Kostyantyn Kravchenko (Ukrainian: Костянтин Сергійович Кравченко; born 24 September 1986) is a retired Ukrainian footballer.

Kostyantyn Kravchenko
Personal information
Full name Kostyantyn Serhiyovych Kravchenko
Date of birth (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stal Kamianske (U19 team assistant)
Youth career
2000–2001 FC Dnipromain-2 Dnipropetrovsk
2001–2002 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 75 (5)
2002Dnipro-3 Dnipropetrovsk 2 (0)
2002–2004Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk 31 (5)
2008–2012 Shakhtar Donetsk 28 (9)
2010–2011Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 5 (1)
2011Karpaty Lviv (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2014 Illichivets Mariupol 13 (4)
2014 Spartaks Jūrmala 8 (3)
2015 Desna Chernihiv 8 (0)
2016 Stal Kamianske 0 (0)
International career
2002 Ukraine U16 5 (3)
2002–2003 Ukraine U17 12 (6)
2003–2004 Ukraine U18 6 (1)
2004–2005 Ukraine U19 9 (1)
2004–2008 Ukraine U21 17 (5)
Managerial career
2016– Stal Kamianske (U19 team assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ukraine
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2015

Usually an offensive midfielder, Kravchenko is best known for his passing, technique and finishing ability. His brother Anton Kravchenko is also a football player.

Career

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Kravchenko previously appeared for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from 2004 before signing for Shakhtar on 10 January 2008 for a fee of $5.5 million. He scored his first goal for Shakhtar Donetsk on 30 March 2008 in a 4–2 win over Arsenal Kyiv. Following his move to Shakhtar they won the Ukrainian Premier League but fell one appearance short of obtaining a winner's medal.

From July 2011 he is on one-year loan in Karpaty Lviv.[1]

In July 2012, Kravchenko signed a three-year contract with Illichivets Mariupol.[2]

In July 2014 Kravchenko joined the Latvian Higher League club FK Spartaks Jūrmala, signing a contract till the end of the season.[3]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Hotsport: Константин Кравченко перешел в "Карпаты"". Hotsport. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  2. ^ Константин Кравченко - игрок Ильичевца. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). ua-football. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ^ Edmunds Novickis (18 July 2014). "D. Ivanovs atgriežas Liepājā, Virslīgu pārpludina jauni leģionāri". sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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