Serhiy Bezhenar (, born 9 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional football player.
Career 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 statistics
Club SeasonClubCountryLevelAppsGoals2004-05FC Fakel Ivano‑FrankivskUkraineIII2003FC AktobeKazakhstanI1702002-03SC Tavriya SimferopolUkraineI2202001FC Chernomorets NovorossiyskRussiaI1021999-00ErzurumsporTurkeyI3201998-99FC CSKA KyivUkraineI2311997–98FC CSKA KyivUkraineI211997-98FC Dynamo KyivUkraineI801996-97FC Dynamo KyivUkraineI1921995-96FC Dynamo KyivUkraineI2951994-95FC Dynamo KyivUkraineI1311994-95Dnipro DnipropetrovskUkraineI1761993-94Dnipro DnipropetrovskUkraineI3051992-93Dnipro DnipropetrovskUkraineI3781991Dnipro DnipropetrovskUSSRI2831990Dnipro DnipropetrovskUSSRI1601989FC Dynamo KyivUSSRI001988Dnipro DnipropetrovskUSSRI30 International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine199220199330199451199530199640199760Total231
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bezhenar goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Serhiy BezhenarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine2–13–1Friendly
References
External links Short career overview at ukrsoccerhistory.com
Profile at TFF.org