Myron Markevych Explained

Myron Markevych
Full Name:Myron Bohdanovych Markevych
Birth Date:1 February 1951
Birth Place:Vynnyky, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Karpaty Lviv (manager)
Years1:1971–1972
Clubs1:Karpaty Lviv
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1973
Clubs2:SKA Lviv
Years3:1974
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1977–1978
Clubs4:Torpedo Lutsk
Caps4:59
Goals4:7
Manageryears1:1978
Managerclubs1:Torpedo Lutsk (assistant)
Manageryears2:1984–1987
Managerclubs2:Torpedo Lutsk
Manageryears3:1988–1989
Managerclubs3:Podillya Khmelnytskyi
Manageryears4:1990
Managerclubs4:Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Manageryears5:1991–1992
Managerclubs5:Volyn Lutsk
Manageryears6:1992–1995
Managerclubs6:Karpaty Lviv
Manageryears7:1995
Managerclubs7:Podillya Khmelnytskyi
Manageryears8:1996
Managerclubs8:Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Manageryears9:1996–1998
Manageryears10:1999–2001
Managerclubs10:Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Manageryears11:2001–2002
Managerclubs11:Karpaty Lviv
Manageryears12:2002
Managerclubs12:Anzhi Makhachkala
Manageryears13:2003–2004
Managerclubs13:Karpaty Lviv
Manageryears14:2005–2014
Managerclubs14:Metalist Kharkiv
Manageryears15:2010
Managerclubs15:Ukraine
Manageryears16:2014–2016
Managerclubs16:Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Manageryears17:2023–2024
Managerclubs17:Karpaty Lviv

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

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

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

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,[4] but left six months later,[5] 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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak Ordzhonikidze19741010
Torpedo Lutsk1977Soviet Second League364364
1978Soviet Second League233233
Total597597
Career total59710607

Managerial statistics

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Torpedo Lutsk19841987
Podillia198831 May 1989
Kryvbas199030 April 1990
Volyn1991June 1992
KarpatyJuly 1992June 1995
Podillia18 August 199525 September 1995
KryvbasMarch 1996June 1996
KarpatyJuly 1996December 1998
Metalurh ZMarch 1999May 2001
KarpatyJuly 2001March 2002
AnzhiJune 2002August 2002
KarpatyAugust 2003June 2004
MetalistJuly 2005February 2014
Ukraine30 January 201021 August 2010
Dnipro26 May 201430 June 2016
Karpaty1 June 2023[12] 18 July 2024
Total

Honours

Manager

Karpaty Lviv

Metalist Kharkiv

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markevich took over Dnipro. Official FC Dnipro Site. 26 May 2014. 26 May 2014.
  2. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/59825/ Akhmetov claims Surkis not doing his job professionally
  3. http://www.metalist.ua/19.html Information on Official Metalist Kharkiv website
  4. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/64517/ Markevych, Surkis sign contract of national football team's chief coach
  5. http://nl.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1518482.html Markevich leaves Ukraine helm
  6. http://www.ffu.org.ua/ukr/teams/teams_main/6292/ Відставка Мирона Маркевича – коментар Юридичного відділу ФФУ (Resignation of Myron Markevych – comment from the Legal department of FFU
  7. http://sport.mycityua.com/articles/2010/08/23/024533.html Kalitvintsev promises to continue where Markevych left off
  8. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,19692_6888233,00.html Ukraine appoint Blokhin
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20110426133526/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/european/news/2011/04/21/LDE73K1AD.php Oleg Blokhin appointed Ukraine coach
  10. Web site: 2 June 2023 . Легендарний камбек: Мирон Маркевич знову став головним тренером ФК "Карпати Львів" . 4 June 2023 . myukraine.in.ua . uk.
  11. https://www.footboom.com/ukrainian/high/1640340541-myron-markevych-i-tut-ide-do-mene-chort-i-prostiahaie-rizku.html Мирон Маркевич: "І тут іде до мене чорт і простягає різку"
  12. https://champion.com.ua/football/2023/06/01/930715/markevych-vzhe-pidpysav-kontrakt-z-karpatamy Маркевич вже підписав контракт з Карпатами