Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Olexandr Schowkowskyj 2008
Olexandr Wolodymyrowytsch Schowkowskyj (Ukrainian Олександр Шовковський, born January 2, 1975 in Kiev) is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper.
Career
Schowkowskyj is a graduate of the football school of Dynamo Kiev and played ever since, with the exception of half a year at city rivals ZSK WSU Kiev, never in a different club than at Dynamo Kiev, making it a record player with over 300 games. After long time he was the undisputed first goalkeeper of Kiev, he had in the 2008 /09 season despite his captain Office his place to Stanislaw Bohusch exits.
In addition, he has long been a regular in the Ukrainian national team and was playing with 84 to 11 October 2008 Record national team of his country, when he was replaced by Andriy Shevchenko. Its use in the Football World Cup 2006 was initially questionable, since he could not play because of an injury for a long time. Nevertheless, he was appointed by the Ukrainian coach Oleh Blokhin in the 23 - man squad. He had also been instrumental in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup, the first World Cup appearance for Ukraine at all. He was, in the meantime 636 minutes in a row without conceding a goal, conceded only seven goals in twelve games, where he played six times to zero.
Schowkowskyj then played in all five games until leaving the Ukraine in the quarterfinals. After the second-round match against Switzerland, he was elected man of the match after he was able to parry two shots of the Swiss in a penalty shootout.
In early September 2012, he ended his international career.
Achievements
- Ukrainian Champion: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
- Ukrainian Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
- First Channel Cup: 2008
- CIS Cup: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
- Participation in World Cup: 2006 ( 5 Credits )
- Best goalkeeper of Ukraine: 1999, 2003, 2004