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{{Short description|Ukrainian footballer (1948–2024)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Ivanovych|Fomenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Mykhaylo Fomenko
| name = Mykhaylo Fomenko
| fullname = Mykhaylo Ivanovych Fomenko
| image = Mykhaylo Fomenko 2013.jpg
| image= Mykhaylo Fomenko 2013.jpg
| caption = Fomenko in 2013
| full_name = Mykhaylo Ivanovych Fomenko
| caption=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|9|19}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1948|9|19}}
| birth_place = [[Mala Rybytsia]], [[Sumy Oblast]], [[Ukrainian SSR]]<br>[[Soviet Union]]
| birth_place = Mala Rybytsia, [[Sumy Oblast]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union|USSR]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2024|4|29|1948|9|19}}
| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}
| death_place = [[Sumy]]
| currentclub =
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1962–1965
| youthyears1 = 1962–1965
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Spartak Sumy]]
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Spartak Sumy]]
| years1 = 1965–1970
| years1 = 1965–1970
| years2 = 1970–1972
| years3 = 1972–1979
| clubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Spartak Sumy]]
| clubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Spartak Sumy]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]]
| clubs3 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| caps1 = 48
| caps1 = 48
| caps2 = 59
| caps3 = 173
| goals1 = 8
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 1970–1972
| clubs2 = [[FC Zorya Luhansk|Zorya Luhansk]]
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 1
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1972–1979
| clubs3 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| caps3 = 173
| goals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 280
| totalcaps = 280
| totalgoals = 9
| totalgoals = 9
| nationalyears1 = 1972–1976
| nationalyears1 = 1972–1976
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| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1979
| manageryears1 = 1979
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Frunzenets Sumy]]
| manageryears2 = 1980–1985
| manageryears2 = 1980–1985
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] (as instructor)
| manageryears3 = 1985–1986
| manageryears3 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Desna Chernihiv|Desna Chernihiv]]
| manageryears4 = 1987
| manageryears4 = 1987
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (1959–2013)|Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih]]
| manageryears5 = 1987–1990
| manageryears5 = 1987–1990
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]]
| manageryears6 = 1990–1991
| manageryears6 = 1990–1991
| managerclubs6 = [[Al-Rasheed]] and [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| manageryears7 = 1991–1992
| manageryears7 = 1991–1992
| manageryears8 = 1993
| manageryears9 = 1994
| manageryears10 = 1994
| manageryears11 = 1994–1996
| manageryears12 = 1996–2000
| manageryears13 = 2000–2001
| manageryears14 = 2001–2002
| manageryears15 = 2003
| manageryears16 = 2003–2005
| manageryears17 = 2005
| manageryears18 = 2005–2008
| manageryears19 = 2010–2011
| manageryears20 = 2012–2016
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Frunzenets Sumy]]
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] (as instructor)
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Desna Chernihiv|Desna Chernihiv]]
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih|Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih]]
| managerclubs5 = [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]]
| managerclubs6 = [[Al-Rasheed]] / [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Avtomobilist Sumy]]
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Frunzenets Sumy|Avtomobilist Sumy]]
| manageryears8 = 1993
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| manageryears9 = 1994
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Veres Rivne|Veres Rivne]]
| managerclubs9 = [[FC Veres Rivne|Veres Rivne]]
| manageryears10 = 1994
| managerclubs10 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]
| managerclubs10 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]
| manageryears11 = 1994–1996
| managerclubs11 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv]]
| managerclubs11 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv]]
| manageryears12 = 1996–2000
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| managerclubs12 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| manageryears13 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs13 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|CSKA Kyiv]]
| managerclubs13 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|CSKA Kyiv]]
| manageryears14 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs14 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| managerclubs14 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| manageryears15 = 2003
| managerclubs15 = [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhia|Metalurh Zaporizhia]]
| managerclubs15 = [[FC Metalurh Zaporizhia|Metalurh Zaporizhia]]
| manageryears16 = 2003–2005
| managerclubs16 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| managerclubs16 = [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
| manageryears17 = 2005
| managerclubs17 = [[FC Spartak Sumy|Spartak Sumy]] (vice-president)
| managerclubs17 = [[FC Spartak Sumy|Spartak Sumy]] (vice-president)
| manageryears18 = 2005–2008
| managerclubs18 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]]
| managerclubs18 = [[SC Tavriya Simferopol|Tavriya Simferopol]]
| manageryears19 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs19 = [[FC Salyut Belgorod|Salyut Belgorod]]
| managerclubs19 = [[FC Salyut Belgorod|Salyut Belgorod]]
| manageryears20 = 2012–2016
| managerclubs20 = [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
| managerclubs20 = [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Football at the Summer Olympics|football]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]| [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]| [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
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'''Mykhaylo Ivanovych Fomenko''' ({{langx|uk|Михайло Іванович Фоменко}}; 19 September 1948 – 29 April 2024) was a Ukrainian [[association football|football]] player and coach.


