Denys Yanchuk
Denys Yanchuk (born 14 August 1988) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder and was also a football manager. He is currently the general manager for FC Continentals in the Canadian Soccer League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denys Mykolayovych Yanchuk | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Iskra-Skirts | 6 | (0) |
2006–2008 | FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi | 24 | (0) |
2009–2016 | FC Ukraine United | ||
2017 | FC Vorkuta B | 4 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2020 | FC Vorkuta | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Ukraine
Yanchuk played at the local regional level with Iskra-Skirts in 2006.[1] For the remainder of the 2006 season, he played with Podillya Khmelnytskyi.[2] He made his debut for the club on July 21, 2006, against FC CSKA Kyiv.[2] In total, he played in 19 matches for Podillya.[3] He returned to play with Podillya the following season to play in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League.[3] In 2007, the club secured promotion to Ukrainian Second League where he appeared in 4 matches.[3]
Canada
In 2008, he played abroad in the Ontario Soccer League with FC Ukraine United.[4][3] During his tenure with Ukraine United, he won the OSL Central Regional Division title, George Finnie Cup, and the Great Lakes Cup.[5] In 2016, he played an instrumental role along with Vladimir Koval, and Andrei Malychenkov in bringing Ukraine United into the Canadian Soccer League.[6][7] In his debut season in the CSL, he served as club president while remaining an active player.[8]
He continued playing in the Canadian Soccer League in 2017 with FC Vorkuta in the Second Division.[9][10] He returned to play with Vorkuta's reserve team in 2019 where he contributed a goal to secure the championship title against the Serbian White Eagles.[11]
Managerial career
He began to transition into the administrative side of soccer and became involved with the ownership of FC Vorkuta which included persuading the organization to join the professional ranks.[12][13][14] As a result, Vorkuta secured a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League in 2017.[12] He served as the general manager and assistant coach for Samad Kadirov in 2018.[15] Yanchuk would primarily recruit players from the Ukrainian football market which allowed Vorkuta to develop into an elite team in the CSL.[16][17] Throughout the 2018 season, the club won its first CSL Championship against Scarborough SC.[18][19][20] The club found additional success in the league's second division where their reserve team secured the double.[18][19]
He continued in his role as general manager with Vorkuta for the 2019 season.[21] The club found further success in 2019 when they clinched the First Division title and the reserve squad once more defended their double.[22] In 2020, he was assigned head coach responsibilities for Vorkuta.[23][24] He managed to lead Vorkuta to their second title after defeating Scarborough.[25][24][26][27] In 2021, he became an agent for UEFA.[28] For the 2022 season, Vorkuta was renamed FC Continentals where he once again returned to his role as general manager.[29] The club managed to secure their third championship title after defeating Scarborough once more in the finals.[30]
References
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- "Changing Ukrainian Presence in Canadian Soccer….CSL bid by FC Ukraine United". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "«Нашого цвіту по всьому світу»" ["Our flowers around the world"]. SPORTARENA.com (in Russian). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- "FC Ukraine United | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- "FC Vorkuta » Roster". www.fcvorkuta.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
- Adamson, Stan (27 October 2019). "Scarborough on Top.....Vorkuta B wins Second Division Championship". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- Malakhov, Igor (17 November 2020). "Это «Воркута», детка: бизнес родом из детства" [This is Vorkuta, Baby: Business Comes from Childhood]. kp.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "«Нас постоянно просили снять «колючку» с логотипа»: как живет клуб с воркутинскими корнями в Канаде" [“We were constantly asked to remove the “thorn” from the logo”: how a club with Vorkuta roots lives in Canada]. bnkomi.ru. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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- "Генеральний менеджер FC Vorkuta Денис Янчук: «Наступного сезону ми будемо ще сильнішими» — Чернівці Спорт" [FC Vorkuta General Manager Denis Yanchuk Next Season We Will Be Even Stronger]. chernivtsisport.com (in Ukrainian). 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Жизнь футбольной «Воркуты» из Канады: не делят русских и украинцев, платят почти среднюю зарплату по стране, на логотипе – колючая проволока" [The life of the football Vorkuta from Canada: they don’t divide Russians and Ukrainians, they pay almost the average salary in the country, there is barbed wire on the logo]. Sports.ru. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "«Воркута» – один из лучших клубов Канады. У него на эмблеме колючая проволока" [Vorkuta is one of the best clubs in Canada. He has barbed wire on his emblem.]. sport.business-gazeta.ru (in Russian). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- Adamson, Stan (14 October 2018). "Vorkuta, Vorkuta, Vorkuta Spells Three CSL Titles". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- Chernaya, Luba (25 October 2018). "Футбольная команда «Воркута» – трижды чемпион!" [The Vorkuta football team is a three-time champion!]. Canadian Courier (in Russian). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "ДЕНИС ЯНЧУК: «СПОРТИВНІ ЦІЛІ У «ВОРКУТИ» НАЙВИЩІ»" [Denys Yanchuk: Vorkuta's Sporting Goals are the Highest]. chernivtsisport.com. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "Новини Хмельницького "Є"" [Two more football players from Khmelnytskyi will play in Canada]. ye.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- Adamson, Stan (4 November 2019). "Let's Pay Tribute to Scarborough... and not forget Vorkuta's Troika achievement". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "FC Vorkuta – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- Rosip, Dmitry (8 November 2020). "Клуб в Канаде назвали в память о жертвах сталинских лагерей. Его создал юрист из России" [The club in Canada was named in memory of the victims of the Stalinist camps. It was created by a lawyer from Russia]. www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- Adamson, Stan (18 October 2020). "Vorkuta Rally for CSL Championship Victory". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
- Besedin, Sergey (13 January 2021). "Клуб мигрантов из России и Украины стал чемпионом Канады. ФК «Воркута» из Торонто, на эмблеме — колючая проволока - 13 января 2021 - Sport24" [The club of migrants from Russia and Ukraine became the champion of Canada. FC "Vorkuta" from Toronto, on the emblem - barbed wire]. sport24.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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- Adamson, Stan (30 December 2021). "CSL in Retrospect......Reflecting on the 2021 season". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- "CSL Kickoff Sunday……Three matches start regular season | FC Continentals". continentalsfc.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- "«Если что-то может отвлечь от войны, то это футбол». Как живет канадский футбольный клуб, где игроки — из Украины, а директор — из Воркуты" ["If anything can take your mind off the war, it's football." How does a Canadian football club live, where the players are from Ukraine, and the director is from Vorkuta]. vot-tak.tv. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.