Andriy Mykolayovych Polyanytsya () is a retired Ukrainian professional

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who played as a defender.

Playing career

Andrey Polyanitsa, started his career in 1999 with

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, where he played 67 matches and scored three goals. In 2002, he moved to Lukor Kalush, before moving to Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk the following season. In 2005 he moved to Stal Kamianske for two seasons, where he played 14 matches. In 2006 he moved to Krymteplytsia Molodizhne in

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, playing 34 matches over two seasons. In 2008 he played 11 matches and scored 1 goal for Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine and 9 matches with Naftovyk Okhtyrka. In summer 2010 he moved to

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where he played 10 matches and scored 1 goal. In January 2011, he moved to

where he played 7 matches. The following summer, he moved to Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, playing 22 matches and scoring 1 goal before moving to Poltava-2-Karlivka for the 2012–13 season. In 2013 he moved back to Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, where he played 23 matches and scored 2 goals. In 2014 he played 3 matches for Polesie Dobryanka youth side after which he moved to Avanhard Koryukivka, where he played 70 matches and scored 3 goals.

Coaching career

In August 2022 he was appointed assistant coach of

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. On 4 June 2025, he led the team as coach in the second leg of the Play-Offs against Skala Stryi at the Sokil Stadium.

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* 1982 births Living people Footballers from Chernihiv FC Desna Chernihiv players FC Kalush players FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia players FC Stal Kamianske players FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne players PFC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk players FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine players FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka players FC Avanhard Koriukivka players SDYuShOR Desna players Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Men's association football defenders SDYuShOR Desna managers FC Poltava players FC Chernihiv non-playing staff 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-footy-defender-1980s-stub