Serhiy Krulykovskyi (; 28 November 1945 – 2 October 2015) was a Soviet-era Ukrainian football player. He was a three-time champion of the USSR as a part of

Dynamo Kyiv The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...

from 1966 to 1968.

Career

Krulykovskyi started his football career in 1958 as part of a youth league. In 1961, he joined

FC Polissya Zhytomyr Football Club Polissya Zhytomyr () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Zhytomyr, Polesia, Polissya. It plays in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, following promotion from the 20 ...

as part of the

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. In 1963, however, he moved on to play for Dynamo Kyiv, but debuted in the 1964 season. His team won the

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that year and he was rewarded as the best debutante of that year. He was part of the

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from 1966 to 1968. During this time, he played 87 matches and kicked two goals. From 1971 to 1973, however, he played for

FC Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959

and afterwards for

MFC Mykolaiv MFС Mykolaiv (''Municipal Football Club "Mykolaiv"'', ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Mykolaiv. It is one of the oldest football clubs that exists in Ukraine. Originally was established as a football team of the Black Sea Shipyard, s ...

. After he retired from his career, Krulykovskyi coached a children's team in Odesa. He later was a staff member of the

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and also took part in the

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. He died on 2 October 2015.

References

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