Serhiy Konovalov
footballer
Serhiy Borysovych Konovalov (Ukrainian: Сергій Борисович Коновалов; born 1 March 1972) is a Ukrainian current football coach and former football midfielder.
Career
Konovalov is a product of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture (formerly Dnipropetrovsk Regional sport boarding school).
He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Konovalov was the first player to score in a competitive match for the Ukraine national team, as he netted after 29 minutes in their third UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4 match against Estonia, following a 2–0 loss to Lithuania and a 0–0 draw with Slovenia. The match finished 3-0 thanks to an Urmas Kirs own goal and a goal from Timerlan Huseinov. Ukraine eventually finished 4th in the group and failed to qualify for the tournament. Was married. He is now in civil marriage. Three children: Nikita Konovalov, Sonia Konovalova, Nazarii Konovalov.
He played domestically for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv and Borysfen Boryspil, as well as for South Korean club Pohang Steelers, Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem, Chinese club Qingdao Beilaite and Azerbaijani club Inter Baku.
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