Serhii Karpov (; born 1 May 1982) is a Ukrainian retired professional

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who played as a

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and current goalkeeping coach for

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Early life

Serhii Karpov was born on 1 May 1982 in

Oleksandriia Oleksandriia (, ) is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion and . Oleksandriia is located within the Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area. In 2001, it had a population of 93,357, a ...

, Ukraine. He began playing football at the age of seven with Krystal Oleksandriya. His first coaches Anatolii Akulich and Yevhenii Abramovich identified him as a goalkeeper. He continued training with Krystal until 2000.

Club career

Karpov signed his first professional contract with Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya in 2001.

Oleksandriia

In 2004 Karpov joined MFC Oleksandriia. He made his debut during a 3:3 draw against Vorskla-2 Poltava on 31 July 2004. During the

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season he made twenty-seven appearances according to Lander. He also featured in one cup game. Next season he also featured in one cup game. During league season he played in nine matches.

Junsele

In 2006 Karpov joined Swedish club

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who played in Division 3.

Zirka

In 2007 Karpov returned to play in Ukraine. He joined Zirka Kirovohrad.

Olimpik

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season Karpov began with Olimpik Kirovohrad. His debut came in a 1:0 loss to Illichivets-2 Mariupol on 25 July 2007. He played in thirty-two league games.

Arsenal

Karpov became Arsenal Kharkiv player in 2008. He made his debut in a 1:0 win against

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on 2 August. He featured in thirteen matches and one cup game.

Enerhetyk

Karpov joined Enerhetyk in 2009. His debut came in a 0:0 draw with

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on 30 March. During the

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season he played in twelve games. During

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season he made four appearances.

Mykolaiv

Karpov joined

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in the winter transfer window of 2010. His debut came on eightieth minute during a 5:0 loss to

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on 3 April 2010. He made six appearances during

season. Next season he featured in seventeen games and one cup game. He became group champions and won promotion to the First League. Karpov was selected as the Mykolaiv Oblast Player of the Year for 2010. He played in

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only one match. That game was a 2:1 loss to Zirka Kropyvnytskyi on 23 July. He left Mykolaiv after the 12 August match against

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Return to Enerhetyk

Karpov rejoined Enerhetyk in August 2011 and made his debut on 26 August in a 3:0 loss to Tytan Armiansk. He wore jersey number thirty-two. He made twenty-four league appearances in

and featured once in a cup.

Pervomaisk

For the 2013 season Karpov played for Pervomaisk in Pervomaisk. He played in Mykolaiv Oblast championship and

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. Pervomaisk long-time manager Mykola Flakei in 2021 listed Karpov as one of the best goalkeepers for the team.

Burevisnyk

Karpov joined amateur club Burevisnyk from

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which was playing in Kirovohrad Oblast championship in April 2014. During 2015 season his club won the Kirovohrad Oblast Cup.

Shliakhovyk

In 2016 Karpov joined Shliakhovyk Oleksandriia. There he played for two years in Kirovohrad Oblast Championship.

UkrAhroKom

In 2018 when amateur club UkrAhroKom was recreated, Karpov joined the club. He played in Kirovohrad Oblast Championship and next year he featured in

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Shliakhovyk

Karpov rejoined Shliakhovyk in 2019. He won the Kirovohrad Oblast Cup that year. Karpov was also playing coach for the team.

Inhul-Ahro-Lend

During 2021 He joined another amateur club Inhul-Ahro-Lend from Berezivka.

Charity tournaments

On 24 December 2021 a futsal tournament involving twelve teams took place. Karpov played for a team called СК27. On 15 May 2022 Karpov took part in a charity match to support Ukrainian Armed Forces. He played for Shliakhovyk and was the best goalkeeper of the tournament. In August 2022 another charity futsal tournament named "Cup of glory of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" took place in Pervozvanivka, near

Kropyvnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi (, ) is a city in central Ukraine, situated on the Inhul, Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name several times. The settlement ...

. Karpov played for team named "Veteran" and was chosen as best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Coaching career

Oleksandriia

Karpov began working as a goalkeeping coach for the

U-21 team in 2014. During

2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 The 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19 season were competitions between the reserves of Ukrainian Premier League Clubs and the Under 19s. The events in the senior leagues during the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League, 2014–1 ...

season, Oleksandriia reserves team took part in the competition for the first time. Karpov was the goalkeeping coach. In August 2021 when Oleksandriia academy was created, he became one of six coaches to train over 200 young players born between 2006 and 2015.

Nyva

On 2 March 2023 Nyva Ternopil announced signing of Karpov as a goalkeeping coach.

Kremin

Karpov joined the club on 17 July 2023 as a goalkeeping coach. He signed a one-year contract with the club. When Ihor Klymovskyi joined Kremin as a manager and replaced Roman Loktionov, Karpov remained a goalkeeping coach. On 27 November 2023 Kremin announced that Karpov and the club agreed on mutual contract termination.

Kudrivka

Karpov followed Roman Loktionov to

on 27 November 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Mykolaiv *

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Burevisnyk *Kirovohrad Oblast Cup: 2015 Shliakhovyk *Kirovohrad Oblast Cup: 2019 Individual *Mykolaiv Oblast Player of the Year: 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karpov, Serhii 1982 births Living people People from Oleksandriia Footballers from Kirovohrad Oblast Ukrainian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship players Division 3 (Swedish football) players FC Krystal Oleksandriia players FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi players FC Olimpik Kropyvnytskyi players FC Arsenal Kharkiv players FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn players MFC Mykolaiv players Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden FC Kremin Kremenchuk non-playing staff FC Kudrivka non-playing staff