Oleksandr Zavarov
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Full name | Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 April 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv (scout) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1977 | Zorya Luhansk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1977–1979 | Zorya Luhansk | 23 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 |
SKA Rostov | 64 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1983 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1983–1988 | Dynamo Kyiv | 136 | (36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Juventus | 60 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1995 |
Nancy | 133 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Saint-Dizier | ? | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1979 | USSR youth | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | USSR under-21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1990 |
USSR | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 |
Saint Dizier CO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | FC Wil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 |
FC Astana-1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | FC Arsenal Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Ukraine (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Ukraine (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Dynamo Kyiv (scout) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spelt Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov (
In 1986, he was named the best footballer in the
Early life
Zavarov was born in Luhansk to family of worker who worked at foundry for one of the city's factories. He started to play early in his life first on streets and then the Zorya sports school of Olympic reserves. Later as senior in school he was offered to enroll to the
With the Zorya sports school team, twice Zavarov reached finals of a children republican tournament "Leather Ball" but, alas, never won it.
Club career
Zavarov made his debut at professional level on April 27, 1979 in away match against the defending Soviet champion
In 1979 Zavarov was a student at the Voroshilovgrad Pedagogical Institute, but nonetheless received a notice from the Soviet military entrance processing office to carry out his
In 1981 Zavarov also made his first appearance in the European clubs' competitions on September 16 when SKA was hosting Turkish MKE Ankaragücü in the first round of 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup. The Soviets won 3:0 and Zavarov scored twice. In the next round SKA played against German Eintracht Frankfurt and again their first match of the two legs tie they played at home. The home win over the Germans also came about not without help of Zavarov.
SKA Rostov-na-Donu leadership tricked Zavarov accused him in being "
After being reinstated following his disqualification Zavarov joined the factory team where he worked
In 1983–88, he played for the Soviet-Ukrainian giants,
Zavarov later played for
He subsequently transferred to
International career
At the end of summer of 1979, Zavarov took part in the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship on the Soviet team losing in the final to Argentinians led by Diego Maradona. In one of the group stages matches Zavarov scored his only goal against Hungarians as a header from a corner kick. The final match against Argentine was one of his two that he actually witnessed from substitution bench.
In October of 1981 Zavarov played couple of matches for the under-21 team in group qualifications. Next month he had some issues with club.
Zavarov had 41 caps for the
Style of play
A creative, quick, agile and skilful
Despite the talent he demonstrated and the success he had both with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team at Euro 1988,[10] which earned him a reputation as one of the greatest players to ever come out of the Soviet Union,[14] his time in Italy with Juventus was less successful, and he failed to live up to initial expectations in Serie A.[9][15][16] Due to his inconsistent displays and his lack of accuracy in front of goal,[16][17] he drew criticism from the press, who also singled out his surprisingly poor work-rate and movement off the ball;[13][15] he was also accused of lacking confidence,[16] and of not being an effective assist-provider for the team.[18] Because of his timid character, it was also argued that he lacked the necessary leadership skills to carry the team,[16] and fill the void left by Michel Platini in the advanced midfield playmaking role during the post-Trapattoni crisis.[5]
Managerial career
Zavarov began his coaching career with
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 1979 | Vysshaya Liga | 23 | 7 | – | – | – | 23 | 7 | |||
SKA Rostov-na-Donu
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1980 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 7 | |||
1981 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 42 | 10 | |||
Total | 64 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 | ||
Zorya Voroshilovgrad | 1982 | Pervaya Liga | 30 | 10 | – | – | – | 30 | 10 | |||
Total | 53 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 17 | ||
Dynamo Kyiv | 1983 | Vysshaya Liga | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 33 | 8 | |
1984 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 8 | ||||
1985 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 40 | 14 | |||
1986 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 28 | 6 | |||
1987 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 8 | |||
