Vyacheslav Shevchuk
![]() Shevchuk with Ukraine in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 |
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.
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 | |||||
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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

- ^ "Vyacheslav Shevchuk | First Team | FC Shakhtar Donetsk". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Shevchuk: A beard just refuses to grow". Shakhtar.com. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Shevchuk: I just drove the ball into the net". Shakhtar.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Thank you, Slava! Bravo, the legend!". shakhtar.com. Shakhtar Donetsk. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Vyacheslav Shevchuk spearheaded Shahtar U-17 — UA-Футбол
- ^ Vyacheslav Shevchuk spearheaded FC Olimpik Donetsk
- ^ "Vyacheslav Shevchuk left FC Olimpik Donetsk". Shakhtar.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Vyacheslav Shevchuk is new sporting director of Veres" (in українська). nkveres.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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