Viktor Raskov (born May 8, 1984) is a Ukrainian former

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who played as a

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. He is currently the head coach for

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in the

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Career

Europe

Raskov began his career in 2002 in the

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with

FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa is former football team that was the reserve team of the FC Chornomorets Odesa. It was created out of the ''Chornomorets'' reserves team that competed in the Soviet competition in 1992. It was dissolved in 2020. History Th ...

and later signed with Dniester Ovdiopol. In 2005, he played in the

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

with

FC Arsenal Kharkiv FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the regional competitions of Kharkiv city. In 2005 on the base of the club was formed another club ''FC Kharkiv''. FC Arsenal has a well establish ...

, and with

FC Stal Kamianske FC Stal Kamianske ( uk, Сталь Кам'янське) was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier Leag ...

in 2006. The following season he went abroad to play in the

A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. The A Lyga is an abbreviation of Aukščiausia lyga meaning Highest League. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation LFF ( lt, Lietuvos Futbolo Federacija). The Aukš� ...

with

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. The remainder of his first tenure in Lithuania was spent with

FK Kruoja Pakruojis FK Kruoja Pakruojis was a Lithuanian football club from the city of Pakruojis. The team first played in the A Lyga, Lithuania's top football division, in 2009. They were promoted after FBK Kaunas and Atlantas Klaipėda FK Atlantas was a Li ...

. In 2010, he played in the

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with

MKP Pogoń Siedlce Miejski Klub Piłkarski Pogoń Siedlce is a Polish football club based in Siedlce. The football team is currently playing in II liga. Pogoń plays their home games at new Municipal Stadium, which is situated on John Paul II Road in the town. ...

. After one season in Poland, he returned to Šiauliai, where he finished as the club's top goalscorer with eight goals. He featured in the

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against

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. He also played in the

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Ukraine and Asia

He returned to Ukraine in 2011 to sign with

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. After several seasons with Helios, he signed with league rivals

FC Avanhard Kramatorsk Football Club Kramatorsk is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast. The club takes its history from a factory team of the Old Kramatorsk Machine-building Plant (SKMZ). History The club Avangard wa ...

. He played abroad once again this time in the

Uzbek League Uzbekistan Super League ( uz, O'zbekiston Superligasi), also called Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons ( uz, Coca-Cola O'zbekiston Superligasi / Coca-Cola Ўзбекистон Суперлигаси), is the top division ...

with

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throughout the 2014 season Following a brief stint in Central Asia, he returned to the Second League for the remainder of the season to play with

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Canada

In 2017, he played overseas in the

with

FC Vorkuta FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...

. For the 2019 season, he was transferred to the expansion franchise

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. In 2020, he returned to Vorkuta and assisted in securing Vorkuta's second

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after defeating

Scarborough SC Scarborough SC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. The team plays home games out of Birchmount Stadium in the district ...

Managerial career

Raskov was selected as an assistant coach under head coach

Andrei Malychenkov Andrey Yuryevich Malyshenkov (russian: Андрей Юрьевич Малышенков; born March 28, 1968) is a former Russian footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach for FC Continentals in the Canadian Soccer Lea ...

for

for the 2021 CSL season. He assisted Vorkuta in clinching the regular-season title, and the ProSound Cup in 2021. He also helped Vorkuta to the CSL Championship final but was defeated by Scarborough. In 2022, Vorkuta was rebranded as FC Continentals and was subsequently named the head coach. He shortly after reverted to his former position as an assistant coach to Malychenkov. Raskov under Malychenkov's tenure would help guide the club to their third championship after defeating Scarborough.

Honors

FC Vorkuta *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raskov, Viktor 1984 births Living people Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian football managers FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa players FC Dnister Ovidiopol players FC Arsenal Kharkiv players FC Stal Kamianske players FC Šiauliai players MKP Pogoń Siedlce players FC Helios Kharkiv players FC Kramatorsk players FC Real Pharma Odesa players FC Continentals players A Lyga players Uzbekistan Super League players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Association football forwards Ukrainian First League players Ukrainian Second League players Expatriate footballers in Poland Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) managers Footballers from Odesa III liga players