Oleh Mykolayovych Venhlinskyi (, born 21 March 1978) is a Ukrainian former professional
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er who played as a
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Club career
Oleh Venhlinskyi began his career with the Ukrainian powerhouse
Dynamo Kyiv
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, but made a name for himself after moving to
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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. He spent a long stint in the Dynamo's second team, but after transferring to
Dnipropetrovsk
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he became a favorite scoring a couple of impressive and decisive goals in
Ukrainian Premier League
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and
UEFA Cup
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for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In 2003, he was promised by experts an overwhelming career after earning the
Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
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award. However, Venhlynskyi is renowned for his numerous injuries that have hampered his career at certain points in his life. In 2005, he left Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for
AEK Athens
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in Greece, but was unable to solidify a first-place spot at the club. After a full-season with AEK Athens, Oleh returned to Ukraine to sign contract with
Chornomorets Odesa
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According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959Winter-break transfers 2009
International career
Venhlinskyi played his first international game in a friendly game on 15 July 1998 against Poland at home.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Venhlinskyi goal.''
Honours
Individual
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Ukrainian Footballer of the Year
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