Oleksandr Zotov

Oleksandr Zotov (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Зотов; born 23 February 1975) is a retired professional Ukrainian football midfielder.

Oleksandr Zotov

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Serhiyovych Zotov
Date of birth	(1975-02-23) 23 February 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth	Yenakiieve, Ukraine
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rukh Vynnyky (assistant)
Youth career
	UOR Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Silur Khartsyzk	32	(2)
1994	Metalurh Kostiantynivka	18	(1)
1994	SC Odesa	3	(0)
1995–1998	Chornomorets Odesa	92	(12)
1998–2001	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	59	(3)
2001	Vorskla Poltava	12	(2)
2001	→ Vorskla-2 Poltava	1	(0)
2001–2006	Metalurh Donetsk	114	(12)
2001–2002	→ Metalurh-2 Donetsk	3	(0)
2006–2008	Chornomorets Odesa	47	(1)
2008–2009	Metalurh Donetsk	19	(1)
2009	→ Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (loan)	8	(0)
2010	Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine	3	(0)
Total		411	(34)
International career
1996–1997	Ukraine-21	6	(0)
1996–2002	Ukraine	4	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Metalurh Donetsk U14
2012–2015	Metalurh Donetsk U19
2016	Stal Kamianske U19
2016–2017	Stal Kamianske U21
2017	Veres Rivne (assistant)
2017	Veres Rivne (caretaker)
2018–	Rukh Vynnyky (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Zotov is a product of UOR Donetsk. His professional debut, he made in lower leagues clubs from Donetsk Oblast where he played in 1992–1994. In 1994 Zotov moved to Odesa where he for short period played for the city team SC Odesa. In 1995 he debuted at Vyshcha Liha (Ukrainian Top League) playing for FC Chornomorets Odesa and later FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

In 2001 Zotov joined Metalurh Donetsk. Later he rejoined Metalurh Donetsk at the beginning of the 2008–09 from Chornomorets Odesa during the summer transfer season.

External links

• Profile on Official Metalurh Donetsk Website^[usurped]
• Profile on Football Squads
• Oleksandr Zotov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Oleksandr Zotov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Zotov at National-Football-Teams.com