Edmar (footballer, born 1980)
Ukrainian footballer (born 1980)
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Edmar Galovskyi de Lacerda (né Edmar de Lacerda Aparecida; Ukrainian: Едмар Галовський де Ласерда; born 16 June 1980), simply known as Edmar, is a professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Kyrgyzstan national under-23 team. Born in Brazil, he was naturalized as a Ukrainian and played fifteen times for the Ukraine national team as a midfielder, scoring one goal.[3]
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Edmar playing for Metalist Kharkiv in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmar Halovskyi de Lacerda | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Independente de Limeira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Independente de Limeira | 34 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | Etti Jundiaí | 15 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Internacional | 30 | (7) |
| 2002–2007 | Tavriya Simferopol | 117 | (18) |
| 2007–2015 | Metalist Kharkiv | 189 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 10 | (1) |
| 2017 | Boca Raton | ||
| 2017–2018 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 13 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Ukraine | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (caretaker) | ||
| 2024 | FC Tobol (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Muras United[1] | ||
| 2025– | Kyrgyzstan U-23[2] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Club
On 21 February 2017, Boca Raton announced the signing of Edmar.[4]
International
Edmar made his debut for Ukraine on 10 August 2011, in a 0–1 loss against Sweden in a friendly match at his club ground in Kharkiv, replacing Ruslan Rotan for the final 17 minutes.
On 7 June 2013, his third cap, he made his first start in a 4–0 away win over Montenegro in qualification for the following year's World Cup.[5] Edmar was one of nine Ukrainian players on 6 September to score in their 9–0 thrashing of San Marino at the Arena Lviv in another qualifier.[6] On 15 November, he provided the pass to teammate Roman Zozulya for the first goal in a 2–0 victory over France, in the qualification play-off,[7] although France won on aggregate.
Personal life
He got married on 13 December 2008 in Simferopol to Ukrainian Tetiana Halovska, a native of Simferopol Raion.[8]
As a naturalized Ukrainian citizen, on 20 July 2014, Edmar was called up to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the war in Donbas.[9]
Career statistics
| Ukraine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2014[10]
- As of 9 September 2013[10]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2013 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  San Marino | 3–0 | 9–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier | [11] |
