Mykhaylo Ivanovich Sokolovsky ( uk, Михайло Іванович Соколовский; russian: Михаил Иванович Соколовский; born November 15, 1951) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

professional

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coach and a former player. Currently, he works as a scout for

FC Metalurh Donetsk Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015. History Club predecessor Football c ...

. For the big number of games played for

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 f ...

he received the Club Loyalty Award in 1987. He was the most titled player of

during the

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, and he is considered to be one of the most legendary players in the history of the club.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Soviet Top League The Soviet Top League, known after 1970 as the Higher League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу: Высшая лига), served as the top division of Soviet Union football from 1936 until 1991. The professional top level ...

runner-up: 1975, 1979. * Soviet Top League bronze: 1978. *

Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (russian: Кубок СССР),, be, Кубак СССР, uz, СССР Кубоги, kk, КСРО Кубогы, ka, სსრკ თასი, az, ССРИ кубоку, lt, TSRS taurė, ro, Cupa URSS ( Moldov ...

winner: 1980, 1983. * Soviet Cup finalist: 1986.

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Career summary by KLISF
1951 births Living people People from Sloviansk Soviet footballers Ukrainian footballers Soviet Top League players FC Kramatorsk players FC CSKA Kyiv players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Shakhtar Donetsk players FC Krystal Kherson players Ukrainian football managers FC Metalurh Donetsk managers Association football midfielders Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast {{USSR-footy-bio-stub