Viktor Skrypnyk

Victor Anatoljevich Skripnik (Ukrainian Віктор Анатолійович Скрипник; born November 19, 1969 in Nowomoskowsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ) is a former Ukrainian football player and current coach.

Career

Skripnik began his career at Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and played until 1996 in various clubs in the Ukrainian Premjer - Liha. In summer 1996 it undertook Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. Quick established himself his nickname " Beckham of Ukraine", which was proclaimed by the announcer at the announcement of the team's formation, even before the start of each game. Just three years later he was able to celebrate with the club winning the DFB Cup. Although Skripnik in his later years in Bremen lost his starting place, he remained a favorite with audiences - not least because of his club loyalty and practicality.

This was demonstrated by on 1 May 2004 in the penultimate home game of his last season, the championship season 2003/04. In the 6-0 win against Hamburger SV Skripnik came on in the 72nd minute for Pekka Lagerblom. As Werder got in the 84th minute awarded a penalty, called on the fans chanting Skripnik as shooters. The other team members encouraged him to run the penalty and he scored his last goal the final score. Then he ended with the victory of Double Cup and DFB-Pokal his career, in which he ran aground a total of 138 times for the Hanseatic League and was able to achieve seven goals.

Skripnik began after his retirement from active sports a coaching career at Werder Bremen. From 2004 to 2005 he was assistant coach of the local U - 15 team and in the 2005/06 season coach of the third team. The U - 16 team in the fifth division, he took over for season 2006/ 07, and then he also coached the U 18 to 2013/14 season he was head coach of the U 23 in the Regionalliga Nord.

Achievements

• German Masters: 2004
• DFB Cup: 1999, 2004