'''Mykhaylo Fomenko''' ({{lang-ua|Михайло Іванович Фоменко}}; born 19 September 1948) is a Ukrainian former [[association football]]er and former head coach of the [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]].<ref name=KP261212FHUT>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/sport/ukraines-football-federation-taps-fomenko-to-coach-national-team-318175.html Ukraine's football federation taps Fomenko to coach national team], [[Kyiv Post]] (26 December 2012)</ref> As a player, he was capped 24 times for the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]],<ref name=KP261212FHUT/> and, as a head coach, became the second ever manager – after [[Oleh Blokhin]] – to take Ukraine to an international finals tournament, reaching [[UEFA Euro 2016]].
As a player, he was capped 24 times for the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]],<ref name=KP261212FHUT>[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/sport/ukraines-football-federation-taps-fomenko-to-coach-national-team-318175.html Ukraine's football federation taps Fomenko to coach national team], [[Kyiv Post]] (26 December 2012)</ref> and, as a head coach, became the second ever manager – after [[Oleh Blokhin]] – to take the [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]] to an international finals tournament, reaching [[UEFA Euro 2016]].


Fomenko was famous for his coaching in [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], winning its first Ukrainian gold medals for the club, first Ukrainian Cup for the club and most notably, defeating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the first leg of the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] tournament. Barcelona, under [[Johan Cruyff]] and with such star players as [[Ronald Koeman]] and [[Pep Guardiola]], ended up to be finalist of that UEFA Champions League season.
Fomenko was famous for his coaching in [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], winning its first Ukrainian gold medals for the club, first Ukrainian Cup for the club and most notably, defeating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the first leg of the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] tournament. Barcelona, under [[Johan Cruyff]] and with such star players as [[Ronald Koeman]] and [[Pep Guardiola]], ended up to be finalist of that UEFA Champions League season.


Fomenko died in [[Sumy]] on 29 April 2024, at the age of 75.<ref>[https://suspilne.media/sumy/734245-pomer-pocesnij-gromadanin-sum-mihajlo-fomenko/ Помер почесний громадянин Сум Михайло Фоменко] {{in lang|uk}}</ref>
== Career ==


=== Playing ===
== Playing career ==
Fomenko was an integral part of [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'s achievements in the 1970s at the club level, which included hoisting the 1975 Winners Cup and Super Cup.<ref name=KP261212FHUT/>
Fomenko was an integral part of [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]'s achievements in the 1970s at the club level, which included hoisting the 1975 Winners Cup and Super Cup.<ref name=KP261212FHUT/>


