Vladyslav Vashchuk

Vladyslav Viktorovych Vashchuk (Владислав Ващук, born on 2 January 1975 in Kiev, Soviet Union, now Ukraine) is a professional Ukrainian football player for FC Lviv. He is also a member of the Ukraine national football team. He mainly plays as Central Defender, and can also be utilized as Sweeper.

Career

Club career

Vladyslav Vashchuk began his playing days in the Dynamo Kyiv football academy. He made his senior team debut in 1993, and went on to play for them for the next 10 seasons. In 2003 he spent a signle season playing in Russia with Spartak Moscow, moving back to Ukraine with FC Chornomorets Odessa for the following, 2004/05 season. After playing 6 games in the 2005/06 season he moved back to Dynamo Kyiv. With Dynamo he won a total of 9 Ukrainian Premier League titles, 6 Ukrainian Cup, and 1 Ukrainian Super Cup. In the summer of 2008 he signed a one-year deal with newly promoted FC Lviv.

International career

Vashchuk began his International career with the Ukraine Under-21 team, making 22 appearances for them. Since 1996 he has played for the senior team. In 2006 he was chosen to play in Ukraine’s first ever World Cup finals tournament. Vashchuk received a red card in his first game at the tournament from Swiss referee Massimo Busacca in a controversial decision. A penalty kick was awarded to Spain in the 47th minute because of the alleged infraction, despite multiple camera angles which indicated no physical contact between the players in the penalty area.

Honours

• Ukrainian Premier League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2006–07
• Ukrainian Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006

External links

• Profile on Dynamo Kyiv official website
• Full season stats on Odessa Football website
• Profile on Football Squads

References