Pavlo Leonidovych Shkapenko (; 16 December 1972 – 17 April 2023) was a Ukrainian professional
footballer
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who played as an
attacking midfielder
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.
Club career
Shkapenko made his professional debut in the
Soviet First League
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in 1990 for
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
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.
Death
Shkapenko died on 17 April 2023, at the age of 50.
Honours
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Ukrainian Premier League
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Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
champion: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.
*
Ukrainian Cup
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winner: 1993, 1996.
* 17 games, 2 goals in European club competitions, including 1 game for
FC Torpedo Moscow
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in the
UEFA Cup 2000–01
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.
External links
Pavlo Leonidovych Shkapenko – International Appearances*
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References
1972 births
2023 deaths
Footballers from Zaporizhzhia
Soviet men's footballers
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukraine men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
FC Dynamo Kyiv players
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players
FC CSKA Kyiv players
FC CSKA-2 Kyiv players
FC Elista players
FC Torpedo Moscow players
FC Torpedo-2 players
FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players
FC Tom Tomsk players
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
Soviet Top League players
Soviet First League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Russian Premier League players
Russian First League players
Russian Second League players
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
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