=== Coaching ===
== Coaching career ==
After graduating the [[Higher School of Coaches (Moscow)|Higher School of Coaches]] in Moscow in 1979, Fomenko has coached numerous Ukrainian clubs, most notably Dynamo Kyiv. With Fomenko the club won its first Ukrainian gold medals, first Ukrainian Cup both in 1993 and most notably, beating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the very first leg of the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] tournament. Barcelona ended up to be finalist of that 39th season of the UEFA Champions League. Before that success, in the end of 1989, he promoted Georgian club [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]] to the Soviet Top league and in 2001 reached Ukrainian Cup final with [[CSKA Kyiv]] what is the best result in club's history.
After graduating from the [[Higher School of Coaches (Moscow)|Higher School of Coaches]] in Moscow in 1979, Fomenko coached numerous Ukrainian clubs, most notably Dynamo Kyiv. With Fomenko the club won its first Ukrainian gold medals, and its first Ukrainian Cup, both in 1993 and most notably, beating [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the first leg of the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] tournament. Barcelona ended up being finalist of that 39th season of the UEFA Champions League. Before that success, in the end of 1989, he promoted the Georgian club [[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]] to the Soviet Top league and in 2001 reached the Ukrainian Cup final with [[CSKA Kyiv]], which was the best result in the club's history.


On 26 December 2012, Fomenko was given a one-year contract – with a possible second-year extension – as head coach of [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]]<ref name=KP261212FHUT/> after the [[Football Federation of Ukraine]] had failed to retain [[Harry Redknapp]] and [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] for the role.<ref name=KP261212FHUT/> Fomenko coached Ukraine to six [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] wins, coming against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] (twice), [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]], [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]], [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] and [[France national football team|France]], as well as one draw against [[England national football team|England]].
On 26 December 2012, Fomenko was given a one-year contract&nbsp;– with a possible second-year extension&nbsp;– as head coach of the [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine national team]]<ref name=KP261212FHUT/> after the [[Football Federation of Ukraine]] had failed to retain [[Harry Redknapp]] and [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] for the role.<ref name=KP261212FHUT/> Fomenko coached Ukraine to six [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] wins, coming against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] (twice), [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]], [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]], [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] and [[France national football team|France]], as well as one draw against [[England national football team|England]].


After placing second in their qualifying group, Ukraine was matched against France in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Second Round|second round of UEFA qualifiers]]. Despite winning the first leg 2–0 at home, Ukraine fell 3–0 away to lose 3–2 on aggregate, thus failing to make the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup finals]]. Despite this, Fomenko indicated he would like to continue is his role and lead Ukraine in its [[UEFA Euro 2016]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|qualifying campaign]], and on 6 February 2014, the Football Federation of Ukraine announced it had extended his contract until the end of 2015.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/sport/183175.html Fomenko to continue working with Ukraine's national football team until end of 2015], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (6 February 2014)</ref>
After placing second in their qualifying group, Ukraine was matched against France in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|second round of UEFA qualifiers]]. Despite winning the first leg 2–0 at home, Ukraine fell 3–0 away to lose 3–2 on aggregate, thus failing to make the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup finals]]. Despite this, Fomenko indicated he would like to continue in his role and lead Ukraine in its [[UEFA Euro 2016]] [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|qualifying campaign]], and on 6 February 2014, the Football Federation of Ukraine announced it had extended his contract until the end of 2015.<ref>[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/sport/183175.html Fomenko to continue working with Ukraine's national football team until end of 2015], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (6 February 2014)</ref>


Fomenko ultimately led Ukraine to successful qualification to the Euro 2016 finals in France after finishing in third place in its [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|qualifying group]], setting up a playoff matchup against [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]]. [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs|Here]], Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate to ensure the nation's spot in France. Fomenko subsequently extended his contract to coach Ukraine up to Euro 2016 until 30 July 2016, though he was promised another extension should Ukraine perform well at Euro 2016. Ukraine, however, had a disastrous tournament, losing all three group stage matches, including a defeat against the then world champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]] (0–2) and, most shockingly, a loss to [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] (0–2), which sent Ukraine to an early exit.
Fomenko ultimately led Ukraine to successful qualification in the Euro 2016 finals in France after finishing in third place in its [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group C|qualifying group]], setting up a playoff matchup against [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]]. [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs|Here]], Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate to ensure the nation's spot in France. Fomenko subsequently extended his contract to coach Ukraine up to Euro 2016 until 30 July 2016, though he was promised another extension should Ukraine perform well at Euro 2016. Ukraine, however, had a disastrous tournament, losing all three group stage matches, including a defeat against the then world champions [[Germany national football team|Germany]] (2–0) and, most shockingly, a loss to [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] (2–0), which sent Ukraine to an early exit.

