Oleh Mykolayovych Venhlinskyi (; born 21 March 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Venhlinskyi began his career with the Ukrainian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv, but made a name for himself after moving to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He spent a long stint in the Dynamo's second team, but after transferring to Dnipropetrovsk he became a favorite scoring a couple of impressive and decisive goals in Ukrainian Premier League and UEFA Cup for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In 2003, he was promised by experts an overwhelming career after earning the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year award. However, Venhlynskyi is renowned for his numerous injuries that have hampered his career at certain points in his life. On 21 June 2005, Venhlinskyi was transferred to the Greek side, AEK Athens for a fee of €850,000. He was unable to solidify a first-place spot at the club. On 29 June 2006 Venhlinskyi terminated his contract and returned to Ukraine to sign for Chornomorets Odesa for three years. In 2009, he left as his contract expired.Winter-break transfers 2009
International career Venhlinskyi played his first international game in a friendly game on 15 July 1998 against Poland at home.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo-3 Kyiv1994–95Amateurs70––701995–96Amateurs10––101997–98Ukrainian Second League32––321998–99Ukrainian Second League41––411999–2000Ukrainian Second League11––112000–01Ukrainian Second League10––102001–02Ukrainian Second League10––10Total174100000184Dynamo-2 Kyiv1995–96Ukrainian First League16320––1831996–97Ukrainian First League27720––2971997–98Ukrainian First League3212––32121998–99Ukrainian First League2816––28161999–2000Ukrainian First League2616––26162000–01Ukrainian First League154––1542001–02Ukrainian First League255––255Total1696340000017363Dynamo Kyiv1997–98Ukrainian Premier League5040901998–9984211051999–200061612000–0110102001–025050Total25561316Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2002–03Ukrainian Premier League23193126202003–041995224112004–0515321174Total57311046735Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk B2004–05Reserve League10––10AEK Athens2005–06Super League Greece1534020213Chornomorets Odesa2006–07Ukrainian Premier League2432432007–08211202312008–092020Total47420494Chornomorets Odesa B2006–07Reserve League10––10Career total3321102752000361115
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUkraine199810200110200320200421200540Total101
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Venhlinskyi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Oleh VenhlinskyiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition128 April 2004Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine1–01–1Friendly
Honours Individual Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 2003
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