Denys Kolchin
Ukrainian footballer
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Denys Kolchin (Ukrainian: Денис Колчін; born 13 October 1977) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and current manager of Chornomorets-2 Odesa. He won bronze medal of the 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship as member of the Ukraine national under-17 football team.
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| Full name | Denys Borysovych Kolchin | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chornomorets-2 Odesa (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| ????–1993 | Chornomorets (sports school) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Chornomorets Odesa | 66 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | →Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | →Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Chornomorets Odesa | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | →Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Mykolaiv | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Dnister Ovidiopol | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 207 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Ukraine U16 | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Ukraine U21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Chornomorets sports school (coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Nyva Vinnytsia | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Balkany Zorya | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | SeaSters | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career
He last played for FC Dnister Ovidiopol and later worked as a coach of another club in the Black Sea region Zhemchuzhyna Odesa.
Managerial career
In the summer of 2025 Kolchin headed the SeaSters.[1][2] On 27 December 2025, he left the club.[3]
On 16 January 2026, Kolchin was appointed as the manager of Chornomorets-2 Odesa. It is noted that the specialist will also become the club's deputy general director for youth and youth football development.[4][5]
Honours
Individual
- Ukrainian Second League best coach: 2016–17
