Oleksandr Radchenko

Not to be confused with Aleksandr Radchenko, the Russian footballer, born 1993.

Oleksandr Borysovych Radchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Борисович Радченко; 19 July 1976 – 7 February 2023) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Oleksandr Radchenko

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Borysovych Radchenko
Date of birth	(1976-07-19)19 July 1976
Place of birth	Zhdanov, Soviet Union (now Mariupol, Ukraine)
Date of death	7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 46)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Azovets Mariupol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Metalurh Mariupol	146	(4)
1997–2002	Dynamo Kyiv	23	(1)
1997–2002	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	121	(4)
1997–2001	→ Dynamo-3 Kyiv	7	(0)
2001–2002	→ Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (loan)	26	(0)
2002–2006	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	87	(2)
2007–2009	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	27	(1)
2009	Volyn Lutsk	0	(0)
2010	Nove Zhyttia Andriivka
International career
1997	Ukraine U21	2	(0)
2002–2005	Ukraine	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Radchenko was born in present-day Mariupol, Ukraine. His career started with Azovets Mariupol in 1993. In 1995, the team became FC Metalurg Mariupol. He then debuted in the Vyscha Liha when he transferred to Dynamo Kyiv in a match versus Torpedo Zaporizhzhia on 9 July 1997. He played at Dynamo Kyiv from 1997 to 2003, going out on loan to Zakarpatiia Uzhhorod in 2001. In 2003, he transferred to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk before finishing his career with Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and Volyn Lutsk.

Radchenko made 17 appearances for the Ukraine national team from 2002 to 2005.^[2]

Death

Radchenko died on 7 February 2023, at the age of 46.^[3]