Viktor Skrypnyk

Viktor Anatoliyovych Skrypnyk (Ukrainian: Віктор Анатолійович Скрипник; born 19 November 1969) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and current manager of Zorya Luhansk. As a player, he helped Werder Bremen to the league and cup double in 2004.

Viktor Skrypnyk
Viktor Skrypnyk
Personal information
Full name Viktor Anatoliyovych Skrypnyk
Date of birth (1969-11-19) 19 November 1969
Place of birth Novomoskovsk, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Zorya Luhansk (manager)
Youth career
Dnipropetrovsk OShISP[2][3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 (0)
1989–1994 Metalurh Zaporizhya 124 (7)
1994–1996 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 64 (17)
1996–2004 Werder Bremen 138 (7)
Total 326 (31)
National team
1994–2003[4] Ukraine 24 (2)
Teams managed
2004–2013 Werder Bremen Youth
2013–2014 Werder Bremen II
2014–2016 Werder Bremen
2016–2018 Werder Bremen (staff)
2018–2019 Riga
2019– Zorya Luhansk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Skrypnyk became the first Ukrainian head coach in Bundesliga.[3]

Playing career

Before playing professionally, in 1987–88 Skrypnyk participated in the reserve competitions of the Soviet Top League[2] for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk playing some 46 games. In 1987 Skrypnyk also played one game for Dnipro in the Soviet Cup.[2]

In 1989 Skrypnyk signed with the prime Zaporizhia club Metalurh that played at the Soviet First League (tier 2) and for which he started his professional career.[2] His debut in the Soviet Top League (Vysshaya Liga), Skrypnyk made for FC Metalurh Zaporizhia (Metallurg) in 1991 along with the club's debut at the top level.[2][3] He continued to play for the Zaporizhia team after dissolution of the Soviet Union when the Metalurh Zaporizhia was admitted to the Vyshcha Liha (Ukrainian Top League) in 1992–1994.[2][3] In the mid 1990s Skrypnyk returned to his "home" club in Dnipro for couple of seasons.[2] In 1995–1996 he played for FC Dnipro when it was coached by Bernd Stange who later recommended Skrypnyk to Werder[5] that was coached by Hans-Jürgen Dörner.[6] Around that time he also became to be called for the Ukraine national football team for which Skrypnyk debuted in 1994. In 1996 he was sold for 1.5 million DM[6] to the German side Werder Bremen[2] with which he stayed for about 20 years (1996–2016).[7][3][2] In 1999–2000 Skrypnyk was injured several times and even hospitalized, because of that he did not play neither for the club or the national team.[6] At the end of 2002–03 season Skrypnyk again received a major injury and recovered only by the winter intermission of the 2003–04.[6] After the 2003–04 season aged at 34, he decided to retire.[6]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing career Skrypnyk stayed with Werder as a coach at the Werder's football academy.[5] His coaching UEFA license "A" Skrypnyk received initially in Kiev and supposedly it had to be good across whole Europe.[3] But in Germany no one was acknowledging the license and he had to take the couching courses again in Germany.[3] At first it was the category "B" license which allowed Skrypnyk to train children.[3] With time he received the top category license.[3]

Skrypnyk became head coach of Werder Bremen II from 18 June 2013 until 25 October 2014 when he took over the first team of Werder Bremen.[8][9] He finished with a record of 31 wins, seven draws, and nine losses for the reserve team.[10] He made his debut against Chemnitzer FC in the DFB-Pokal on 28 October 2014. He was sacked on 18 September 2016 along with assistant coach Torsten Frings.[11]

On 5 July 2018, he was appointed as the new manager of Latvian Higher League club Riga FC.[12] On 5 February 2019 it was announced, that Skripnik had left the club.[13]

Career statistics

Club

Note, according to the FIFA, Russia is the only successor of the Soviet Union (Ukraine or any other Union republics are not considered to any degree).

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 1987 Soviet Top League 0010000010 [2]
Metallurg Zaporozhye 1989 Soviet First League 2000000020 [14][2]
1990 190100000200 [14][2]
1991 Soviet Top League 250000000250 [14][2]
Total (Soviet Union) 460200000480 –
Metalurh Zaporizhya 1992 Vyshcha Liha 181410000222 [14][15]
1992–93 282500000332 [14][15][2]
1993–94 324320000356 [14][15][2]
Total (Ukraine) 78712300009010 –
Total (Soviet Union and Ukraine) 1247133000013710 –
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1994–95 Vyshcha Liha 318700000318 [14][15][2]
1995–96 316320000348 [14][15][2]
1996–97 2300000023 [14][15][2]
Total 641710200007419 –
Total (Soviet Union and Ukraine) 641711200007519 –
Werder Bremen 1996–97 Bundesliga 221000000221 [16]
1997–98 230100000240 [16]
1998–99 160301000200 [16]
1999–00 5010000060 [16]
2000–01 100103000140 [16][14]
2001–02 314201000344 [16]
2002–03 251403000321 [16]
2003–04 6110000071 [16]
Total 138713080001597 –
Career total 32631130800034731 –

International
National team Year
AppsGoals
Ukraine[15][2] 199430
199541
199651
199750
199800
199910
200000
200110
200240
200310
Career total242

International goals
Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1[17]11 October 1995Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia1–02–3UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
2[18]13 August 1996Olimpiyskiy NSC, Kiev, Ukraine Lithuania2–15–2Friendly

Managerial statistics
As of match played 27 June 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Werder Bremen II 18 June 2013 25 October 2014 47 31 7 9 110 58 +52 065.96 [19]
Werder Bremen 25 October 2014 18 September 2016 70 26 14 30 106 130 −24 037.14 [20]
Riga 5 July 2018 5 February 2019 20 15 4 1 34 10 +24 075.00 [21]
Zorya Luhansk 3 June 2019 Present 35 19 8 8 54 31 +23 054.29 [22]
Total 172 91 33 48 304 229 +75 052.91 —

Honours

As player

Werder Bremen

As manager

Riga FC

References
  1. KLISF information
  2. Viktor Skrypnyk at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  3. Nikolaev, S. Viktor Skrypnyk: Stange opened [my] eyes on many [things] (Виктор Скрипник: Штанге раскрыл глаза на многое). Pressball. 17 February 2015
  4. "Viktor Skrypnyk - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  5. Barkov, Oleh. Muzhik for "muzhiks" (Виктор Скрипник: мужик для "мужиков"). Footboom. 4 June 2019
  6. Viktor Skrypnyk. Peoples.ru
  7. Viktor Skrypnyk (all international games). Kopanyi myach.info
  8. "Skripnik: "Frings soll noch lernen"" (in German). kicker. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  9. Leslie, André (25 October 2014). "Werder Bremen coach Robin Dutt sacked". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  10. "Werder Bremen II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. "Interims-Coach Nouri übernimmt für Skripnik". werder.de. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  12. "Skripņiks paraksta ilgtermiņa līgumu ar "Riga" FC" (in Latvian). Riga FC. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. Viktor Skripnik nicht mehr Trainer des FC Riga, deichstube.de, 5 February 2019
  14. "Viktor Skrypnyk". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  15. "Viktor Skrypnyk". Ukrainian Association of Football. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  16. "Viktor Skripnik » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  17. Slovenia–Ukraine (1995). Footballfacts.ru
  18. Ukraine–Lithuania (1996). Footballfacts.ru
  19. "SV Werder Bremen II: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  20. "SV Werder Bremen: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  21. "Riga FC: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  22. "FC Zorya Luhansk: Matches". Perform Group. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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