Andriy Rusol

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Anatoliyovych and the family name is Rusol.

Andrii Anatoliyovych Rusol (Ukrainian: Андрі́й Анато́лійович Ру́сол; born 16 January 1983) is a Ukrainian retired footballer who formerly played as a defender for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national team.

Andrii Rusol

Personal information
Full name	Andrii Anatoliyovych Rusol
Date of birth	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kirovohrad, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	SC Dnipro-1 (executive director)
Youth career
1997–1998	Zirka Kirovohrad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Zirka Kirovohrad	1	(0)
1998–1999	→ Zirka-2 Kirovohrad	9	(0)
1999–2003	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	40	(0)
2000	→ Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih	23	(0)
2003–2011	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	211	(9)
2003	→ Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk	8	(0)
Total		292	(9)
International career
2003	Ukraine U21	1	(0)
2004–2011	Ukraine	49	(3)
Managerial career
2011–2012	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (scout)
2012–2018	Dnipro (executive director)
2019–	Dnipro-1 (executive director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Andrii was a defender. He started his career with Zirka Kirovohrad in the 1998–99 season. He then transferred to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih for the 1999–2000 season. He played for Kryvbas until 2003, when he was transferred to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He played 117 matches for Dnipro and scored 5 goals. In the 2007–08 season, Rusol became the captain of Dnipro. He retired on 24 August 2011 due to back injuries, aged 28.

International career

Andrii made his debut for Ukraine on 31 March 2004.^[1] Since then, he has played 49 matches and scored 3 goals.^[2]

Andrii also scored Ukraine's first World Cup finals goal in the 4th minute against Saudi Arabia in the 2006 World Cup.^[3] Recently, he was the captain against Sweden and beat them 1–0.