Oleksandr Kucher

Oleksandr Kucher
Kucher with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher
Date of birth (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Arsenal Kharkiv 59 (5)
2002–2005 Metalurh Donetsk 9 (0)
2002Arsenal Kharkiv (loan) 14 (0)
2003–2004Metalurh-2 Donetsk 10 (0)
2003–2004Banants Yerevan (loan) 19 (3)
2004–2005Arsenal Kharkiv (loan) 12 (0)
2005–2006 Metalist Kharkiv 28 (2)
2006–2017 Shakhtar Donetsk 167 (7)
2017–2019 Kayserispor 42 (0)
2019 Karpaty Lviv 4 (0)
2020 Metal Kharkiv 0 (0)
Total 364 (17)
International career
2006–2017 Ukraine 57 (2)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Metalist Kharkiv
2022–2023 Dnipro-1
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Кучер; born 22 October 1982) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and current manager.

He was a powerful defender who was good in the air and provided good coverage in the back. He could also play as a defensive midfielder.

A Shakhtar Donetsk player from 2006 until 2017, he won many honours including Premier League titles and the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2006 and represented Ukraine when they co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012.

  1. ^ "Olexandr Kucher | First Team | FC Shakhtar Donetsk". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.