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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Valeriyovych Rykun | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-05-06) 6 May 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth |
Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Metalurh Novomoskovsk | 37 | (7) |
| 1998 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 24 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Illichivets Mariupol | 114 | (29) |
| 2001 | → Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 3 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 71 | (10) |
| 2006–2010 | Metalist Kharkiv | 91 | (9) |
| 2010 | Vorskla Poltava | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Ukraine | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) | ||
| 2020– | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksandr Rykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Рикун; born 6 May 1978) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder and current scout at Metalist Kharkiv.
His son Anton is also a player, a midfielder for FC Dnipro.
Career
Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh Mariupol where he played until 2003. He then transferred back to Dnipro. He debuted in the Vyscha Liha on 17 March 1998 against FC Chornomorets Odesa. The best player of Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04.
Statistics
- Rykun played 71 matches for Dnipro and scored 10 goals.
- He played 114 matches for Mariupol and scored 29 goals.
- He played 8 matches for the Ukraine national football team.
External links
- Profile of Oleksandr Rykun
- Oleksandr Rykun at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Rykun at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Oleksandr Rykun at Soccerway
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dnipro
- Ukrainian men's footballers
- Ukraine men's international footballers
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian Second League players
- FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk players
- FC Metalist Kharkiv players
- FC Mariupol players
- FC Illichivets-2 Mariupol players
- FC Dnipro players
- FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players
- FC Vorskla Poltava players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
- Ukrainian football midfielder, 1970s births stubs