Pavlo Yakovenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Yakovenko.

Pavlo Yakovenko

Personal information
Full name	Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko
Date of birth	(1964-12-19) 19 December 1964
Place of birth	Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Obolon Kyiv (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Metalist Kharkiv	4	(0)
1982–1993	Dynamo Kyiv	161	(5)
1993–1994	Sochaux	6	(1)
Total		169	(6)
International career
1986–1990	USSR	19	(1)
1983	Ukrainian SSR
Managerial career
1994–1995	Metalurh Nikopol
1996–1997	Uralan Elista
1999	Uralan Elista
2001–2002	Borysfen-2 Boryspil
2002	Ukraine U19
2002–2004	Ukraine U21 (joint with Hennadiy Lytovchenko)
2004–2005	Khimki
2006–2007	Kuban Krasnodar
2007	Rostov
2008–2012	Ukraine U21
2020–2021	Obolon Kyiv
Medal record Men's football Representing Soviet Union UEFA European U-19 Championships 1982 Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko (Ukrainian: Павло Олександрович Яковенко) – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (Russian: Павел Александрович Яковенко; born 19 December 1964), is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the USSR national team at international level.

Playing career

Yakovenko was born in Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR. His superb build-up play during the mid-1980s made him the starting player for both Dynamo Kyiv and the USSR national team during their respective successful campaigns of winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and advancing to the top 16 in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. However, recurrent injuries had limited Yakovenko's playing time after 1987 and Yakovenko never returned to his earlier form, becoming a bench player at best.

In 1983, Yakovenko took part in the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in the team of Ukrainian SSR.

Coaching career

Yakovenko is a trusted Ukrainian coach who headed the Ukraine under-21 team on several occasions as well as other teams representing the country on the international arena. Yakovenko also coached several teams from the southern regions of the neighbouring Russian Federation such as Kuban Krasnodar and FC Rostov.

Personal life

He is the father of the Ukrainian footballers Oleksandr Yakovenko and Yuriy Yakovenko.

Career statistics

As of 19 June 2012

USR national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1986	7	1
1987	7	0
1988	4	0
1990	1	0

As of 19 June 2012

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 1986	Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato, Mexico	Hungary	1-0	6-0	1986 FIFA World Cup

Honours

• Ballon d'Or: 21st 1986

External links

• Pavlo Yakovenko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Pavlo Yakovenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)