Volodymyr Linke

Volodymyr Ivanovych Linke (born 27 March 1958) is a former professional football forward who played in his native city for FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Olimpik Kharkiv.

Volodymyr Linke

in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Volodymyr Ivanovych Linke
Date of birth	(1958-03-27) 27 March 1958 (age 67)
Place of birth	Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (president)
Youth career
1967–1972	Metalist Kharkiv
1972–1976	Sports boarding school Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1985	Metalist Kharkiv	315	(74)
1984–1985	→ Mayak Kharkiv (loan)	8	(2)
1985–1987	Naftovyk Okhtyrka	30	(2)
1987–1991	Mayak Kharkiv	18	(2)
1991–1992	Avanhard Merefa	15	(14)
1992–1993	Mayak Kharkiv	4	(2)
1993–1994	APK Morozovsk	26	(8)
1994–1996	Metalist Kharkiv	36	(3)
1996–1997	Spartak-Bratskiy Yuzhny	32	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovych and the family name is Linke.

In 2016, he became one of initiators who organized a corporation Avanhard Kharkiv that registered the revived FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.

External links

• Player profile
• Volodymyr Linke at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Shevchenko, L. Volodymyr Linke: Lifelong citizen of Kharkiv. Metalist Kharkiv stats website.