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Vadym Shevchenko

Vadym Shevchenko
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-08-12)12 August 1956
Place of birth Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 18 April 2023(2023-04-18) (aged 66)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 17 (0)
1980–1981 Avanhard Rivne 64 (0)
1981 SKA Kyiv 16 (0)
1982–1983 Pakhtakor Tashkent 0 (0)
1983 Nyva Bereshany 16 (0)

Refereeing career
Domestic
Years League Role
1991 Soviet Top League Referee
1992–2003 Ukrainian Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
1993 FIFA listed Referee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vadym Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Вадим Шевченко; 12 August 1956 – 18 April 2023)[1] was a footballer from the former Soviet Union who played for Avanhard Rivne and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. After retiring as a player, Shevchenko became a football referee.

Shevchenko was a referee at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Faroes and Romania that took place on 8 September 1993 in Toftir, Faroes.[2]

Personal life

Vadym has a brother, Vitaly Shevchenko, who was also a footballer and a football manager.

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