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Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
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Oleksandr Shovkovskyi

Athlete · born January 2, 1975

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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Shovkovskyi is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently in charge of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~18Joined FC Dynamo Kyiv1993
  2. ~18Joined Ukraine national under-21 football team1993
  3. ~19Joined Ukraine men's national football team1994

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