Yuriy Romenskyi
Yuriy Mykhaylovych Romenskyi (Ukrainian: Юрій Михайлович Роменський; born 1 August 1952 in Mingachevir, Azerbaijani SSR) is a retired Soviet football player and a former FC Chornomorets Odesa goalkeeping coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuriy Mykhaylovych Romenskyi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Mingachevir, Azerbaijani SSR | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ukraine (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zvezdochka Mingachevir | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1970 | Tekstilshchik Mingachevir | ||
| 1971–1977 | Neftchi Baku PFC | 84 | (0) |
| 1978 | FC Chornomorets Odessa | 26 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 72 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | FC Chornomorets Odessa | 62 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1979 | USSR | 5 | (0) |
| 1979 | Ukraine | ? | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| ? | FC Veres Rivne (consultant) | ||
| 2003 | FC Wil (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2003–2007 | Ukraine (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2009–2011 | FC Chornomorets Odessa (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Born in Azerbaijan Romensky settled in Ukraine since 1978 when he moved to Odessa after joining FC Chornomorets Odesa. He retired sometime in 1984 and then worked as a coach or football consultant. On the question "Who is the best Ukrainian goalkeeper?" he answered – "Yevhen Rudakov".
Honours
- Soviet Top League winner: 1980, 1981.
International career
Romensky made his debut for USSR on 19 November 1978 in a friendly against Japan. He played in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier (USSR did not qualify for the final tournament).
In 1979 Romensky played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.[1]