Alexej Michajlytschenko
Date of Birth: 30.03.1963
Place of Birth, Vocational School. Born in Kyiv. Since 1973, a student at the 'Dynamo' football school.
Career. 1981-1990 - Player for 'Dynamo' Kyiv.
1990-1991 - Player for 'Sampdoria' (Genoa, Italy).
1991-1995 - Player for the 'Rangers' (Glasgow, Scotland).
1997-2002 - Coach of 'Dynamo' Kyiv.
From June 2002 to August 2004 - Head coach of 'Dynamo' Kyiv (took over the coaching staff after the sudden death of the master of Soviet and Ukrainian football, Valery Lobanovsky).
Since 2004 - Head coach of the Ukrainian youth national team.
On December 11, 2007, unanimous support for Alexei Michajlytschenko's candidacy for the position of head coach of the national team at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Federation (FFU). He replaced Oleg Blokhin, who resigned after an unsuccessful performance of the national team in the qualifying matches for Euro 2008.
Michajlytschenko's achievements as a player. Participation in 137 matches in the USSR championship, 39 goals scored. 18 matches in European competitions with 'Dynamo', 4 goals scored (a total of 28 matches, 5 goals in European competitions). 41 matches and 9 goals for the USSR national team. 14 matches and 7 goals for the Soviet Olympic national team. 2 matches for the Ukrainian national team. Participated in Euro 1992.
Olympic champion (1988, Seoul, South Korea).
Silver medalist at Euro 1988.
Winner of the Cup Winners' Cup (1986).
USSR champion (1985, 1986, 1990).
Silver medalist of the USSR championship (1988).
Bronze medalist of the USSR championship (1989).
Winner of the USSR Cup (1985, 1987, 1990).
Italian Serie A champion (1991).
Scottish champion (1992, 1993, 1994).
Winner of the Scottish Cup (1992).
Best footballer of the USSR (1988).
4th place in the poll of the publication 'France Football' (1988).
Coaching Career. Before the vote on the candidacy for the position of national coach, the president of the FFU, Grigori Surkis, stated that the Executive Committee was faced with a choice: Alexej Michajlytschenko or the coach of Dnipro Dnipro, Oleg Protasov (both were considered the most promising coaches). The latter accepted the federation's offer but simultaneously refused to leave his club, and the FFU's management did not agree to combine both positions. In the end, Alexej Michajlytschenko's candidacy was considered without alternatives.
The contract of the national coach was signed under the '2+2' scheme: for two years plus two more if the federation's management is satisfied with the results. He will, as Grigori Surkis said after the appointment, 'receive excellent financial motivation for first-class work.' And he noted that the FFU made the right choice. 'Michajlytschenko has the most important quality that will make him a top coach - the ability to find the 'soft spot' and be in the right place at the right time to responsibly and professionally oversee the national team's preparation process,' said the federation president.
In the qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup, where our main opponents were the teams from Croatia and England, Ukrainians predicted a third-place finish. But Alexej Michajlytschenko's wards managed to overtake the Croatians, mainly due to the historic victory over the English national team in Dnepropetrovsk, reaching second place in the group and advancing to the playoffs, where we faced Greece. The first match in Athens ended in a 0:0 draw, and the return match in the 'Donbass Arena' ended with a loss for the Ukrainians 0:1, and the Greeks went to the World Cup. Despite the defeat, Alexej Michajlytschenko did not resign and even stated that he was ready to continue working in his position. However, the FFU Executive Board did not share the coach's views, and in February 2010, Miron Markevych was appointed the new national coach.
In 2011, Alexey returned to Dynamo Football Club again, this time in an administrative capacity and occasionally part of the coaching staff.
On September 26, 2013, Michajlytschenko took over as sports director of the 'Dynamo' football team.
On August 15, 2019, Alexej Michajlytschenko was appointed head coach of 'Dynamo'.
On July 20, 2020, the 'Dynamo' club parted ways with head coach Alexei Michajlytschenko and his coaching staff.
Michajlytschenko's achievements as a coach. Ukrainian champion (2003, 2004).
Silver medalist of the Ukrainian championship (2002).
Winner of the Ukrainian Cup (2002).
Silver medalist at Euro 2006 (U-21, youth national team).
State awards and titles. Order of 'For Merit' II and III degrees. Order of 'Friendship of Peoples'. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1988). Honored Coach of Ukraine (2003).
Family. Alexej Michajlytschenko is married. He has two sons: Alexej (1983) and Matwei (2004).
29.03.2022.