Orest Grechka

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Orest Grechka
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-12-20) December 20, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998 Hartwick College [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2000 Hannover 96 II
2000–2001 Moss FK 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Orest Grechka [a] (born December 20, 1975) is a Ukrainian-American former soccer player who is also known to have played for Moss FK of the Norwegian Premier League from 2000 to 2001.

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Norway

He went to Norway after playing for Hannover 96 II in Germany. Completing a two-year deal with Norway's Moss FK in 2000, [2] Grechka was the first of their new imports to arrive, [3] debuting on the 81st minute in a 1–0 defeat to Brann. [4] However, on account of pulling a hamstring muscle shortly after, the forward was left out for 4–6 weeks if his condition retrogressed, [5] eventually cancelling his contract in August 2001. [6] [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Орест Гречка, romanized: Orest Hrechka

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