Valentin Kovalenko | |
Fullname: | Valentin Anatolyevich Kovalenko |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1975 |
Birth Place: | Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
Years1: | 2000 - |
League1: | Uzbekistan Super League |
Role1: | Referee |
Internationalyears1: | 2002 - |
Confederation1: | FIFA listed[1] |
Internationalrole1: | Referee |
Valentin Kovalenko (born 9 August 1975) is an Uzbekistani football referee of Ukrainian and Russian origin.[2] He referees at the Uzbekistan Super League and Uzbekistan Cup.
He refereed at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 AFC Cup Final and 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the preliminary-round match between Iraq and Yemen.[3] During 2006 World Cup qualifying, he also served as an assistant referee.[4]