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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleksandr Mykhaylovych Kosyrin | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Viktor Zaporizhzhia | 35 | (5) |
| 1996 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 80 | (28) |
| 1997–1999 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 15 | (8) |
| 1999 | → Cherkasy (loan) | 18 | (11) |
| 2000 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | CSKA / Arsenal Kyiv | 32 | (4) |
| 2000–2002 | → CSKA-2 Kyiv | 14 | (8) |
| 2002–2005 | Chornomorets Odesa | 86 | (44) |
| 2005–2008 | Metalurh Donetsk | 61 | (26) |
| 2008–2010 | Chornomorets Odesa | 19 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Odesa | 41 | (15) |
| 2012–2013 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 22 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Ukraine | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oleksandr Mykhaylovych Kosyrin (Ukrainian: Олександр Михайлович Косирін, born 18 June 1977) is a former professional footballer a former member of the Ukraine national team.[1]
Career
Club career
Kosyrin started playing in his home town of Zaporizhzhia, at the football academy of FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia. He spent two seasons playing in the Ukrainian Second League with FC Viktor Zaporizhia. In 1995, he was brought back to Torpedo Zaporizhzhia, and after two seasons was sold to the Ukrainian giants FC Dynamo Kyiv. He only managed a handful of appearances for the senior team, spending most of his time playing for FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv and FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv, the club's reserve teams which compete in the Ukrainian Second League and Ukrainian First League respectively. In 1998, he was loaned out to FC Cherkasy, and had a good season there, scoring 11 goals in 18 league games. Kosyrin also spent a year playing in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv. He also spent two years with FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 2002, he was sold to the newly promoted FC Chornomorets Odesa, where he finally established himself as a formidable player. Kosyrin had a good three-year spell with the team, becoming the league leading scorer in the 2004–05 season. He formed a strong partnership with Kostantyn Balabanov. In 2005, he was sold to FC Metalurh Donetsk where he continued his good scoring form. On 19 June 2008 he made his return to Odesa by signing a two-year contract with Chornomorets.[2] In the summer of 2010, when his contract expired, he joined FC Dniester Ovidiopol in the Ukrainian First League.
International career
Kosyrin has played for the Ukraine national under-21 football team on 6 occasions and has played for the Ukraine national team 7 times. His senior debut came on 15 August 2005 in the game against Macedonia.
References
- ^ Kosyrin ended his career (Косырин завершил карьеру). Football.ua. 19 June 2013
- ^ "Черноморец" "подписал" Косырина на два года (in Russian). football.odessa.ua. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
External links
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at the Ukrainian Premier League
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at the Football Premier League (archived) (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at the Professional Football League (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at FC Chornomorets Odesa (archived) (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at Odesa Football (in Ukrainian)
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at Soccerway
- Oleksandr Kosyrin at National-Football-Teams.com
This page was last edited on 7 September 2023, at 06:52