Serhiy Valyayev (; born 16 September 1978) is a retired Ukrainian

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and manager.

Club career

Valyayev become one of several footballers that were bought by

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in 2005 by the new manager

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. Since then, the team has won three bronze titles in the Ukrainian championship.

International career

Valyayev was called up to the national team of Ukraine when Metalist Kharkiv began having successes in UEFA Cup, finishing on top of their group. He was called up along with fellow team-mates

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and

Valentyn Slyusar Valentyn Slyusar (born 15 September 1977) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played ...

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for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008.Mykhailychenko called up three players from Metalist
– UA-Football.com, , 10 November 2008 His second appearance for the team was significant, as he scored the opening goal in the tenth minute of a friendly match against

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on 10 February 2009.

International goal

:''Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Profile on Official Metalist website
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