Serhiy Omelyanovych

Serhiy Omelyanovych
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Omelyanovych
Date of birth (1977-08-13)13 August 1977
Place of birth Kadiivka, Soviet Union
Date of death 21 July 2015(2015-07-21) (aged 37)
Place of death Lobbes, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zorya Luhansk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Zorya-MALS Luhansk 5 (0)
1994–2001 Charleroi 83 (1)
2001–2002 Westerlo 13 (0)
2002–2005 Verbroedering Geel 46 (10)
2005 Allianssi 8 (2)
2006 Tubize 8 (1)
2006 Ethnikos Asteras 0 (0)
2006 Ronse 3 (0)
2007–2008 R.F.C. de Liège ? (?)
2008–2009 Wallonia Walhain ? (?)
2009–2010 FCLL ? (?)
International career
1994 Ukraine U16 7 (1)
1998 Ukraine U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
Third place1994 Republic of Ireland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Serhiy Leonidovych Omelyanovych (Ukrainian: Сергій Леонідович Омельянович; 13 August 1977 – 21 July 2015) was a Ukrainian professional footballer. He last played as a midfielder for FCLL and held Belgian citizenship.[1] His last name is sometimes transliterated as Omelianovitch. Omelyanovych was found dead on 21 July 2015 at his home. The cause of death was alcohol intoxication.[2]

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in the 1993–94 season for Zorya Luhansk.

Omelyanovych's talent caught the eye of Charleroi and he signed for the Belgian club in the summer of 1994. Sergei spent 7 years with the team. In the 2002/03 season he played for Westerlo and next three seasons for Verbroedering Geel. Omelianovitch signed for AC Allianssi in Finland for the 2005 season. In 2006, he returned to Belgium, signing a half-year contract with Tubize. In July 2006 he played for Ethnikos Asteras in Greece, just month after he left the club. He has also played for Ronse, R.F.C. de Liège and Wallonia Walhain. In September 2009 he signed for FCLL.

International career

Omelyanovych played for the Ukraine's youth national under-16 teams and Under-21. In 1994, he appeared at the European Under-16 Championship in Ireland, where Ukraine finished third.[3]

References

  1. ↑ L'ancien footballeur de Charleroi et de Liège, Sergei Omelianovitch, est décédé: il a été retrouvé sans vie à son domicile
  2. ↑ Belgilehti: Allianssin entisen kohupelaajan kuolinsyy selvisi – joukkuetoveri pyytää apua hautajaisiin, Ilta-Sanomat, 22 July 2015
  3. ↑ "Ukrainian Youth National Teams". ukrsoccerhistory.com. Retrieved 23 December 2007.

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