 Lviv opera
1943 Dovbush Kolomyia (playing)
1943 Lemko Sanok (playing)
1950–1951 Ukraina Edomonton (playing)
1950s Canada (playing)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Skotsen started out in junior team of Bohun Lwów, but after it was closed down by the Polish authorities in 1931, he continued to play at Tryzub Lwów.[1] In 1934 Skotsen debuted for the Tryzub's senior team.[1] In 1935-1939 he played Ukraina Lwów in the district league of Lwów Voivodeship.[1]

During the World War II and Soviet occupation in 1939 Skotsen was added to FC Dynamo Lviv.[1] In January–April 1940 he was listed as a player of FC Dynamo Moscow.[1] Later Skotsen was called on to army and was sent to organize army team in Lviv, DKA Lviv.[1] From September 1940 to June 1941 he was on a roster of FC Dynamo Kyiv.[1] After the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, Skotsen returned to Lviv where he coached a local team of the city opera and played for the revived Ukraina Lwów in 1941-1943.[1] In 1943 Skotsen was a playing coach for Dovbush Kolomyia and Lemko Sanok.[1] In 1944 he moved to Slovakia where he joined MŠK Žilina playing at the 1943–44 Slovenská liga.[1] The next season Skotsen spent in Ukraina Saltzburg. In 1946-47 he played for Ukraina Ulm and Phönix-Alemannia Karlsruhe (a predecessor of Karlsruher SC).[1]

In 1948 Skotsen played for Olympique Charleroi in the 1947–48 Belgian First Division.[1] Couple of seasons between 1948 and 1950 he spent playing for OGC Nice.[1] After that he emigrated to Canada where he played for several Ukrainian teams.[1]

Honours

Publication

References
  1. Kolomiyets, A. The first real "legionnaires" (foreign players) in Kievan "Dynamo" (Перші справжні “легіонери” у київському “Динамо”). Football Federation of Kiev (FFK).
  2. МИ ПАМ’ЯТАЄМО. Олександр Скоцень – львів’янин, який забивав "Ювентусу" - ZAXID.NET Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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