Summary
Yukhym Hryhorovych Shkolnykov (Ukrainian: Юхим Григорович Школьников; 31 January 1939 – 3 September 2009) was a Ukrainian coach and Soviet footballer. He was on the original squad of Avanhard Chernihiv, that in 1960 joined the Class B competitions.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yukhym Hryhorovych Shkolnykov | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 3 September 2009 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Woodbridge Township, New Jersey,[1] United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960 | Avanhard Chernihiv | 2 | (0) |
| 1961–1963 | Zirka Chernihiv | ||
| 1963–1968 | Desna Chernihiv | 86 | (50) |
| 1969–1971 | Khimik Chernihiv | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965 | Ukraine | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Khimik Chernihiv (player-coach) | ||
| 1974 | SC Chernihiv | ||
| 1976 | Khimik Chernihiv | ||
| 1977–1982 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| 1983–1986 | Nyva Vinnytsia | ||
| 1987–1992 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | ||
| 1992–1994 | Nyva Vinnytsia | ||
| 1994 | CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | ||
| 1996–1999 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| 2001 | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| 2004 | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| 2007 | Desna Chernihiv (team's chief) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Since 1960 he played for the Chernihiv's Desna (Avanhard at first). In 1965, when he was touring with the Ukraine football national team India, Burma and Thailand (scored 8 goals), he received an invitation from Nikolai Starostin to move to Muscovite "Spartak", but decided to stay in his Chernihiv team.
In 1963 after his return from Zirka Chernihiv, Shkolnikov became a fan's favorite whom the Chernihiv's fans called "Fima, davai" (Fima, let's go).[3]
In 1976 as a coach of amateur Khimik Chernihiv he won the Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship in 1976. The year later, in 1977, Desna Chernihiv was reestablished.[4]
Coaching career edit
At the end of his playing career he coached the amateur team Khimik Chernihiv,[5] which under his leadership became the Champion of Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship in 1976. In 1977, on the basis of "Chemist" was revived "Desna", in 1982 took second place in the Ukrainian zone of the Second League of the USSR. With Vinnytsia's Niva (1983–1986) he won medals in the Second All-Union League for three seasons in a row.
In 1987–1992 he headed Bukovyna Chernivtsi in 1988 got the first place and in 1989 got second.[6] The team entered won the Soviet Second League in 1990 and was promoted to First League of the USSR and the following season took 5th place.[7] In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was one of the candidates for the position of head coach of the national team of Ukraine.[8]
Honours edit
As player edit
Khimik Chernihiv
- Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship 1969, 1970, 1971
Desna Chernihiv
FC Zirka Chernihiv
As coach edit
Desna Chernihiv
Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Nyva Vinnytsia
Khimik Chernihiv
References edit
- ^ Volodymyr Tsytkin. In a memory of Yukhym Shkolnykov. Volodymyr Tsytkin recollects about the famous coach (В память о Ефиме Школьникове. Владимир Цыткин вспоминает об известном тренере). Profootball.ua. 31 January 2013
- ^ "Shkolnykov Yukhym Hryhorovych". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ 1970-1980. Desna Chernihiv website. 19 August 2016
- ^ 1980-1990. Desna Chernihiv website. 19 August 2016
- ^ Yukhym Shkolnykov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ "Ефим Школьников". ua-football.com. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Умер заслуженный тренер Ефим Школьников". svoboda.fm. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Yukhym Shkolnikov (Bukovyna)". en.uaf.ua. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links edit
- (in Ukrainian) Died a distinguished coach
- (in Ukrainian) Shkolnykov Yukhym Hryhorovych
- Yukhym Shkolnykov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)