Serhiy Bezhenar
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| Full name | Serhiy Bezhenar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Kryvbas Kryviy Rih | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 128 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Dynamo Kyiv | 69 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Vorskla Poltava | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | CSKA Kyiv | 23 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | → CSKA-2 Kyiv | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | K.R.C. Mechelen | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Erzurumspor | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Tavriya Simferopol | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Aktobe | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Fakel Ivano‑Frankivsk | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union (U21) | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Ukraine | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serhiy Bezhenar (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Беженар, born 9 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional football player.
Career[edit]
He played in defense, usually as a fullback. Even though he won four championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) and two cups (1996, 1998) with Dynamo Kyiv, Bezhenar was more closely associated with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Bezhenar played for the Soviet Union national under-21 football team and then the Ukraine national football team. For the Soviet youth team he played 6 games all during the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Bezhenar took part in the Ukraine's first ever match, a friendly against Hungary in 1992. In total, he earned 23 caps, and scored a single goal, a penalty, in a friendly game against Belarus in Kyiv in 1994. Since 2012, he has been a mentor of the Dynamo Kyiv Children's and Youth Sports School of different age categories, including U-17, U-16, and since 2021 U-14.
Career stats[edit]
| Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | FC Fakel Ivano‑Frankivsk | Ukraine | III | ||
| 2003 | FC Aktobe | Kazakhstan | I | 17 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | SC Tavriya Simferopol | Ukraine | I | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Russia | I | 10 | 2 |
| 1999-00 | Erzurumspor | Turkey | I | 32 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | FC CSKA Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 23 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | FC CSKA Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 2 | 1 |
| 1997-98 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 8 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 19 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 29 | 5 |
| 1994-95 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Ukraine | I | 13 | 1 |
| 1994-95 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine | I | 17 | 6 |
| 1993-94 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine | I | 30 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Ukraine | I | 37 | 8 |
| 1991 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | USSR | I | 28 | 3 |
| 1990 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | USSR | I | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | USSR | I | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | USSR | I | 3 | 0 |
International goals[edit]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 1994 | Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Belarus | 3–1 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 14 August 2013[3] | |||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1988 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1987 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Player profile at eu-football.info
External links[edit]
- [1] Short career overview at ukrsoccerhistory.com
- Serhiy Bezhenar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at TFF.org
- Serhiy Bezhenar at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Serhiy Bezhenar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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