Serhiy Konovalov


Serhiy Konovalov is a Ukrainian current football coach and former football midfielder. He last played for FC Irpin Horenychi.

Career

Konovalov is a product of the Dnipro Higher School of Physical Culture.
He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Konovalov was the first player to score in a competitive match for the Ukraine national team, as he netted after 29 minutes in their third UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 4 match against Estonia, following a 2-0 loss to Lithuania and a 0-0 draw with Slovenia. The match finished 3-0 thanks to an Urmas Kirs own goal and a goal from Timerlan Huseinov. Ukraine eventually finished 4th in the group and failed to qualify for the tournament. Was married. He is now in civil marriage. Three children: Nikita Konovalov, Sonia Konovalova, Nazarii Konovalov.
He played domestically for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv and Borysfen Boryspil, as well as for South Korean club Pohang Steelers, Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem, Chinese club Qingdao Beilaite and Azerbaijani club Inter Baku.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
27 April 1993Odessa, Ukraine1 goal1–1Friendly match
13 November 1994Kiev, Ukraine1 goal3–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
20 March 1999Tbilisi, Georgia1 goal1–0Friendly match

Coaching career

Konovalov in July 2011 joined FC Sevastopol as assistant coach. On 27 November 2013 he was appointed as interim coach of FC Sevastopol.