| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasyl Valeriyovych Storchak | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Kovel, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kovel sports school | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | FC SKA Karpaty Lviv | 6 | (0) |
| 1986 | FC Torpedo Lutsk | 3 | (1) |
| 1986–1988 | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 11 | (1) |
| 1988 | FC SKA Karpaty Lviv | 15 | (3) |
| 1989–1992 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 107 | (26) |
| 1992–1995 | FC Asmaral Moscow | 76 | (20) |
| 1993–1995 | → FC Asmaral-d Moscow | 6 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | FC Sokol-PZhD Saratov | 35 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 22 | (2) |
| 1998 | Constructorul Chișinău | 11 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | SC Mykolaiv | 16 | (0) |
| 2001 | SSSOR-Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | FC ZAlK Zaporizhzhia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Ukraine (Spartakiad) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Rosso Nero Zaporizhzhia | ||
| 2016 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasyl Valeriyovych Storchak (Ukrainian : Василь Валерійович Сторчак; born 21 June 1965) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player.
Storchak started his professional career at the Lviv army club, SKA Lvov (Soviet First League) which merged with FC Karpaty Lviv. Later he played briefly for Torpedo Lutsk and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk before moving to Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. In the Soviet Top League he played total of 31 games and scored two goals. Until 1992 Storchak played in Ukraine, but soon after the start of the 1992–93 season he transferred to Russia in 1992 where its season was coming to a close. In Russia Storchak stayed until 1996 switching two clubs FC Asmaral Moscow and FC Sokol Saratov. In 1996, he came back to Zaporizhzhia where he played until 1997 (FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia). In the beginning of 1998 Storchak moved to Moldova for half of season (FC Tiraspol). Later same year he came back to Ukraine (MFC Mykolaiv). In 2000-2001 Storchak played for lower league teams such as SSSOR Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and ZAlK Zaporizhzhia (amateurs).
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