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Edmar (footballer, born 1980)
Ukrainian footballer (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edmar Galovskyi de Lacerda (Ukrainian: Едмар Галовський де Ласерда; born 16 June 1980) often known as simply Edmar, born as Edmar de Lacerda Aparecida, is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was naturalized as a Ukrainian and has played fifteen times and scored one goal for the Ukraine national football team.[1]
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Career
Club
On 21 February 2017, Boca Raton announced the signing of Edmar.[2]
International
Edmar made his debut for Ukraine on 10 August 2011, in a 0–1 loss against Sweden in a friendly match at his club ground in Kharkiv, replacing Ruslan Rotan for the final 17 minutes.
On 7 June 2013, his third cap, he made his first start in a 4–0 away win over Montenegro in qualification for the following year's World Cup.[3] Edmar was one of nine Ukrainian players on 6 September to score in their 9–0 thrashing of San Marino at the Arena Lviv in another qualifier.[4] On 15 November, he provided the pass to teammate Roman Zozulya for the first goal in a 2–0 victory over France, in the qualification play-off,[5] although France won on aggregate.
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Personal life
He got married on 13 December 2008 in Simferopol to Ukrainian Tetiana Halovska, a native of Simferopol Raion.[6]
As a naturalized Ukrainian citizen, on 20 July 2014, Edmar was called up to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the war in Donbas.[7]
Career statistics
International
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2014[8]
International goals
- As of 9 September 2013[8]
References
External links
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