Volodymyr Ploskina

Volodymyr Ivanovych Ploskina (25 May 1954 – 10 May 2010) was a Ukrainian professional football player and coach.

Volodymyr Ploskina

Personal information
Full name	Volodymyr Ivanovych Ploskina
Date of birth	(1954-05-25)25 May 1954
Place of birth	Chynadiiovo, Ukrainian SSR
Date of death	10 May 2010(2010-05-10) (aged 55)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1974	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
1974–1975	Hoverla Uzhhorod	12	(0)
1976–1988	Chornomorets Odesa	419	(51)
Total		431	(51)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Ploskina was born on 25 May 1954, and raised in the Zakarpattia Oblast.^[1][2]

Career

Ploskina began his professional career in 1969, before signing with Chornomorets Odesa in 1975. As a player of Chornomorets, he played the most matches for the club (473). After retiring as a player, Ploskina became a youth coach with Shakhtar Donetsk.^[1]

In 1988, he was awarded the Club Loyalty Award for the time spent with Chornomorets Odesa. On September 1, 2012 at the FC Chornomorets Walk of Fame in memory of Volodymyr Ploskyna, a commemorative star was installed as one of the club's most outstanding players.^[3]

Death

Ploskina died on 10 May 2010, aged 55, after a serious illness.^[2]