Serhiy Bezhenar

Serhiy Bezhenar (Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Беженар, born 9 August 1970) is a Ukrainian former professional football player.

Serhiy Bezhenar

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Bezhenar
Date of birth	(1970-08-09) 9 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Nikopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Kryvbas Kryviy Rih	8	(0)
1987–1988	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	3	(0)
1989	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
1990–1994	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	128	(22)
1995–1998	Dynamo Kyiv	69	(8)
1997–1998	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	34	(2)
1997	→ Dynamo-3 Kyiv	1	(0)
1998	Vorskla Poltava	1	(0)
1998–1999	CSKA Kyiv	23	(2)
1998–1999	→ CSKA-2 Kyiv	2	(1)
1999	K.R.C. Mechelen	6	(0)
1999–2000	Erzurumspor	32	(0)
2001	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	10	(2)
2002–2003	Tavriya Simferopol	22	(0)
2003	Aktobe	17	(0)
2004	Fakel Ivano‑Frankivsk	4	(0)
International career
1990–1991	Soviet Union (U21)	6	(1)
1992–1997	Ukraine	23	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Soviet Union FIFA U-16 World Championship Winner 1987 Canada UEFA European U-19 Championships[1] Winner 1988 Czechoslovakia UEFA European U-16 Championships[2] Runner-up 1987 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played in defense, usually as a fullback. Even though he won four championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) and two cups (1996, 1998) with Dynamo Kyiv, Bezhenar was more closely associated with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Bezhenar played for the Soviet Union national under-21 football team and then the Ukraine national football team. For the Soviet youth team he played 6 games all during the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Bezhenar took part in the Ukraine's first ever match, a friendly against Hungary in 1992. In total, he earned 23 caps, and scored a single goal, a penalty, in a friendly game against Belarus in Kyiv in 1994. Since 2012, he has been a mentor of the Dynamo Kyiv Children's and Youth Sports School of different age categories, including U-17, U-16, and since 2021 U-14.

Career stats

Season	Club	Country	Level	Apps	Goals
2004-05	FC Fakel Ivano‑Frankivsk	Ukraine	III
2003	FC Aktobe	Kazakhstan	I	17	0
2002-03	SC Tavriya Simferopol	Ukraine	I	22	0
2001	FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk	Russia	I	10	2
1999-00	Erzurumspor	Turkey	I	32	0
1998-99	FC CSKA Kyiv	Ukraine	I	23	1
1997–98	FC CSKA Kyiv	Ukraine	I	2	1
1997-98	FC Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	I	8	0
1996-97	FC Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	I	19	2
1995-96	FC Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	I	29	5
1994-95	FC Dynamo Kyiv	Ukraine	I	13	1
1994-95	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	I	17	6
1993-94	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	I	30	5
1992-93	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	I	37	8
1991	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	USSR	I	28	3
1990	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	USSR	I	16	0
1989	FC Dynamo Kyiv	USSR	I	0	0
1988	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	USSR	I	3	0

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 May 1994	Republican Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine	Belarus	3–1	Win	Friendly
Correct as of 14 August 2013[3]

References

1. "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1988 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
2. "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1987 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. Player profile at eu-football.info

External links

• Short career overview at ukrsoccerhistory.com
• Serhiy Bezhenar at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at TFF.org
• Serhiy Bezhenar at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Serhiy Bezhenar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)