Volodymyr Matsuta
Ukrainian footballer (born 1975)
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Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Matsuta (Ukrainian: Володимир Михайлович Мацута; born 2 April 1975) is a Ukrainian retired footballer.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Matsuta | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Cheksyl Chernihiv | 12 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Domobudivnyk Chernihiv | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Desna Chernihiv | 18 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Domobudivnyk Chernihiv | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Fortuna Cheksyl Chernihiv | 8 | (19) |
| 1999–2000 | Desna Chernihiv | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Rihonda Bila Tserkva | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Fakel Varva | 13 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Enerhiya Chernihiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Fakel Varva | 27 | (6) |
| 2004 | Nizhyn | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Polissya Dobryanka | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Nizhyn | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Desna-2 Chernihiv | 22 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Yednist-2 Plysky | 25 | (6) |
| 2012 | ATK Chernihiv | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | Desna Chernihiv (youth) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 October 2025 | |||
Playing career
Vladimir Matsuta started his career with hometown club Cheksyl Chernihiv. Then he played 2 matches with Domobudivnyk Chernihiv. In 1998 he moved to Desna Chernihiv where he played 18 matches, 4 matches with Domobudivnyk Chernihiv and 18 matches with Fortuna Cheksyl Chernihiv scoring 19 goals. In 1999 he moved to Desna Chernihiv where he played 13 matches and then he moved to Ros Bila Tserkva where he played 3 matches. In 2001 played 6 matches with Enerhiya Chernihiv and then he moved to Fakel Varva until 2003 where he played 27 matches and scored 6 goals and he won the Chernihiv Oblast Championship.[3] In 2004 he played 8 matches with FC Nizhyn and then in 2008 he moved to Desna-2 Chernihiv, the reserve squad of Desna Chernihiv, here he played 22 matches and scored 6 goals.[4][5] In 2009 he moved to Yednist-2 Plysky for three seasons where he played 25 matches and scored 6 goals. In 2012 he played 15 matches and scored 1 goal for ATK Chernihiv.
Coaching career
He has been appointed as SDYuShOR Desna, the young team of Desna Chernihiv.
Personal life
In 2022, his house was sheltered and destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces during the Siege of Chernihiv of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] On 12 March 2022, together with Artem Padun, Valentyn Krukovets, Volodymyr Chulanov and Oleksandr Babor, Volodymyr organized a charity tournament at the Chernihiv Stadium to raise funds for the reconstruction of his house.[7]
