Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Shevchuk (Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Анатолійович Шевчу́к, born 13 May 1979) is a retired Ukrainian-born Russian professional footballer and manager, mainly known for his time as a player of FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He was capped over 50 times for the Ukraine national football team and he's holds the Russian citizenship.
 Shevchuk with Ukraine in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vyacheslav Anatoliyovych Shevchuk | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Lutsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rukh Lviv (general manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Volyn Lutsk | ||
| 1988–1990 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 1990–1993 | Torpedo Moscow | ||
| 1993–1996 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Kovel-Volyn Kovel | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 36 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 31 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 13 | (0) |
| 2002 | Metalurh Donetsk | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Metalurh-2 Donetsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 50 | (4) |
| 2005 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 162 | (4) |
| Total | 332 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2016 | Ukraine | 56 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Shakhtar Donetsk U-17 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| 2021–2024 | Veres Rivne (sporting director) | ||
| 2024– | Rukh Lviv (general manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
His position is at left back but he can also play as a central defender. Shevchuk has been a reliable back-up to Răzvan Raţ and has gradually increased his attacking play over the years.[2]
During Shakhtar's victory over Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih on 7 August 2011, Shevchuk scored his first goal for the club when he drilled home the second goal in a 2–0 win.[3]
To date, Shevchuk has won seven Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cup finals and the UEFA Cup.
In December 2016, Shevchuk announced his retirement from football.[4]
In September 2017, he began his coaching career, leading the Shakhtar U-17 team and received a UEFA Pro coaching diploma.[5]
Since October 2018, he headed the Premier League FC Olimpik Donetsk.[6] On 17 April 2019 Shevchuk left the post of head coach of FC Olimpik Donetsk.[7]
On 23 November 2021 Shevchuk was appointed as sporting director of Veres Rivne.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 1996–97 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 16 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 1997–98 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999–00 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2000–01 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Shinnik Yaroslavl | 2002 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 1 | |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2004–05 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2005–06 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total for Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| Total for Metalurh Donetsk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total for Shinnik Yaroslavl | 50 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 4 | |
| Total for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total for Shakhtar Donetsk | 162 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 239 | 4 | |
| Career totals | 292 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 387 | 10 | |
References
