Oleh Anatoliiovych Husiev (; born 25 April 1983) is a retired Ukrainian

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who played for

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. He mainly played as a right midfielder or a right-back. He made over 250

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appearances for Dynamo, winning the league three times in addition to four

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s and five Ukrainian Super Cups. A full international since 2003, Husiev earned over 95 caps, making him the nation's third-most capped player and fourth-highest international goalscorer of all time. He represented Ukraine at the

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and

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Club career

Husiev transferred to Dynamo in the summer of 2003. Following his strong display in the

, he was linked with a move to French side

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. However, Dynamo Kyiv President Ihor Surkis stated that Husiev, along with fellow players Artem Milevskyi and Ruslan Rotan, are "the future of Dynamo Kyiv". On 30 March 2014, Husiev suffered a knee to the head from goalkeeper Denys Boyko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv to

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) grabbing a ball in midair, this collision knocked him to the ground, where he laid motionless for a few seconds before one of the Dnipro midfielders, Jaba Kankava, ran over to open Husiev's mouth and moved his tongue to allow Husiev to breathe. Kankava is credited with possibly saving Husiev's life. On 20 September 2015, Husiev scored a penalty in a 0–2 away win against

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in the

, which was marked as his 100th competitive senior goal. Having left Dynamo Kyiv in December 2016, Husiev returned to Dynamo on 13 June 2017, signing a one-year contract. In 2018 it was announced that he is attending coaching class at the Kyiv Oblast Football Federation.

International career

Husiev made his senior international debut for

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on 20 August 2003, replacing fellow debutant Serhiy Tkachenko at half time in a 0–2 friendly defeat to

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at the Shakhtar Stadium in

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. He scored his first goal for the team on 17 November 2004, opening a 3–0 away win over

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in the ninth minute, for 2006 World Cup qualification. Husiev played all five of Ukraine's games as they reached the quarter-finals at their first World Cup in Germany, scoring the winner in their last-16

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against

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. He also played all of their matches as they co-hosted

with Poland, in a group stage exit.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Husiev goal.''

Honours

Dynamo Kyiv *

: 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2014–15 * Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 Individual * Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2005

References

External links

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at FC Dynamo * * *
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at footballcritic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Husiev, Oleh 1983 births Living people Ukrainian men's footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukraine men's under-21 international footballers FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Borysfen Boryspil players FC Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy players 2006 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2012 players Ukrainian Premier League players Men's association football midfielders Ukrainian football coaches Footballers from Sumy Oblast FC Dynamo Kyiv non-playing staff