== Honours ==

=== Player ===
; Club
* [[Soviet Top League]] (3): 1974, 1975, 1977
* [[Soviet Cup]] (2): 1974, 1978
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1975 European Super Cup|1975]]

; International
* [[UEFA European Championship]]
:* Runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]
* [[Olympic Games]]
:* Bronze: [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]

=== Manager ===
* [[Ukrainian Premier League|Ukrainian Top League]]: [[1992–93 Ukrainian Premier League|1993]]
* [[Ukrainian Cup]]
:* Winner: [[1992–93 Ukrainian Cup|1993]]
:* Runner-up: [[2000–01 Ukrainian Cup|2001]]


==Managerial statistics==
==Managerial statistics==
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== Honours ==

=== Player ===
'''Dynamo Kyiv'''
* [[Soviet Top League]]: 1974, 1975, 1977
* [[Soviet Cup]]: 1974, 1978
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1975 European Super Cup|1975]]

'''Soviet Union'''
* [[Olympic Games]] bronze: [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Merited Master of Sport of the USSR]]

=== Manager ===
'''Dynamo Kyiv'''
* [[Ukrainian Premier League|Ukrainian Top League]]: [[1992–93 Ukrainian Premier League|1993]]
* [[Ukrainian Cup]]: [[1992–93 Ukrainian Cup|1993]]; runner-up: [[2000–01 Ukrainian Cup|2001]]


==References==
==References==
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*[http://ukrsoccerhistory.com/sources/pages.aspx?page=superstar&cp=23 Biography in Russian]
*[http://ukrsoccerhistory.com/sources/pages.aspx?page=superstar&cp=23 Biography in Russian]
*[http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/fomenko.html Profile]
*[http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/players/fomenko.html Profile]
*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/mykhailo-fomenko-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/mykhailo-fomenko-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Mykhailo Fomenko}}
*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/mykhailo-fomenko-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/mykhailo-fomenko-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Mykhailo Fomenko}}
* {{Footballfacts.ru}}


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{{SC Tavriya Simferopol managers}}
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 6 January 2025

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

Mykhaylo Fomenko
Fomenko in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mykhaylo Ivanovych Fomenko
Date of birth (1948-09-19)19 September 1948
Place of birth Mala Rybytsia, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Date of death 29 April 2024(2024-04-29) (aged 75)
Place of death Sumy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1962–1965 Spartak Sumy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1970 Spartak Sumy 48 (8)
1970–1972 Zorya Luhansk 59 (1)
1972–1979 Dynamo Kyiv 173 (0)
Total 280 (9)
International career
1972–1976 USSR 24 (0)
Managerial career
1979 Frunzenets Sumy
1980–1985 Dynamo Kyiv (as instructor)
1985–1986 Desna Chernihiv
1987 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
1987–1990 Guria Lanchkhuti
1990–1991 Al-Rasheed and Iraq
1991–1992 Avtomobilist Sumy
1993 Dynamo Kyiv
1994 Veres Rivne
1994 Guinea
1994–1996 CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv
1996–2000 Metalist Kharkiv
2000–2001 CSKA Kyiv
2001–2002 Metalist Kharkiv
2003 Metalurh Zaporizhia
2003–2005 Metalist Kharkiv
2005 Spartak Sumy (vice-president)
2005–2008 Tavriya Simferopol
2010–2011 Salyut Belgorod
2012–2016 Ukraine
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's football
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mykhaylo Ivanovych Fomenko (Ukrainian: Михайло Іванович Фоменко; 19 September 1948 – 29 April 2024) was a Ukrainian football player and coach.

