Oleh Bazylevych
Oleh Petrovych Bazylevych (Ukrainian: Оле́г Петро́вич Базиле́вич; also: Bazilevich, Bazylewicz; 6 July 1938 – 16 October 2018[1]) was a Ukrainian footballer, football (soccer) coach, and sport administrator. He holds titles of the Master of Sports of the USSR, Merited Coach of the Soviet Union, and Merited Coach of Ukraine.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oleh Petrovych Bazylevych | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 2018 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Kyiv, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1966 | Dynamo Kyiv | 161 | (63) |
| 1966 | Chornomorets Odesa | 35 | (6) |
| 1967–1968 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 32 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| 1971 | Shakhtar Kadiivka | ||
| 1972 | Avtomobilist Zhytomyr | ||
| 1972–1973 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 1974–1976 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1976 | USSR (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| 1979 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| 1979 | USSR | ||
| 1980–1982 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| 1984 | Zorya Voroshilovhrad | ||
| 1985 | Ukrainian SSR junior team | ||
| 1986 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 1987–1988 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| 1988–1989 | Bulgaria (consultant) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Ukraine | ||
| 1995–1996 | Kuwait (olympic) | ||
| 1997 | Al Kuwait Kaifan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Bazylevych played club football for Dynamo Kyiv, Chornomorets Odesa and Shakhtar Donetsk, winning the Soviet Top League with Dynamo Kyiv in 1961 and the USSR cup in 1964.[2] Bazylevych played for Dynamo Kyiv from 1957 to 1965 in 161 matches and scored 53 goals.[1]
This player was noted for his high speed, technique of ball possession and excellent play in the air. He is remembered for often locking himself in the far post of Valery Lobanovsky. The Bazylevych-Lobanovsky duo scored 11 of the team's 29 goals in the 1966 tournament.[3]
Following his playing career, Bazylevych became a manager. As a co-manager with Valeriy Lobanovskyi Bazylevych won with Dynamo Kyiv the 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1975 European Super Cup (and a bronze medal with the Soviet Union Olympic football team at the 1976 Summer Olympics).[1]
Bazylevych was fired from the position of the head coach of the Ukraine main team in 1994 when his team managed to lose at home to Lithuania 0:2 in its first game of official competitions. From 1998 to 2001 lead the FFU Committee that worked with national teams.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of match updated 12 September 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
 Ukraine |
27 April 1993 | 7 September 1994 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36.36 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36.36 | ||
Awards
- Champion USSR: 1961 (player), 1974, 1975 (coach)
- Silver medals of USSR Championship: 1960, 1965 (player)
- Soviet Cup: 1964 (player), 1974 (coach)
- Cup Winners' Cup: 1975 (coach)
- UEFA Super Cup: 1975 (coach)
- Olympics bronze medal: 1976 (coach)
Death
In January 2017, there were reports of Bazilevich's incurable Parkinson's disease, with which Oleh fought for many years.[5]
On 16 October 2018, Oleh Bazylevych died in Kyiv. He was buried in the Central Avenue of the Baikove Cemetery.[6]
References
- (in Ukrainian) The legendary player and coach of Dynamo Kyiv died, Ukrayinska Pravda (16 October 2018)
- "Oleg Petrovich Bazilevich". KLISF. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- (uk)Одесити в київському “Динамо”, або історія однієї фотографії, Я - спортивний, 20.05.2022
- Oleg Bazilevich Died, Rossiyskaya Gazeta (16 October 2018)
- Владимир Мунтян: Ажиотаж вокруг болезни Олега Базилевича неуместен // kp.ua
- Выдающегося украинского футболиста и тренера Олега Базилевича похоронят 18 октября на Байковом кладбище в Киеве