Serhiy Vladyslavovych Fedorov (, born 18 February 1975День в історії. Народився захисник із великого покоління Шовковського, Ващука, Шевченка. uk.zbirna.com) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player. He started off as a central defender, but mostly plays as a right back, or a right-sided midfielder. He subsequently started a managerial career.
Career Fedorov came through the youth ranks at Dynamo and his first coaches were Hryhoriy Matiyenko and Anatoliy Kroshchenko.Дитячий тренер Матієнко: «Шовковський, на відміну від Ващука, дуже добре навчався, але мав проблеми з дисципліною». ua.tribuna.com Fedorov made his professional debut in 1992 playing for Dynamo-2 Kyiv in a home game against Halychyna Drohobych. In a spring of 1993 he spend some time playing for CSK ZSU at the third tier. He made his debut for the Dynamo's first team at the top tier on 12 March 1994 playing an away match against Tavriya Simferopol.
Due to limited opportunities, he was given to the UPL newcomer CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv (later CSKA) in 1995, playing for the club for a year and a half, thereby gaining some game time at the top level.
In 1997, Fedorov returned to Dynamo. After his return, it was not until 2001 when he earned a regular spot in the first squad. In 1997–2001, Fedorov more often was featured in matches for Dynamo-2 at the second tier. At international club level, he made his debut at the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League in the away match against Barry Town F.C. on 29 July 1998. During the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Fedorov scored two goals, one against Dinamo Zagreb and another one against Inter Milan. He also made two Ukrainian Super Cup appearances in 2004 and 2005, with Dynamo winning the inaugural cup in 2004. Fedorov also made appearances in four final matches of the Ukrainian Cup.
He was released as a free agent in 2008, and on 1 April 2009 he joined FC Chornomorets Odesa for the remainder of 2008–09 season.
In contrast to his Dynamo career, he has been a regular for his country, Ukraine in their various qualifying campaigns throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and was set to take part in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Serhiy suffered an injury prior to the event, and was then replaced by Oleksandr Yatsenko from the U-21 Team.
Honours Ukrainian Premier League: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2006–07 Ukrainian First League: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–2001 Ukrainian Cup: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004
References
External links Profile on Chornomorets' official website