![]() Hurka in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mykhailo Petrovych Hurka | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | FC LAZ Lviv | 56 | (2) |
1996 | FC Halychyna Drohobych | 6 | (2) |
1995–1996 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 2 | (0) |
1996–1997 | FC Lviv (1992) | 58 | (10) |
1998–2000 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 26 | (2) |
1998–2000 | →FC Vorskla-2 Poltava (loan) | 20 | (4) |
2001–2002 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 12 | (0) |
2001–2002 | →FC Karpaty-2 Lviv (loan) | 25 | (2) |
2001–2002 | →FC Karpaty-3 Lviv (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2003–2006 | FC Hoverla Uzhhorod | 103 | (10) |
2006–2008 | Obolon Kyiv | 70 | (2) |
2008 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 10 | (1) |
2009 | Desna Chernihiv | ||
2009 | Nyva Ternopil | 9 | (0) |
2010–2012 | SC Beregvidek Berehove | ||
2013–2014 | FC Khimik Novyi Rozdil | 28 | (6) |
2014–2015 | FC Halychyna Bibrka | 25 | (8) |
2015 | FC Halychyna Velykyi Doroshiv | 7 | (0) |
2016–2019 | FC Ukraine United | ||
Managerial career | |||
2019 | FC Ukraine United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mykhailo Hurka (born November 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former footballer and manager.
Hurka began his career at the youth level with FC Karpaty Lviv. [1] He would join the professional ranks in 1993 by playing in the Ukrainian Second League with FC LAZ Lviv. [2] [3] In his debut season with FC LAZ, he helped the club achieve promotion to the Ukrainian First League, but the following season remained in the third tier with FC Halychyna Drohobych. [4]
In 1995, he played in his country's top-tier league the Ukrainian Premier League with his former club Karpaty Lviv. Following a short stint in the Ukrainian First League with FC Lviv he returned to the Premier League in 1997 to play with Karpaty Lviv. [5]
After a season in the second tier, he returned to the premier league to sign with Vorskla Poltava in 1999. [6] [1] [7] In his first year with Poltava, he played in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. [8] He would re-sign with the club the following season. [9] He would once more participate in European football where he played in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup against Boavista. [10]
In 2002, he signed with FC Hoverla Uzhhorod and won the league title and a promotion to the Premier League in 2003. [11]
In 2006, he returned to the third-division league to play with Obolon Kyiv where he served as a vice-captain. [12] [13] After several seasons with Obolon, he played in the First League initially in 2008 with Volyn Lutsk. [8] [4] For the 2009-10 season, he played Nyva Ternopil where he played in 9 matches. [14]
He later played in the Ukrainian Amateur League with SC Beregvidek Berehove in 2010. [15] Throughout his tenure with Berehove, he would win the 2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and participate in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup. [16]
Hurka played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2016 with FC Ukraine United. [17] He was named the team captain and also served as an assistant coach. [18] [19] In his debut season with the Toronto-based club, he helped the team secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division. [20] In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United defeated Brantford Galaxy. [21] The Serbian White Eagles eliminated them from the competition in the following round. [22] He also played in the Great Lakes Cup, a tournament for Ukrainian diaspora clubs where Ukrainian United defeated KSH – United for the cup. [23]
In his second season, the club was relegated to the second division. [24] [25] Hurka aided Ukraine United in achieving a perfect season and winning the championship title against Burlington SC. [26] While in his third year, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title. [27] [28] [29] In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Ukraine United successfully advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Brantford. [30] Scarborough SC would eliminate Ukraine United in the semifinal round. [31]
In 2017, he joined the managerial staff as an assistant coach for Andrei Malychenkov, while still performing as an active player. [32] [19] In the 2019 season, he was elevated to the head coach position for Ukraine United where he successfully secured a playoff berth for the club by finishing third in the first division. [33] Under his management the club defeated Hamilton City in the opening round of the postseason. [34] He successfully led the western Toronto side to the championship final after defeating SC Waterloo Region in the semifinals. [35] In the CSL Championship finals Ukraine United faced Scarborough SC but in a losing effort. [33] [36]
In 2021, he returned to Ukraine and became the assistant coach under Evgeny Yushchyshyn for FC Sambir. [37]
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