Vitaliy Prokopchenko
Vitaliy Prokopchenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Вікторович Прокопченко; born 14 January 1983) is a Ukrainian former professional football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vitaliy Viktorovych Prokopchenko | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Torpedo Zaporizhia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | FC Torpedo Zaporizhia | 55 | (12) |
| 2000 | → FC Viktor Zaporizhia (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → SSSOR-Metalurh Zaporizhia (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | FC HU ZIDMU-Spartak Zaporizhia | 14 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | FC Yalos Yalta | 26 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Tytan Armyansk | 28 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 35 | (9) |
| 2008 | FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | 17 | (12) |
| 2009 | FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 13 | (1) |
| 2009 | PFC Oleksandriya | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Tytan Armyansk | 32 | (13) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | FC Tavria-Skif Rozdol | 24 | (25) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Prokopchenko is a product of the FC Torpedo Zaporizhia football academy.[1] He became noticeable during couple of seasons in the Ukrainian First League when he was among the top scorers playing for Feniks-Illichovsk[1] and Tytan.
In 2003 he tried unsuccessfully to sign with FC Dinamo Minsk in Belarus.[2] After relegation of FC Torpedo Zaporizhia in 2003, Prokopchenko was actively looking to return to professional football trying to sign with SC Olkom Melitopol that was coached by his former first coach Vyacheslav Tropinin.[1][3]
References
- Vitaliy Prokopchenko: "All players play for the victory" (Виталий Прокопченко: "Все футболисты играют на победу"). UA-Football. 25 September 2008
- Interseason. "Neman" is in the middle of scandal (МЕЖСЕЗОНЬЕ. "Неман" в центре скандала). Pressball. 19 February 2003
- Football (Футбол). Mestnie vesti. 9 July 2004
External links
- Vitaliy Prokopchenko at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- Vitaliy Prokopchenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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