Oleh Taran

Oleh Anatolyevich Taran (Ukrainian: Олег Анатолійович Таран; born 11 January 1960) is a former Ukrainian football (soccer) player, now coach. He was a prolific forward who possessed a powerful shot and was capable of dribbling quickly and precisely. In 1983, he was named the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year.

Oleh Taran

Personal information
Full name	Oleh Anatolyevich Taran
Date of birth	(1960-01-11) 11 January 1960
Place of birth	Ordzhonikidze, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1969–1973	Ordzhonikidze soccer school
1973–1977	Kyiv sport school
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1977–1980	Dynamo Kyiv	6	(0)
1980	Chornomorets Odesa	15	(0)
1981–1982	SKA Odesa	43	(20)
1982	CSKA Moscow	21	(3)
1983–1988	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	134	(45)
1989	Metalurh Zaporizhya	40	(16)
1990	WAC Casablanca	?	(?)
1990	Metalurh Zaporizhya	15	(4)
1990–1991	Tzafririm Holon	?	(?)
1991–1992	Metalurh Zaporizhya	27	(4)
1992	Markaryds IF	?	(?)
1992–1993	Metalurh Zaporizhya	1	(0)
1992–1993	Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka	?	(1)
1992–1994	TSV Eltingen	?	(?)
1994–1995	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	7	(1)
1998	Dustlik Tashkent	?	(?)
Teams managed
1997–2001	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2001–2002	Metalurh Zaporizhya
2003	Slovan Bratislava
2007–2010	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2012–2013	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
2013–2014	Metalurh Zaporizhya
2018–2019	Metalurh Zaporizhya
2020	Peremoha Dnipro (Sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only