Roman Butenko

Roman Anatoliyovych Butenko (Ukrainian: Роман Анатолійович Бутенко; 30 March 1980 – 30 November 2012) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Roman Butenko

Personal information
Full name	Roman Anatoliyovych Butenko
Date of birth	(1980-03-30)30 March 1980
Place of birth	Donetsk, Soviet Union, (now Ukraine)
Date of death	30 November 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 32)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1996	KhDVUFK-1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Shakhtar-2 Donetsk	111	(9)
2000	Shakhtar-3 Donetsk	2	(1)
2001	Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya	6	(1)
2001	Polissya Zhytomyr	6	(1)
2002	VAVK Volodymyrivka	4	(0)
2003–2004	Arsenal Kharkiv	52	(5)
2003	→ Helios Kharkiv (loan)	2	(1)
2006	Lokomotyv Dvorichna	3	(0)
2007	Banants	7	(1)
2007	Tytan Donetsk	9	(0)
2008–2009	Metalist Kharkiv	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Polissya Zhytomyr

In 2001 Butenko moved to the Ukrainian First League club Polissya Zhytomyr.

Metalist Kharkiv

In January 2008 Butenko moved to Metalist Kharkiv. He played initially for the reserves squad, but was promoted by head coach Myron Markevych to the senior squad in the beginning of the 2008–09 season.^[1] Butenko played 1 match for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Personal life

On 30 November 2012 Butenko died in a car accident.^[2]