Denys Barvinko

Denys Barvinko (Ukrainian: Денис Анатолійович Барвінко; 16 February 1994 – 10 September 2021^[2]) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a left-back for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.^[3]

Denys Barvinko

Personal information
Full name	Denys Anatoliyovych Barvinko
Date of birth	(1994-02-16)16 February 1994
Place of birth	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Date of death	10 September 2021(2021-09-10) (aged 27)
Place of death	Dnipro, Ukraine
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
2007–2009	Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
2011	Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Metalist Kharkiv	7	(0)
2015	VPK Ahro Mahdalynivka (amateur)	0	(0)
International career
2012	Ukraine-18	3	(0)
2012	Ukraine-19	2	(0)
2012	Ukraine-20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Barvinko emerged from the FC Metalurh Zaporizhya and Metalist Kharkiv Youth School Systems. On 1 April 2012, he made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League for Metalist in a 1–1 draw with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, in which he assisted the equalizing goal scored by Marlos. Despite initial success, Barvinko retired from playing at the age of just 20 due to recurring injuries, and took up a coaching role.

In September 2021, he was admitted into hospital with hyperglycemia. As his condition worsened, he slipped into coma and died on 10 September 2021.^[4]