Ruslan Levyha

Ruslan Ivanovych Levyha (Ukrainian: Руслан Іванович Левига; born 31 January 1983, in Kupiansk, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian football forward.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Ivanovych and the family name is Levyha.
Ruslan Levyha
Personal information
Full name Ruslan Ivanovych Levyha
Date of birth (1983-01-31) 31 January 1983
Place of birth Kupiansk, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999 Svitanok Kharkiv
1999–2000 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 FC Sokol-Saratov 0 (0)
2004–2005 FC Borysfen Boryspil 11 (3)
2005–2006 FC Illichivets Mariupol 23 (3)
2006–2008 FC Vorskla Poltava 15 (0)
2008–2010 FC Chornomorets Odessa 25 (6)
2010 FC Tobol 11 (1)
2011 FK Baku 13 (0)
2012–2013 FC Olimpik Donetsk 40 (6)
2013–2014 FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 4 (0)
2016 FC Velyka Bahachka 1 (0)
2017 FC Solli Plyus Kharkiv 2 (1)
National team
2003 Ukraine U-21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He played for Persha Liha side FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.

He previously played for Chornomorets in the Ukrainian Premier League, a club he joined in January 2008, FC Tobol of the Kazakhstan Premier League and FK Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League.

In February 2011, Levyha signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Baku.[1]

Levyha was injured in a road traffic accident on 6 October 2014, which killed his FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Assistant Manager Serhiy Zakarlyuka.[2] On 6 March 2020, Levyha was sentenced to 4-years in jail.[3]

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References
  1. Левига останется в Бакы. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Azerisport. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. Погиб Сергей Закарлюка. ua.tribuna.com/ (in Russian). ua.tribuna. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "Руслан Левига осужден на 4 года тюрьмы за ДТП, в котором погиб Закарлюка". terrikon.com (in Russian). Terrikon. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.


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