Yevheniy Anatoliyovych Novak (; born 1 February 1989) is a Ukrainian retired professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
and current manager, who works as an assistant for Ukrainian club
Kolos Kovalivka
FC Kolos Kovalivka () is a professional Ukrainian football club from the village of Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast which competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, having been promoted from the Ukrainian First League on the 8 June 2019 for the first time ...
.
Club career
Dynamo Kyiv
Novak is a product of
Dynamo Kyiv
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, he made his debut with Dynamo-3 Kyiv on 28 April 2007 in a 0–0 home draw against Knyazha Shchaslyve and after more than a year, Novak made his debut with Dynamo-2 Kyiv on 10 August 2008 in a 2–2 away draw against Knyazha Shchaslyve.
Sevastopol
On 24 June 2012, Novak joined
Ukrainian First League
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side
Sevastopol
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. On 14 July 2012, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka after being named in the starting line-up.
Volyn Lutsk
On 5 July 2014, Novak joined
Ukrainian Premier League
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Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
side
Volyn Lutsk
FC Volyn Lutsk ( ) was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Lutsk.
Since its establishment in 1960, the club became the only major (professional) football club within Volyn Oblast and uncontested leader of football in the reg ...
. On 11 August 2014, he made his debut in a 0–1 away defeat against
Chornomorets Odesa
FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional 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 1959Roman Hodovanyi.
Vardar
On 1 September 2015, Novak joined
Macedonian First Football League
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side
Vardar
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after agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of continuation for two years. On 13 September 2015, he made his debut in a 5–1 home win against Horizont Turnovo after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Nikola Gligorov.
International career
Ukraine
Under-21
On 28 March 2009, Novak made his debut with Ukraine U21 in a
friendly match
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against Serbia U21 after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of Roman Zozulya, he was planned to be called up again from Ukraine U21 in February 2011 for friendly match against Switzerland U21, but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
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that to be scheduled to take place in October and November 2020.
Coaching career
In June 2023 was announced, that Novak retired from the professional football playing and was appointed as an assisatant manager to Yaroslav Vyshnyak in
Kolos Kovalivka
FC Kolos Kovalivka () is a professional Ukrainian football club from the village of Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast which competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, having been promoted from the Ukrainian First League on the 8 June 2019 for the first time ...
.
Personal life
In March 2014, Novak received a call-up from
Armed Forces of Ukraine
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, but stated that he was not going to join the army.