Valeriy Chornyi
Ukrainian footballer
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Valeriy Anatoliyovych Chornyi (Ukrainian: Валерій Анатолійович Чорний; born 2 July 1982) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who is the current manager of Ukrainian First League club Chernihiv.[1][2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Valeriy Anatoliyovych Chornyi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernihiv, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Desna Chernihiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Interahrosystema Mena | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Spartak Sumy | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Desna Chernihiv | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | Polissya Dobryanka | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2018 | Avanhard Koriukivka | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Avanhard Koriukivka | ||
| 2021– | Chernihiv | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Valeriy Chornyi, started his career in youth team of Desna Chernihiv, then played for Mena. In 2004 he moved to Metalurh-2, and he played as a defender and midfielder for two seasons.[4] In 2005 he moved to Spartak Sumy, moving to Enerhetyk Burshtyn and then to Arsenal Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva in 2006. In following season, he moved back to Desna Chernihiv.[5] He finished his career with Avangard Korukivka, where he started as a player-coach and then as head coach.[6]
Coaching career
Avangard Korukivka
He managed Avangard Korukivka from 2010 to 2020.[7][8]
FC Chernihiv
On 21 April 2021 he was appointed as interim coach of FC Chernihiv, replacing Vadym Postovoy.[9] He managed to lead the team to 10th place in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League.[10]
In summer 2024, after the team's relegation to the Ukrainian Second League, Mykola Synytsya, the club's general director, announced that Valeriy would remain in his position as coach.[11]
In 2025, he led FC Chernihiv to 2nd place in Group B, earning promotion to the Ukrainian First League.[12][13]
The following season, Valeriy guided FC Chernihiv to the round of 16 of the Ukrainian Cup for the first time in the club's history.[14]
Honours
Manager
- Avanhard Koryukivka
- Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship: 2007, 2012,[15] 2013[16]
- Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup: 2011,[17] 2013[18]
