Yuriy Kulishenko
Yuri George Kulishenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Кулішенко) was a Ukrainian American international soccer player who earned one cap for the U.S. National and Olympic Teams in 1959.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Philadelphia Ukrainians | ? | (?) |
| Total | ? | (?) | |
| National team | |||
| 1959 | U.S. Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kulishenko played club soccer for the Philadelphia Ukrainians.[1] He was voted MVP of the American Soccer League in 1959.[2]
Kulishenko was a Ukrainian immigrant to U.S.A.[3]
References
- (in Ukrainian) Ukrainian Soccer Diaspora
- "Yuri Kulishenko Voted MVP In American Soccer League" (PDF). Ukrainian Weekly. May 2, 1959.
- (in Ukrainian) Football Federation of Ukraine profile
- Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine (April 2000). Encyclopedia of ethnicity and sports in the United States. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-313-29911-7.
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