Vitaliy Vasylyovych Mandzyuk (born 24 January 1986 in Vilino, Crimea, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired Ukrainian football defender who last played for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. Previously he played for Dynamo Kyiv and was on loan to Arsenal Kyiv. He is a former player for the Ukraine national under-21 football team having made 12 appearances and the senior team. He is younger brother of the player of Oleksandr Mandzyuk. Currently he works as fitness coach for Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos Kovalivka.

Career

Dynamo Kyiv

Mandzyuk started his professional football career with Dynamo Kyiv in 2004. Going into the 2007–08 season, Mandzyuk got injured, having to undergo a surgery. This prevented from him playing for the rest of the year 2007, but he recovered to play for the second half of the season.

Vitaliy Mandzyuk

In July 2008, Mandzyuk was loaned off to Arsenal Kyiv along with teammate Denys Oliynyk.

Vitaliy Mandzyuk

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

On 23 December 2009, Mandzyuk was sold to Dnipro for an undisclosed fee.

Vitaliy Mandzyuk

International career

Mandzyuk was a regular member of the Ukraine national under-21 football team, and captained it on numerous occasions. On 23 August 2007, Mandzyuk scored the third goal in a friendly match victory against Moldova.

Mandzyuk was called up to the senior team of Ukraine for the friendly against Cyprus on 6 February 2008. He was called up along with fellow club member Fedoriv by manager Oleksiy Mykhailychenko after the injury of mainstream defenders Dmytro Chyhrynskyi and Nesmachnyi.

References

Honors

UEFA Europa League (1) runner-up 2014–15

External links

Player profile at the Dynamo Kyiv Official Website

Information by Vitaliy Mandzyuk at arsenal-kiev.com.ua

Football Federation of Ukraine Profile

1986 births

Living people

People from Bakhchysarai Raion

Ukrainian men's footballers

Ukraine men's international footballers

Ukrainian Premier League players

FC Dynamo Kyiv players

FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players

FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players

FC Arsenal Kyiv players

FC Dnipro players

Men's association football defenders