Serhiy Rebrov

Serhiy Rebrov
Rebrov as manager of Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov
Date of birth (1974-06-03) 3 June 1974
Place of birth Horlivka, Soviet Union
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ferencváros (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Shakhtar Donetsk 26 (12)
1992–2000 Dynamo Kyiv 189 (93)
2000–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 60 (10)
2002–2004 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 38 (4)
2004–2005 West Ham United 27 (1)
2005–2008 Dynamo Kyiv 53 (20)
2008–2009 Rubin Kazan 31 (5)
Total 423 (145)
National team
1993–1995 Ukraine U21 17 (7)
1992–2006[1] Ukraine 75 (15)
Teams managed
2014–2017 Dynamo Kyiv
2017–2018 Al-Ahli
2018– Ferencváros
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov (Ukrainian: Сергій Станіславович Ребров, born 3 June 1974) is a retired Ukrainian football forward and the current manager of Ferencváros.

Rebrov gained international fame as an attacking partner of Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv throughout the 1990s and as of August 2017 is the all-time top scorer of the Ukrainian Premier League together with Maksim Shatskikh.

Rebrov was born in Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. From his debut in 1992, he was capped 75 times by Ukraine, scoring 15 goals. He played in the nation's first ever World Cup, in 2006.

Club career

Rebrov joined Shakhtar Donetsk as a youth in 1990. In his debut 1991 season, then a 17-year-old, he scored 2 goals in 7 games in the USSR Premier League. In his second season, playing in the newly established Ukrainian Premier League, he became a joint 3rd goalscorer, catching the eye of Dynamo Kyiv scouts.

Dynamo Kyiv

Rebrov moved to Dynamo Kyiv in August 1992 and has since become the highest all-time scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. His total tally in the league with Shakhtar and Dynamo is 123 goals in 261 games.

He scored several key goals in European competitions, notably in the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, including a famous goal against Barcelona from a tight angle. Dynamo reached the Champions League semi-final in 1999, but lost to Bayern Munich on aggregate. In the 1999–2000 season, Rebrov became a joint top scorer in the UEFA Champions League with 10 goals (including 2 goals in qualification games) as Dynamo progressed to the last sixteen before going out on head-to-head record against Real Madrid.

England

On 17 May 2000, he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for £11 million,[2] where he managed a modest return of 9 goals in 29 games over his first Premier League season, appearing to struggle to adjust to the different style of play in England. Things grew worse for Rebrov after the sacking of George Graham in March 2001, as he was frozen out by new manager Glenn Hoddle, with extremely few first team starts or substitute appearances. He went out on two consecutive loan spells to Fenerbahçe.

Subsequently, Rebrov signed a one-year contract with West Ham United in the Championship after his contract with Tottenham expired.[3] He scored just once in the league for West Ham, the winner in a 3–2 win over Watford on 27 November 2004.[4] He also scored once in the League Cup against Notts County.[5]

Return to Dynamo Kyiv

On 1 June 2005, Rebrov became a free agent after declining to re-sign and two days later he signed a new two-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv, with the option of a one-year extension. In the new 2005–06 season, Rebrov became Dynamo's top scorer with 13 goals, two behind league joint top scorers Brandão and Okoduwa, despite playing in midfield. Rebrov also topped the league in points, with goals and assists – and was named player of the season according to a poll of team managers and captains.

In July 2007, Rebrov became Dynamo's captain. In the 2007–08 season, he was mostly benched, starting only seven out of eighteen matches before the winter break. His contribution in some games was heavily criticised by the press. It was reported that Rebrov could move to Arsenal Kyiv during the transfer window. However, under new manager Yuri Semin, Rebrov started all games and was named best player at the close season Channel One Cup. In February 2008, Dynamo president Ihor Surkis stated that the club was planning talks with Rebrov with a view of extending his contract.[6] Shortly thereafter, Rebrov received an offer of a two-year contract from Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.

Rubin Kazan

Rebrov playing for Rubin Kazan.

On 3 March 2008, Dynamo announced that Rebrov had signed a two-year contract with Rubin Kazan and would join the new club at the end of the season, in summer 2008.[7] With the Russian season starting in spring, Rubin eventually agreed a $1 million compensation with Dynamo for Rebrov's early release from his contract.[8] He was part of the team that won the 2008 Russian Premier League for the first time in Rubin's history, playing in midfield in 24 out of his team's 30 league matches and scoring 5 goals.

Retirement

Rebrov's retirement was announced on 20 July 2009. At the same time he became an assistant manager at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team.[9] During his career he played in various European Leagues with 423 games recorded and 145 goals netted. His career achievements resulted in him being inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.

Managerial career

On 17 April 2014 Rebrov was named caretaker manager of Dynamo Kyiv. On 19 May, after the victory in Ukrainian cup he was named manager.

