Serhiy Konovalov (; born 1 March 1972) is a Ukrainian current football coach and former

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Career

Konovalov is a product of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture (formerly Dnipropetrovsk Regional sport boarding school). He capped for USSR Youth Team in

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. Konovalov was the first player to score in a competitive match for the Ukraine national team, as he netted after 29 minutes in their third UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4 match against Estonia, following a 2–0 loss to

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and a 0–0 draw with

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. The match finished 3-0 thanks to an

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own goal and a goal from Timerlan Huseinov. Ukraine eventually finished 4th in the group and failed to qualify for the tournament. Was married. He is now in civil marriage. Three children: Nikita Konovalov, Sonia Konovalova, Nazarii Konovalov. He played domestically for

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro (, ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club played its last season in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur League. The club was owned by Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi. In 2018, FC Dnipro was forced i ...

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and

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, as well as for South Korean club

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, Israeli club

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, Chinese club Qingdao Beilaite and Azerbaijani club

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International goals

:''Results list Ukraine's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Konovalov in July 2011 joined

FC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol () was a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season due to th ...

as assistant coach. On 27 November 2013 he was appointed as interim coach of FC Sevastopol.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Konovalov, Serhiy 1972 births Living people Footballers from Poltava Men's association football midfielders Soviet men's footballers Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Ukraine men's international footballers Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dnipro players FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk players FC Dynamo Kyiv players FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players Pohang Steelers players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players FC Arsenal Kyiv players FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv players FC Borysfen Boryspil players FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka players Shamakhi FK players K League 1 players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players FC Irpin Horenychi players Chinese Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in China Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Ukrainian football managers Ukrainian Premier League managers FC Sevastopol managers AFC Champions League Elite–winning players