Yevhen Levchenko

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Yevhen Levchenko
Personal information
Full name	Yevhen Levchenko
Date of birth	January 2, 1978 (1978-01-02) (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Kostiantynivka, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Groningen
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993–1994 1994–1995 1996 1996–1997 1996–1998 1998–2000 2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–present	Metalurh Kostiantynivka Shakhtar Donetsk CSKA Moskva Vitesse Arnhem Helmond Sport Cambuur Leeuwarden Vitesse Arnhem Sparta Rotterdam FC Groningen	6 (0) 14 (1) 15 (2) 34 (6) 56 (9) 51 (13) 67 (7) 60 (11) 67 (12)
National team2
2001–	Ukraine	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Yevgeny Levchenko (born January 3, 1978 in Kostiantynivka) is a Ukrainian football midfielder. He currently plays for the Dutch club, FC Groningen. He also plays for the Ukraine national football team since the year 2001.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

Yevhen started out his football career in 1993 at local club Metalurh Kostiantynivka. The following year, the following year he was transferd to Shakhtar Donetsk, one of the best football clubs in Ukraine. Two seasons later, in 1996, Levchenko moved to a Russian club CSKA Moskva, from where he progressed to Vitesse Arnhem, and finally Helmond Sport. In 1998, Yevhen joined Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he played for two years. He played for Vitesse Arnhem again from the year 2000 until 2003, when he switched to Sparta Rotterdam. In 2005, Levchenko was transferred to another Dutch club FC Groningen, where he has been playing since.

In 2001 Levchenko has been called up to Ukrainian national team, he was announced as a part of the squad for 2002 World Cup qualification. He made his debut for Ukraine in a qualification game against Norway and has been capped twice since.

[edit] Personal life

Levchenko is married to actress and tv-personality Viktoria Koblenko.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yevhen Levchenko's official web site
• Levchenko at national-football-teams
• Yevhen Levchenko: career, fotos, goals, games

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