Yuriy Mykolayovych Vernydub (; born 22 January 1966) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.

Career

Vernydub made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1983 for FC Spartak Zhytomyr.

Yuriy Vernydub

From June 2009, he was an assistant coach with FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. After a spell as an assistant coach with FC Zorya Luhansk he was made interim head coach in November 2011 after Zorya's management dismissed head coach Anatoly Chantsev. He stayed at Zorya until 31 May 2019. After leaving Zorya, he coached Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk. He was appointed manager of Moldovan National Division club Sheriff Tiraspol on 18 December 2020. He won the 2020–21 Moldovan National Division in his first season at the club. In 2021, he led the team to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage — the first time a Moldovan club accomplished such a feat.

Yuriy Vernydub

On 8 June 2022, Sheriff Tiraspol and Vernydub agreed to the mutual termination of his contract as Head Coach of the club.

Yuriy Vernydub

On 21 June 2022, he become the manager of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Personal life

In February 2022, Vernydub left his position of Head Coach of Sheriff Tiraspol to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on 24 February 2022.

Honours

Player

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russian Cup: 1998–99

Manager

Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Belarusian Premier League: 2020

Sheriff Tiraspol

Moldovan National Division: 2020–21, 2021–22

Moldovan Cup: 2020–21

Moldovan Super Cup: Runner-Up 2021

References

External links

1966 births

Living people

Footballers from Zhytomyr

Soviet men's footballers

Ukrainian men's footballers

Men's association football defenders

Ukrainian Premier League players

Russian Premier League players

FC Polissya Zhytomyr players

LVVPU players

FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol players

FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players

FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk players

FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia players

Chemnitzer FC players

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players

FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg players

Ukrainian football managers

Ukrainian Premier League managers

Moldovan Super Liga managers

FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia managers

FC Zorya Luhansk managers

FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk managers

FC Sheriff Tiraspol managers

FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih managers

Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health alumni

Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers

Ukrainian expatriate football managers

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Germany

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Expatriate men's footballers in Russia

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus

Expatriate football managers in Belarus

Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova

Expatriate football managers in Moldova

Ukrainian military personnel of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Footballers from Zhytomyr Oblast