Ivan Chaus

He was born on 14 April 1967 in Chernihiv, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He became a businessman in the Chernihiv Oblast. He graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University in Chernihiv. He was one of the creators of historical and cultural center of Sofia Rusova and president of the Sofia Rusova Charitable Foundation.[2] In 2020 he became deputy of the Chernihiv Regional Council from the Servant of the People.[3]

In 1992 he become the president of Polissya Dobryanka. From 1999 to 2007 he was the president of the third-division side Desna Chernihiv, succeeding Volodymyr Khomenko.[4][5][6][7] In 2006 he facilitated the transfer of Andriy Yarmolenko from Yunist Chernihiv Youth.[8]

Chaus was invited back to help the president of the club Valeriy Korotkov,[9] and in 2009 was appointed as Vice-President in the presidency of Oleksandr Povorozniuk, but left the club shortly after his arrival. He later commented, "When I came to Desna Chernihiv for the second time in February this year, my main goal was to make Chernihiv football 'cleaner', to free it from the dirt that has accumulated recently. By dirt, I mean both bribing judges and turning a team into a 'swap card' in political games. My wish was sincere, because Desna is my home, I gave it almost 10 years of my life".[10][11][12] Ivan Chaus is currently Longest-serving President of the club in Chernihiv.[13]

He has a son, Maksym Chaus, who is a professional football player.[14]

• FC Desna Chernihiv

• Ivan Chaus at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Ivan Chaus on Facebook
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