As a player, he was capped 24 times for the Soviet Union,[1] and, as a head coach, became the second ever manager – after Oleh Blokhin – to take the Ukraine national team to an international finals tournament, reaching UEFA Euro 2016.

Fomenko was famous for his coaching in Dynamo Kyiv, winning its first Ukrainian gold medals for the club, first Ukrainian Cup for the club and most notably, defeating Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League tournament. Barcelona, under Johan Cruyff and with such star players as Ronald Koeman and Pep Guardiola, ended up to be finalist of that UEFA Champions League season.

Fomenko died in Sumy on 29 April 2024, at the age of 75.[2]

Playing career

[edit]

Fomenko was an integral part of Dynamo Kyiv's achievements in the 1970s at the club level, which included hoisting the 1975 Winners Cup and Super Cup.[1]

Coaching career

[edit]

After graduating from the Higher School of Coaches in Moscow in 1979, Fomenko coached numerous Ukrainian clubs, most notably Dynamo Kyiv. With Fomenko the club won its first Ukrainian gold medals, and its first Ukrainian Cup, both in 1993 and most notably, beating Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League tournament. Barcelona ended up being finalist of that 39th season of the UEFA Champions League. Before that success, in the end of 1989, he promoted the Georgian club Guria Lanchkhuti to the Soviet Top league and in 2001 reached the Ukrainian Cup final with CSKA Kyiv, which was the best result in the club's history.

On 26 December 2012, Fomenko was given a one-year contract – with a possible second-year extension – as head coach of the Ukraine national team[1] after the Football Federation of Ukraine had failed to retain Harry Redknapp and Sven-Göran Eriksson for the role.[1] Fomenko coached Ukraine to six 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification wins, coming against Poland (twice), Moldova, Montenegro, San Marino and France, as well as one draw against England.

After placing second in their qualifying group, Ukraine was matched against France in the second round of UEFA qualifiers. Despite winning the first leg 2–0 at home, Ukraine fell 3–0 away to lose 3–2 on aggregate, thus failing to make the 2014 World Cup finals. Despite this, Fomenko indicated he would like to continue in his role and lead Ukraine in its UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, and on 6 February 2014, the Football Federation of Ukraine announced it had extended his contract until the end of 2015.[3]

Fomenko ultimately led Ukraine to successful qualification in the Euro 2016 finals in France after finishing in third place in its qualifying group, setting up a playoff matchup against Slovenia. Here, Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate to ensure the nation's spot in France. Fomenko subsequently extended his contract to coach Ukraine up to Euro 2016 until 30 July 2016, though he was promised another extension should Ukraine perform well at Euro 2016. Ukraine, however, had a disastrous tournament, losing all three group stage matches, including a defeat against the then world champions Germany (2–0) and, most shockingly, a loss to Northern Ireland (2–0), which sent Ukraine to an early exit.

Managerial statistics

[edit]
As of 21 June 2016
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Ukraine December 2012 June 2016 37 24 6 7 064.86
Total 37 24 6 7 064.86

Honours

[edit]

Player

[edit]

Dynamo Kyiv

Soviet Union

Individual

Manager

[edit]

Dynamo Kyiv

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Ukraine's football federation taps Fomenko to coach national team, Kyiv Post (26 December 2012)
  2. ^ Помер почесний громадянин Сум Михайло Фоменко (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Fomenko to continue working with Ukraine's national football team until end of 2015, Interfax-Ukraine (6 February 2014)
[edit]
  • Biography in Russian
  • Profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mykhailo Fomenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  • Mykhaylo Fomenko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Edit this at Wikidata
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