Yuriy Vilyovych Maksymov (; born 8 December 1968) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player. A former midfielder, his career achievements saw him inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.
Club career Born in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Maksymov played for Valery Lobanovsky's Dynamo Kyiv in his native Ukraine. In November 1997 he moved to Germany joining Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2001. He was seen as a replacement for the injured playmaker Andi Herzog. The transfer fee paid to Dynamo Kyiv was reported as DM 3.5 or 3.6 million (€ or million). Whilst at Werder Bremen he helped them win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, starting in the final against Bayern Munich and scoring as the match finished 1–1 before Werder Bremen won on penalties. Having featured sporadically in the 2000–01 season, Maksymov left Werder Bremen for 2. Bundesliga side Waldhof Mannheim on a free transfer in 2001, along with Bernhard Trares. He signed a two-year contract. In the top two divisions of the German league pyramid he scored twelve goals in 96 matches for Bremen and Mannheim.
He later returned to Russia and Ukraine to finish his career at FC Rostov and FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya.
International career Maksymov earned 27 caps playing for the Ukraine national team scoring five goals.
Managerial career Before taking charge of Obolon Kyiv in June 2008, Maksymov was in charge of CSKA Kyiv. After CSKA Kyiv was relegated to the Second League, Maksymov resigned.
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih In January 2010, he became manager of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
Keşla On 25 December 2017, Maksymov was appointed as manager of Keshla FK.
Coach career On September 23, 2026, Yuriy Maksimov was appointed head coach of FC "Araz-Nakhchivan".
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWerder Bremen1997–98Bundesliga12300––1231998–992036441103181999–20002934181204352000–01800031–111Total699105153309717–Waldhof Mannheim2001–022. Bundesliga16300––1632002–0311010––120Total273100000283–Career total96121151533012520–
International Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maksymov goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Yuriy MaksymovNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition128 October 1992Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus1–11–1Friendly match25 October 1996Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine2–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification31 May 1996Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine4–25–2Friendly match45–2511 October 1997Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia2–02–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours
Player Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Premier League: 1994, 1995, 1996 Cup of Ukraine: 1996
Werder Bremen DFB-Pokal: 1998–99 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
Manager Keşla Azerbaijan Cup: 2017–18,
Individual Ukrainian Premier League Manajer of the Month: September 2020, October 2021
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