Valeri Popovitch
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Valeri Aleksandrovich Popovitch | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth |
USSR | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 3 | (1) |
| 1987 | Lokomotiv Gorky | 3 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | CSKA Moscow | 25 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Spartak Moscow | 10 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | TPV | 48 | (26) |
| 1994 | Ilves | 12 | (3) |
| 1994–2008 | Haka | 323 | (170) |
| 1995–1996 |
→ Ikast (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2009 |
HJK | 16 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 |
Ilves | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| USSR U-17 | |||
| USSR U-19 | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 |
Ilves (player-coach) | ||
| 2012 | Haka (youth coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valeri Aleksandrovich Popovitch (
Ilves Tampere playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach
, signing a two-year contract. Currently he is a youth coach at FC Haka. Popovitch also holds the Finnish citizenship.
He has also capped several times for
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
in 1988. Popovitch played in both tournaments.
Popovitch played for
FC CSKA Moscow in Soviet First League and FC Spartak Moscow in the Soviet Top League.[citation needed][2]
Legacy
Popovitch holds a legendary status in Finland and especially in Valkeakoski, where his regarded as one of the best players ever to play for FC Haka. FC Haka retired his number, 14.
His son Anton Popovitch is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Ilves.
References
- ^ Interview with Valeri Popovitch eurosport.ru
- ^ "Popovich Valeriy Aleksandrovich". KLISF. Retrieved 30 March 2010.[dead link]