Myron Bohdanovych Markevych (Ukrainian: Мирон Богданович Маркевич; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who manages Karpaty Lviv.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Myron Bohdanovych Markevych | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Vynnyky, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karpaty Lviv (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | (0) |
| 1973 | SKA Lviv | ||
| 1974 | Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 0 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Torpedo Lutsk | 59 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978 | Torpedo Lutsk (assistant) | ||
| 1984–1987 | Torpedo Lutsk | ||
| 1988–1989 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
| 1990 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
| 1991–1992 | Volyn Lutsk | ||
| 1992–1995 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 1995 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
| 1996 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | ||
| 1996–1998 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 1999–2001 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2002 | Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
| 2003–2004 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2005–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| 2010 | Ukraine | ||
| 2014–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
| 2023–2024 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He has worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League[1] and for the Ukraine national team.[2][3] He holds the record for coaching the most matches (500 as on 15 August 2011) in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4]
A former midfielder, he made 59 appearances in the Soviet Second League for Torpedo Lutsk.
Playing career
editMarkevych played as a midfielder for Karpaty Lviv (reserves), SCA Lviv, Spartak Ordzhinikidze, and Torpedo Lutsk.
Coaching career
editMarkevych graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Lviv and the Supreme school of coaches in Moscow in 1983. He has managed a number of teams, devoting most of his career to Karpaty Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv. He last served as manager of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Markevych was appointed head coach of the Ukraine national team in early February 2010,[5] but left six months later,[3] submitting his resignation to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) by fax on 21 August 2010. Initially, the legal department of FFU stated that such a document could only be submitted in its original form and the fax copy could not be accepted.[6][7] Ultimately, the FFU accepted his resignation and appointed Yuriy Kalitvintsev as caretaker manager.[8][9]
In June 2023, Markevych returned for the fifth time to Karpaty Lviv.[10]
Personal life
editMarkevych is of Polish descent by maternal grandfather.[11] He is fluent in English and Polish. He is married and is the father of two sons, Ostap Markevych and Yuriy Markevych.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak Ordzhonikidze | 1974 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Torpedo Lutsk | 1977 | Soviet Second League | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 1978 | Soviet Second League | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 7 | — | — | — | 59 | 7 | |||||
| Career total | 59 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 7 | ||||
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 11 April 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||||
| Torpedo Lutsk | 1984 | 1987 | 172 | 68 | 44 | 60 | 39.5 | |||||
| Podillia | 1988 | 31 May 1989 | 67 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 47.8 | |||||
| Kryvbas | 1990 | 30 April 1990 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 | |||||
| Volyn | 1991 | June 1992 | 63 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 46.0 | |||||
| Karpaty | July 1992 | June 1995 | 121 | 50 | 31 | 40 | 41.3 | |||||
| Podillia | 18 August 1995 | 25 September 1995 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 36.4 | |||||
| Kryvbas | March 1996 | June 1996 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 38.9 | |||||
| Karpaty | July 1996 | December 1998 | 87 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 54.0 | |||||
| Metalurh Z | March 1999 | May 2001 | 73 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 41.1 | |||||
| Karpaty | July 2001 | March 2002 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45.5 | |||||
| Anzhi | June 2002 | August 2002 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11.1 | |||||
| Karpaty | August 2003 | June 2004 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14.3 | |||||
| Metalist | July 2005 | February 2014 | 333 | 189 | 79 | 65 | 56.8 | |||||
| Ukraine | 30 January 2010 | 21 August 2010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | |||||
| Dnipro | 26 May 2014 | 30 June 2016 | 88 | 50 | 18 | 20 | 56.8 | |||||
| Karpaty | 1 June 2023[12] | 18 July 2024 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 77.3 | |||||
| Total | 1,117 | 541 | 263 | 313 | 48.4 | |||||||
Honours
editManager
editKarpaty Lviv
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 1993, 1999
- Ukrainian Premier League third place: 1998
Metalist Kharkiv
- Ukrainian Premier League runner-up: 2013; third place (6) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2014–15
- Ukrainian Premier League third place: 2015
Individual
- Top 50 Best Football Managers in the World according to FourFourTwo: 2015[13]
References
edit- ^ "Markevich took over Dnipro". Official FC Dnipro Site. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Akhmetov claims Surkis not doing his job professionally, Kyiv Post (18 February 2010)
- ^ a b Markevich leaves Ukraine helm Archived 4 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, UEFA (25 August 2010)
- ^ Information on Official Metalist Kharkiv website (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Markevych, Surkis sign contract of national football team's chief coach, Kyiv Post (21 April 2010)
- ^ Відставка Мирона Маркевича – коментар Юридичного відділу ФФУ (Resignation of Myron Markevych – comment from the Legal department of FFU
- ^ Kalitvintsev promises to continue where Markevych left off Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ukraine appoint Blokhin, Sky Sports (21 April 2011)
- ^ Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach, Reuters (21 April 2011)
- ^ "Легендарний камбек: Мирон Маркевич знову став головним тренером ФК "Карпати Львів"". myukraine.in.ua (in Ukrainian). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Мирон Маркевич: "І тут іде до мене чорт і простягає різку"
- ^ Маркевич вже підписав контракт з Карпатами
- ^ FourFourTwo's 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2015: 40-36, FourFourTwo (13 July 2015)
External links
edit- "Short biography" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
- Myron Markevych at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)