Oleksandr Filiayev


Oleksandr Filiayev was a Ukrainian professional football player who played as striker and is known as the first captain in the history of FC Karpaty Lviv.

Playing and coaching career

Filiayev played in Moscow clubs' Zenit and Lokomotiv, before transferred to army club in Lviv – SKVO, that after was renamed as SKA. When in 1963 in Lviv was created a new football club Karpaty, he joined it and become the first captain of this club.
He made his debut for Karpaty in the winning game against FC Lokomotiv Gomel on 21 April 1963.
After his retirement he worked as an assistant manager and a teacher of the physical training in the School n6 in Lviv.
He died in Lviv on 21 June 2019.