Serhiy Shevchenko (footballer, born May 1960)

Sergei Yakovlevich Shevchenko (Kyrgyz: ÃÂ¡ÃÂµÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂµÃÂ¹ ÃÂ¯ÃÂºÃÂ¾ÃÂ²ÃÂ»ÃÂµÃÂ²ÃÂ¸ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂµÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ½ÃÂºÃÂ¾; Russian: ÃÂ¡ÃÂµÃÂÃÂ³ÃÂµÃÂ¹ ÃÂ¯ÃÂºÃÂ¾ÃÂ²ÃÂ»ÃÂµÃÂ²ÃÂ¸ÃÂ ÃÂ¨ÃÂµÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂµÃÂ½ÃÂºÃÂ¾; born in 15 May 1960), is a Kyrgyz former football coach and player who is the technical sports director FC TSK Simferopol.

Playing career

Born in Kara-Balta, present day Kyrgyzstan, Shevchenko played in the Soviet football leagues before joining Tavriya Simferopol, where he would help the club win the first Ukrainian Premier League title in 1992.

Managerial career

Shevchenko started his managerial career at amateur club Avanhard Kramatorsk who won the championship of Donetsk oblast in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed as head coach of Tavriya Simferopol. In 1997Ã¢ÂÂ1999 he was coach of FK Andijan and 2000Ã¢ÂÂ2002 of Qizilqum Zarafshon. With Qizilqum Zarafshon he won the bronze medals of the 2002 Uzbek League.

In 2011, he moved back to Avanhard Kramatorsk where he started his managing career. After finishing the 2011Ã¢ÂÂ12 Ukrainian Second League season his club gained promotion to the Ukrainian First League for the 2012Ã¢ÂÂ13 season. In his first season in the Ukrainian First League, Avanhard finished at 7th position.

On 15 July 2014, he signed a contract with FK Andijan where he worked in 1997Ã¢ÂÂ1999.