1988 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
Total | 136 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 48 | ||
Vysshaya Liga | Total | 223 | 56 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 72 | |
Juventus | 1988–89 | Serie A | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 4 | |
1989–90 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | – | 41 | 9 | |||
Total | 60 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 13 | ||
Nancy Lorraine | 1990–91 | Division 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 7 | ||
1991–92 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 4 | ||||
1992–93 | Division 2 | 28 | 9 | – | – | – | 28 | 9 | ||||
1993–94 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||||
1994–95 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||||
Total | 134 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 25 | ||
Division 1 | Total | 58 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | |
Division 2 | Total | 76 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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USSR | 1985 | 4 | 0 |
1986 | 11 | 1 | |
1987 | 4 | 2 | |
1988 | 12 | 2 | |
1989 | 7 | 0 | |
1990 | 3 | 1 | |
Career total | 41 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Soviet Union's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zavarov goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 9 June 1986 | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
2. | 29 April 1987 | Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union |
East Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | |||||
3. | 3 June 1987 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying | |||||
4. | 31 March 1988 | Olympiastadion, West Berlin, West Germany | Argentina | 1–0 | 4–2 | Four Nations Tournament | |||||
5. | 19 October 1988 | Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Soviet Union |
Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1990 World Cup qual. | |||||
6. | 18 June 1990 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy | Cameroon | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | |||||
Correct as of 21 May 2016[19] |
Honours
Club
- SKA Rostov-na-Donu
Winner
- USSR Cup (1): 1981
- Dynamo Kyiv
Winner
- USSR Premier League (2): 1985, 1986
- 1987
- 1985–86
- Juventus
Winner
- Coppa Italia: 1989–90
- UEFA Cup: 1989–90
International
- Soviet Union
- FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1979
- 1988
Individual
- Soviet Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Ukrainian Team of the Century (poll by "Ukrainsky Futbol"): 2000[20]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1985–86 top scorer.[21]
- Ballon d'Or
Notes
- ^ Includes Super Cup, League Cup
References
- ^ 26 квітня 1961 року. Народився Олександр Анатолійович ЗАВАРОВ. today.org.ua
- ^ Ювентус - Наполи: История как Заваров сыграл не хуже Марадоны, но был еще Карека. www.ua-football.com. 23 April 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Олександр Заваров: »Професіонал завжди намагається виграти». fcdynamo.com. 19 April 2007
- ^ a b c d e f g h Із Заварова хотіли зробити другого Платіні. gazeta.ua. 26 April 2020
- ^ a b Simone Bianco (28 June 2013). "La chimera di Magrin" [Magrin's Chimera] (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Giancarlo Emanuel (23 June 2012). "Il 10 dopo Alex, la maglia che scotta" [The 10 after Alex, the number that burns] (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Da Platini a Del Piero, tutti i numeri 10 della Juventus aspettando Bernardeschi" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Giuliano De Matteis (24 July 2017). "Bernardeschi e la 10 della Juventus: ecco le leggende che l'hanno indossata" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b Furio Zara. "Zavarov, un talento rimasto incompiuto" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Giulio Di Feo; Andrea Schianchi (4 June 2012). "Il trampolino di lancio Zavarov, Rooney, Villa quando l' Euro fa volare" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Stefano Bedeschi (26 April 2010). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Aleksandr ZAVAROV" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Luca Argentieri (27 January 1987). "NUOVI MAESTRI ALL' OPERA" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b Licio Granello (28 September 1988). "PARLACI DI TE UOMO DI KIEV" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Gabriella Mancini (27 October 2000). "Lo Shevchenko segreto" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b "LO CHIAMAVANO SACHA IL BIDONE" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 12 September 1989. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d Marco E. Ansaldo (11 April 1990). "FATEMI TORNARE NELLA MIA KIEV" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "DUE CAMPIONI DA SCOPRIRE" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 30 September 1988. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ MARCO E. ANSALDO (1 March 1989). "CERCANDO IL VERO ZAVAROV" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Aleksandr Zavarov - national football team player". eu-football.info.
- ^ "Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov" (in Russian). ukrainiansoccer.net. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Cup Winners Cup Top Scorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
External links
- Player profile and statistics at Ukrsoccerhistory.com
- Profile of Zavarov on Arsenal Kiev official site
- Oleksandr Zavarov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ОЛЕКСАНДР ЗАВАРОВ - від заводу до Ювентуса за 6 років. Retrofootball.Ukraine (youtube). 1 October 2023