Oleksandr Yevtushok
Oleksandr Yevtushok (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Васи́льович Євтушо́к, born 11 January 1970 in Dzhankoy, Ukrainian SSR), sometimes called Alex Evtushok in the British media, is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Vasilovych Yevtushok | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Dzhankoy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | 33 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 49 | (2) |
| 1993 | → Yavir Krasnopillya (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Karpaty Lviv | 64 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 29 | (2) |
| 1996 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | Coventry City | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | FC Zirka Smila | 2 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Karpaty Lviv | 44 | (5) |
| 1998–1999 | Karpaty-2 Lviv | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | CSKA Kyiv | 23 | (2) |
| 2000 | CSKA-2 Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1998 | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Yevtushok started his career in 1990 at SC Tavriya Simferopol, where he played the last two seasons of the Soviet First League. In 1992, he joined Naftovyk Okhtyrka, a team which was previously in the fourth tier of the Soviet League, for the inaugural Ukrainian Premier League season. The club was relegated and then finished in third place in the 1992–93 Ukrainian First League. He also played in the 1992–93 Ukrainian Second League for Yavir Krasnopillya, which also finished the third place.
He joined Karpaty Lviv in 1993 and scored the winning goal in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup match against Shelbourne, which was the club's first European win.[1] He moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 1995, but later return to Karpaty Lviv on loan in 1996.
Yevtushok was signed by Premier League club Coventry City in 1997, becoming the first Ukrainian footballer to play in the competition (bedsides Andrei Kanchelskis, who decided to play for Russia).[2] In his debut, against Manchester United, he was replaced just after 30 minutes in a 1–3 loss.[3] He had two other appearances and was released after Coventry City escaped relegation on the final matchday.
He later returned to Ukraine and spent the rest of 1997 for FC Zirka Smila in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League, returning to Karpaty Lviv in the following year. He last played for FC CSKA Kyiv in 2000.
International career
He earned 8 caps for the Ukraine national football team.[4]