Serhiy Levchenko
Serhiy Levchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Левченко; 3 January 1981 – 16 June 2007) was a professional Ukrainian football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serhiy Mykolayovych Levchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 16 June 2007 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Kiev, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sports School Zmina Kyiv | |||
| 1996–1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 16 | (4) |
| 2002–2004 | Nafkom-Akademia Irpin | 72 | (49) |
| 2004–2005 | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spartak Sumy | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | Nafkom Brovary | 10 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Ukraine U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
In 2001 FC Nafkom-Akademia Irpin paid 100,000 DM to Borussia Mönchengladbach for Levchenko.[1]
On 10 February 2003 he played one game against Egyptian youth team.
On 16 June 2007 Levchenko got killed in a car accident. On the Paton Bridge he was driving at high speeds on his Lexus and after losing control over it, Levchenko ran onto an oncoming traffic and hit a truck. He was survived by his wife and daughter.
References
- Valerko, A. Our Football Team (НАша Футбольная КОМанда). Football.ua. 27 October 2011
External links
- Serhiy Levchenko at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- Serhiy Levchenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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