Oleksandr Shovkovsky
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Shovkovskiy (born 2 January 1975) is a Ukrainian
footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Dynamo Kyiv
in the Vyscha Liha the top level of Ukrainian football, since 1993.
, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union
(in present-day Ukraine
), Shovkovskiy is a graduate of the Dynamo Kyiv
football academy. Since his teenage years and up until now Oleksandr Shovkovskiy has played for only one club. In fact he has more caps for the club than anybody else in the history of Dynamo. After advancing from one age group youth team to another, this talented young goalkeeper made his way to the first squad of the Ukrainian
giants Dynamo where he made his debut in a league fixture in 1993. By next year he was already called up to the Ukraine national football team
. Throughout the majority of his career he was the first choice goalkeeper for Dynamo, except for a few brief periods caused by injuries. The goalkeeper's fame came to him as he became notorious for saving penalties, which made him popular in the media and among fans. By the end of 2009 his goals against average
in the League was .632 with over 300 games played.
Shovkovskiy was the first-choice keeper for Ukraine at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
. Notably, he saved two spot kicks in the penalty shootout
against Switzerland
in their second-round match, which sent Ukraine through to the quarterfinals, becoming the first goalkeeper in FIFA World Cup
history not to concede a goal during penalty shootout; Shovkovskiy was subsequently awarded the man of the match award. Also more recently Oleksandr was voted player of the tournament in early 2008, in a Channel One Cup
in Israel
, which was won by Dynamo in a notorious game against the club's top rival Shakhtar Donetsk. During this game in a series of penalty kicks, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi saved 3 kicks and almost single-handedly won the match. Oleksandr Shovkovskyi also holds a record for being the third most capped player in the Ukrainian national team
after Andriy Shevchenko
and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk. His goals against average
for the national team is .86 with a bit short of 100 games mark on his count (86).
Ukrainian Premier League: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
Ukrainian Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
in the Vyscha Liha the top level of Ukrainian football, since 1993.
Club career
Born in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(in present-day Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
), Shovkovskiy is a graduate of the Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
football academy. Since his teenage years and up until now Oleksandr Shovkovskiy has played for only one club. In fact he has more caps for the club than anybody else in the history of Dynamo. After advancing from one age group youth team to another, this talented young goalkeeper made his way to the first squad of the Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
giants Dynamo where he made his debut in a league fixture in 1993. By next year he was already called up to the Ukraine national football team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
. Throughout the majority of his career he was the first choice goalkeeper for Dynamo, except for a few brief periods caused by injuries. The goalkeeper's fame came to him as he became notorious for saving penalties, which made him popular in the media and among fans. By the end of 2009 his goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
in the League was .632 with over 300 games played.
International career
Shovkovskiy is well known for his blunder during the EURO 2000 qualification game where Ukraine faced Slovenia where Shovkovskiy on 68th minute in the first match in Maribor, went out almost to the corner flag to kick the ball away, which resulted in the open net and Milenko Acimovic scoring from 40 meters out, which proved to be crucial to Ukraine not qualifying for EURO 2000 in Netherlands/Belgium.Shovkovskiy was the first-choice keeper for Ukraine at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. Notably, he saved two spot kicks in the penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
in their second-round match, which sent Ukraine through to the quarterfinals, becoming the first goalkeeper in FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
history not to concede a goal during penalty shootout; Shovkovskiy was subsequently awarded the man of the match award. Also more recently Oleksandr was voted player of the tournament in early 2008, in a Channel One Cup
Channel One Cup (football)
For ice hockey cup, see Channel One Cup The Channel One Cup is an annual pre-season commerce football tournament, organized by Russian TV Channel One and Roman Abramovich's foundation, the National Football Academy. The participants are champions and...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, which was won by Dynamo in a notorious game against the club's top rival Shakhtar Donetsk. During this game in a series of penalty kicks, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi saved 3 kicks and almost single-handedly won the match. Oleksandr Shovkovskyi also holds a record for being the third most capped player in the Ukrainian national team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...
after Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team as a striker. He is the third-highest scorer in the history of European club competition with 67 goals as of 2011-03-10, behind Filippo Inzaghi and Raúl. With 175 goals scored with A.C...
and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk. His goals against average
Goals against average
Goals Against Average is a statistic used in ice hockey, water polo, lacrosse, and soccer that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender....
for the national team is .86 with a bit short of 100 games mark on his count (86).
Club
| Season | Club | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
1993–94 | 9 | -6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | -6 |
| 1994–95 | 25 | -15 | 2 | -1 | 8 | -12 | - | - | 35 | -28 | |
| 1995–96 | 25 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - | - | 32 | -14 | |
| 1996–97 | 24 | -14 | 2 | -1 | 3 | -6 | - | - | 29 | -21 | |
| 1997–98 | 26 | -13 | 7 | -4 | 12 | -14 | - | - | 45 | -31 | |
| 1998–99 | 24 | -14 | 6 | -4 | 13 | -13 | - | - | 43 | -31 | |
| 1999-00 | 15 | -10 | 1 | -1 | 16 | -19 | - | - | 32 | -30 | |
| 2000–01 | 19 | -9 | - | - | 6 | -8 | - | - | 25 | -17 | |
| 2001–02 | 6 | -2 | 2 | -3 | - | - | - | - | 8 | -5 | |
| 2002–03 | 15 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - | - | 22 | -15 | |
| 2003–04 | 19 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -9 | - | - | 30 | -24 | |
| 2004–05 | 23 | -9 | 4 | -2 | 10 | -12 | - | - | 37 | -23 | |
| 2005–06 | 24 | -17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 30 | -21 | |
| 2006–07 | 24 | -19 | 5 | -5 | 8 | -16 | 1 | 0 | 38 | -40 | |
| 2007–08 | 22 | -21 | 4 | -3 | 6 | -12 | - | - | 32 | -36 | |
| 2008–09 | 10 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | -1 | 15 | -12 | |
| 2009–10 | 24 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | -18 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | -7 | 2 | -2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -13 | |
| Total | 344 | -219 | 53 | -26 | 111 | -138 | 4 | -2 | 512 | -385 | |
International
| National team | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| Ukraine Ukraine national football team The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992... |
1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 9 | −7 | |
| 1998 | 5 | −4 | |
| 1999 | 9 | −5 | |
| 2000 | 3 | −2 | |
| 2001 | 6 | −2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | −3 | |
| 2003 | 8 | −7 | |
| 2004 | 10 | −10 | |
| 2005 | 8 | −4 | |
| 2006 | 12 | −11 | |
| 2007 | 7 | −9 | |
| 2008 | 1 | −1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | −5 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | −2 | |
| Total | 89 | -73 | |
Honours
Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
Ukrainian Premier League: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
Ukrainian Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
External links
- Oleksandr Shovkovskiy at FC Dynamo