Vitaliy Vladyslavovych Kosovskyi (; born 11 August 1973) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv and a Ukraine national team.
Early life Born in Ostroh, Rivne Oblast, his first steps in football Kosovskyi started when he went to the first grade of school as it happened to be that near the school was also located a children-youth sports school.Serhiy Shebek. Vitaliy Kosovskyi: It was always wanted by me to take part in the Olympics, we would have been fine participants (Віталій Косовський: Дуже хотілося побувати на Олімпіаді, ми були б гідними учасниками). UA-Football. 4 June 2020. Kosovskyi explained that his father worked as a driver in Netishyn which is located in neighboring Khmelnytskyi Oblast. When in Netishyn started to be built the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, in 1984 Netishyn was granted the status of city and around that time the Kosovskyi family received a new apartment to which they moved.
Club career Kosovskyi is notable for representing Dynamo Kyiv in the late 1990s alongside Serhii Rebrov and Andriy Shevchenko, usually playing the starting left winger. Kosovskyi's career was cut short in the early 2000s by numerous injuries, which prevented his numerous comeback attempts. Following a nine-year career with Dynamo, Kosovsky retired in 2003 to be a scout for Dynamo Kyiv.
International career During his international career, Kosovskyi has amassed 25 caps, scoring 2 goals.
Personal life He has a son Serhiy, born in 1998, who is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine199640199791199841199970200010Total252
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kosovskyi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Vitaliy KosovskyiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification2Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella, Andorra1–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
References
External links
Anton Svetlichny. Kosovskyi: with him and without (Косовский: с ним и без него). Sport.ua. 6 February 2009.