Myron Markevych

Myron Bohdanovych Markevych (Ukrainian: Мирон Богданович Маркевич; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who manages Karpaty Lviv.

Myron Markevych
Personal information
Full name Myron Bohdanovych Markevych
Date of birth (1951-02-01) 1 February 1951
Place of birth Vynnyky, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Karpaty Lviv (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Karpaty Lviv 0 (0)
1973 SKA Lviv
1974 Spartak Ordzhonikidze 0 (0)
1977–1978 Torpedo Lutsk 59 (7)
Managerial career
1978 Torpedo Lutsk (assistant)
1984–1987 Torpedo Lutsk
1988–1989 Podillya Khmelnytskyi
1990 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
1991–1992 Volyn Lutsk
1992–1995 Karpaty Lviv
1995 Podillya Khmelnytskyi
1996 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
1996–1998 Karpaty Lviv
1999–2001 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
2001–2002 Karpaty Lviv
2002 Anzhi Makhachkala
2003–2004 Karpaty Lviv
2005–2014 Metalist Kharkiv
2010 Ukraine
2014–2016 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2023– Karpaty Lviv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He has worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League[1] and for the Ukraine national team.[2][3] He holds the record for coaching the most matches (500 as on 15 August 2011) in the Ukrainian Premier League.[4]

A former midfielder, he made 59 appearances in the Soviet Second League for Torpedo Lutsk.

Playing career

Markevych played as a midfielder for Karpaty Lviv (reserves), SCA Lviv, Spartak Ordzhinikidze, and Torpedo Lutsk.

Coaching career

Graffiti. 2010

Markevych graduated from the Institute of Physical Education in Lviv and the Supreme school of coaches in Moscow in 1983. He has managed a number of teams, devoting most of his career to Karpaty Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv. He last served as manager of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Markevych was appointed head coach of the Ukraine national team in early February 2010,[5] but left six months later,[3] submitting his resignation to the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) by fax on 21 August 2010. Initially, the legal department of FFU stated that such a document could only be submitted in its original form and the fax copy could not be accepted.[6][7] Ultimately, the FFU accepted his resignation and appointed Yuriy Kalitvintsev as caretaker manager.[8][9]

In June 2023, Markevych returned for the fifth time to Karpaty Lviv.[10]

Personal life

Markevych is of Polish descent by maternal grandfather.[11] He is fluent in English and Polish. He is married and is the father of two sons, Ostap Markevych and Yuriy Markevych.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spartak Ordzhonikidze 1974 1010
Torpedo Lutsk 1977 Soviet Second League 364364
1978 Soviet Second League 233233
Total 597597
Career total 59710607

Honours

Manager

Karpaty Lviv

Metalist Kharkiv

  • Ukrainian Premier League runner-up: 2013; third place (6) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

References

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