Valentyn Poltavets, (, born 18 April 1975) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Switzerland.
Playing career In the 1999–2000 season, Poltavets played for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and became the top goalscorer of Ukrainian Cup 1999-00 along with Maksim Shatskikh.
Coaching career On September 23, 2024, Poltavets was hired by the FC Real Pharma Odesa to become their caretaker. He left the club in early July 2026, after it was announced that Ivan Hetsko had taken over as the club's head coach. On July 21, 2026, Poltavets was appointed head coach of the Chornomorets-2 Odesa team.
Honours as player Swiss Cup Winner: 2003/04 Ukrainian Premier League bronze medal (2): 2000–01, 2005–06
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Stats at Odesa Football (in Russian)