Oleksandr Rykun | |
Fullname: | Oleksandr Valeriyovych Rykun |
Birth Date: | 1978 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) |
Height: | 1.87 m |
Currentclub: | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1995–1997 |
Years2: | 1998 |
Years3: | 1998 |
Years4: | 1999–2003 |
Years5: | 2001 |
Years6: | 2003–2006 |
Years7: | 2006–2010 |
Years8: | 2010 |
Clubs1: | Metalurh Novomoskovsk |
Clubs2: | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Clubs3: | → Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk |
Clubs4: | Illichivets Mariupol |
Clubs5: | → Illichivets-2 Mariupol |
Clubs6: | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Clubs7: | Metalist Kharkiv |
Clubs8: | Vorskla Poltava |
Caps1: | 37 |
Caps2: | 24 |
Caps3: | 3 |
Caps4: | 114 |
Caps5: | 3 |
Caps6: | 71 |
Caps7: | 91 |
Caps8: | 3 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Goals4: | 29 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Goals6: | 10 |
Goals7: | 9 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2002–2006 |
Nationalteam1: | Ukraine |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2011–2016 |
Managerclubs1: | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) |
Manageryears2: | 2020– |
Managerclubs2: | Metalist Kharkiv (scout) |
Oleksandr Rykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Рикун; born 6 May 1978) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder and current scout at Metalist Kharkiv.
His son Anton is also a player, a midfielder for FC Dnipro.
Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh Mariupol where he played until 2003. He then transferred back to Dnipro. He debuted in the Vyscha Liha on 17 March 1998 against FC Chornomorets Odesa.The best player of Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04.