Mykhaylo Sokolovskyi

Mykhaylo Hryhorovych Sokolovskyi (Ukrainian: Михайло Григорович Соколовський; born 15 November 1951) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as a scout for FC Metalurh Donetsk.

Mykhaylo Sokolovskyi

Personal information
Full name	Mykhaylo Hryhorovych Sokolovskyi
Date of birth	(1951-11-15) 15 November 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Sloviansk, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970	Avanhard Kramatorsk	40	(1)
1971	SKA Kyiv	9	(1)
1972	Chernihiv	35	(11)
1973	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	38	(5)
1974–1987	Shakhtar Donetsk	400	(87)
1988	Krystal Kherson	45	(3)
Managerial career
1995–1996	Shakhtar Donetsk (assistant)
1999	Metalurh Donetsk
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

For the big number of games played for Shakhtar Donetsk he received the Club Loyalty Award in 1987. He was the most titled player of Shakhtar Donetsk during the Soviet Union, and he is considered to be one of the most legendary players in the history of the club.^[1]

Personal life

His son Denys Sokolovskyi was also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Super Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Avanhard	1970	40	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	1
SKA Kyiv	1971	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	1
Chernihiv	1972	35	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	35	11
Metalurh Z	1973	38	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	38	5
Shakhtar	1974	27	5	7	0	-	-	-	-	34	5
	1975	29	11	1	0	-	-	-	-	30	11
	1976 (s)	14	1	4	0	-	-	-	-	18	1
	1976 (a)	15	1	-	-	6	1	-	-	21	2
	1977	29	5	2	0	-	-	-	-	31	5
	1978	29	5	9	2	2	0	-	-	40	7
	1979	32	4	5	0	2	2	-	-	39	6
	1980	33	6	8	2	2	0	-	-	43	8
	1981	32	6	4	1	-	-	1	0	37	7
	1982	26	12	5	0	-	-	-	-	31	12
	1983	34	15	5	2	4	1	-	-	43	18
	1984	34	7	4	0	2	1	2	1	42	9
	1985	30	6	5	3	-	-	-	-	35	9
	1986	27	3	4	1	-	-	1	1	32	5
	1987	9	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	0
Krystal	1988	45	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	45	3
Total for Shakhtar		400	87	63	11	18	5	4	2	485	105
Career totals		567	108	63	11	18	5	5	2	652	126

Honours

• Soviet Top League runner-up: 1975, 1979.
• Soviet Top League bronze: 1978.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1980, 1983.
• Soviet Cup finalist: 1986.