Dynamo Kyiv

During Rebrov's reign as manager, Dynamo Kiev went on to win two Ukrainian Premier League titles, two Ukrainian Cup titles, one Ukrainian Super Cup. In the 2015–16 season, the team also progressed past the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over 15 years, into the knockout rounds. The season before Rebrov lead Dynamo Kyiv in a successful 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign, which included a memorable 5–2 win over Everton in the Round of 16 second leg. Rebrov confirmed his resignation as manager on 31 May 2017 following his contract expiry, after the club's final game of the season, against Chornomorets Odessa. [10]

Ferencváros

On 22 August 2018 Rebrov was named manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros after the club's failure to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.[11]

International career

Rebrov scored Ukraine's first ever World Cup goal in their opening qualifying group 9 match in 1998, against Northern Ireland. The match in Belfast finished 1–0 thanks to Rebrov's contribution. Ukraine finished 2nd in the group behind Germany, with Rebrov again scoring the winner in another 1–0 victory away to Albania in March 1997, and at home to the same team in August. His three goals helped his team into the play-offs, where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to Croatia.

Rebrov's club exploits earned him a recall to the national team and a ticket to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, where he scored a long range shot against Saudi Arabia as Ukraine progressed to the quarterfinals before going down to Italy.

At the time of his retirement on 20 July 2009 he was the fourth most capped player in the Ukrainian national team's history having represented his country 75 times and was their second all-time scorer with 15 goals.

Personal life

Rebrov is a licensed amateur radio-operator and an active contester and has been active with the following callsigns: UT5UDX (Ukraine), M0SDX (England), TA2ZF (Turkey) and UT0U (Ukrainian contest-callsign).[12]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shakhtar 1991 Soviet Top League 7231––103
1992 Ukrainian
Premier League		 191061––2511
Total 26129200003514
Dynamo Kyiv 1992–93 Ukrainian
Premier League		 2356220–317
1993–94 1021021–133
1994–95 2486171–3710
1995–96 3195120–3810
1996–97 30201040–3520
1997–98 292277128–4837
1998–99 22955148–4122
1999–00 2018421610–4030
Total 189933518592800283139
Tottenham 2000–01 Premier League 29953–203612
2001–02 30130–62393
Total 59108300827515
Fenerbahçe 2002–03 Süper Lig 132–––132
2003–04 25231––303
Total 384310000415
West Ham 2004–05 Championship 27120–41332
Dynamo Kyiv 2005–06 Ukrainian
Premier League		 27135110103414
2006–07 176207210278
2007–08 912051–162
Total 532091133207724
Rubin 2008 Russian
Premier League		 24510––255
2009 70––1080
Total 315100010335
Total for Dynamo Kyiv 2421134419723120360163
Career total 42314567257231153577204
  • Other - Super Cup & League Cup

International

National team Year
AppsGoals
Ukraine 199210
199330
199400
199500
199651
1997103
199854
1999104
200050
200180
200271
200370
200440
200531
200671
Career total 7515

International goals

Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 August 1996Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
223 March 1997Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Moldova1–01–0Friendly
329 March 1997Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain Albania1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
420 August 1997Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Albania1–01–01998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
519 August 1998Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Georgia1–04–0Friendly
62–0
75 September 1998Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Russia3–13–2UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
810 October 1998Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra Andorra2–02–0UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
95 June 1999Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Andorra2–04–0UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
1018 August 1999Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine Bulgaria1–01–1Friendly
118 September 1999Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland1–01–0UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
1217 November 1999Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine Slovenia1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 Qualification
1317 April 2002Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine Georgia1–02–1Friendly
1417 August 2005Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine Serbia and Montenegro1–02–1Friendly
1519 June 2006AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany Saudi Arabia2–04–02006 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics

As of 26 August 2018
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 17 April 2014 31 May 2017 136 94 20 22 069.12
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 June 2017 19 April 2018 38 23 10 5 060.53
Hungary Ferencváros 22 August 2018 5 4 1 0 080.00
Total 178 120 31 27 067.42

Honours

Player

Dynamo Kyiv

Fenerbahçe

Rubin Kazan

Manager

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Serhiy Rebrov - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ↑ Thorpe, Martin (17 May 2000). "Spurs smash record as they land £11m Rebrov". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hammers sign Rebrov". BBC Sport. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. ↑ "West Ham 3-2 Watford". BBC. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "West Ham 3-2 Notts County". BBC. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Dynamo will extend Rebrov's contract". Dynamomania. 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  7. ↑ "Serhiy Rebrov will move to Rubin". Dynamo Kyiv official site. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  8. ↑ "Rebrov is moving to Kazan". Dynamo Kyiv official site. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  9. ↑ "Serhiy Rebrov starts coaching career". Dynamo Kyiv official site. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "ESPNFC: Soccer Rebrov named Dynamo Kiev manager".
  11. ↑ "Hungary's Ferencvaros names Rebrov as manager to replace Doll". Reuters.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "News - QRZ Israel HAM radio portal". www.qrz.co.il.
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