Oleh Mykhaylovych Matvyeyev ( ua, Олег Михайлович Матвєєв; born 18 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former
footballer.
Career
One of the most successful strikers at the start of the
Ukrainian Premier League. In 1997, he won the title of the League top scorer with 21 tallies. Together with
Serhiy Atelkin
Serhiy Atelkin ( ua, Сергій Ателькін, 8 January 1972 – 1 October 2020) was a Ukrainians, Ukrainian Association football, footballer. Atelkin became the first player from the independent Ukraine to play in the Italian Serie A.
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they were the best tandem nationwide. Under the Soviet Union, Matvyeyev and Atelkin played in the
Soviet Union U-16 football team. He is a staff member of
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was ...
.
Personal life
His son
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It may also refer to:
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is also a professional football player.
Career statistics
Club
References
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Posted on the Shakhtar's desk of honor as the League top scorer
External links
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Living people
1970 births
Footballers from Rostov-on-Don
Soviet footballers
Ukrainian footballers
Men's association football forwards
FC Rostov players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
FC Kremin Kremenchuk players
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players
FC Metalurh Donetsk players
FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk players
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia players
Soviet Top League players
Soviet First League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Ukrainian football managers
Ukrainian Premier League top scorers
FC Shakhtar Donetsk non-playing staff
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