Vitaliy Vernydub

Vitaliy Yuriyovych Vernydub (Ukrainian: Віталій Юрійович Вернидуб; born 17 October 1987) is a Ukrainian football manager and retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Vitaliy Vernydub

Personal information
Full name	Vitaliy Yuriyovych Vernydub
Date of birth	(1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (assistant)
Youth career
1997–2000	DYuSSh Smena Saint Petersburg[2]
2000–2004	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	95	(5)
2004–2006	→ Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia	21	(2)
2007	→ Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	9	(0)
2012–2015	Zorya Luhansk	73	(5)
2015–2018	Gabala	45	(2)
2018–2022	Zorya Luhansk	82	(2)
2022–2023	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	11	(1)
Total		336	(17)
International career
2005	Ukraine U18	2	(0)
2007	Ukraine U21	2	(0)
2014	Ukraine	1	(0)
Managerial career
2023–	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (assistant)
2025–	Ukraine U21 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Club

Vernydub is a graduate of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system, where he was trained by Oleksandr Rudyka. He was loaned off to Kryvbas Kryvyy Rih for the second half of the 2006–2007 season, where he managed to play 9 matches for the club. Vernydub debuted for the senior Metalurh Zaporizhzhia team on 13 July 2007, at a home game against rivals Karpaty Lviv, which the club won 1–0.

Gabala

On 11 June 2015, Vernydub signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.^[3] On 11 May 2017, Vernydub signed a new one-year contract,^[4] leaving Gabala on 31 May 2018.^[5]

Return to Zorya Luhansk

On 19 June 2018, Vernydub signed a two-year contract with Zorya Luhansk.^[6]

Return to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

On 2 July 2022 he moved to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.^[7]

International career

Personal life

His father Yuriy Vernydub is a formal coach of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2018^[8][9][10]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia (loan)	2003–04	Ukrainian Second League	5	0			-		-		5	0
	2004–05		3	1			-		-		3	1
	2005–06		11	1			-		-		11	1
	2006–07		2	0			-		-		2	0
	Total		21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan)	2006–07	Ukrainian Premier League	9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	2007–08	Ukrainian Premier League	18	3	1	0	-		-		19	3
	2008–09		29	1	1	0	-		-		30	1
	2009–10		15	1	1	0	-		-		16	1
	2010–11		21	0	3	0	-		-		24	0
	2011–12		12	0	0	0	-		-		12	0
	Total		95	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	99	5
Zorya Luhansk	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	8	2	1	0	-		-		9	2
	2012–13		15	1	0	0	-		-		15	1
	2013–14		26	0	1	0	-		-		27	0
	2014–15		23	2	4	0	4	0	-		31	2
	Total		72	5	8	0	4	0	0	0	84	5
Gabala	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	11	0	3	0	8	0	-		22	0
	2016–17		14	2	3	0	14	1	-		31	3
	2017–18		20	0	1	0	4	0	-		25	0
	Total		45	2	7	0	26	1	-	-	78	3
Career total			242	14	19	0	30	1	0	0	291	15

International

Ukraine
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	1	0
Total	1	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2014^[9]

Personal life

He is a son of the Ukrainian coach Yuriy Vernydub.