Serhiy Atelkin

Serhiy Atelkin
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Valeriyovych Atelkin
Date of birth (1972-01-08)8 January 1972
Place of birth Kirovske, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Date of death 1 October 2020(2020-10-01) (aged 48)
Place of death Lviv, Ukraine
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Kirovske sports school
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 Antratsyt Kirovske
1989–1997 Shakhtar Donetsk 158 (47)
1996 → Kremin Kremenchuk (loan) 14 (5)
1996 → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan) 1 (0)
1997–1999 Lecce 16 (3)
1998–1999 → Boavista (loan) 10 (3)
2000–2002 Shakhtar Donetsk 45 (14)
2000–2002 → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (loan) 14 (3)
2002 Metalurh Donetsk 12 (1)
2002 → Metalurh-2 Donetsk (loan) 4 (0)
Total 270 (76)
National team
1997 Ukraine 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Serhiy Atelkin (Ukrainian: Сергій Ателькін, January 8, 1972 – October 1, 2020) was a Ukrainian footballer. Atelkin became the first player from the independent Ukraine who played in the Italian Serie A.[1] He was born in Khrestivka, Ukraine. He made two appearances for the national team in 1997. From 1990 to 1997, he played for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

Atelkin died of a heart attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on October 1, 2020, at the age of 48.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shakhtar 1989 0 0 0 0 - - 1[3] 0 1 0
1990 5 0 2 0 - - 2[4] 0 9 0
1991 15 0 3 0 - - - - 18 0
1992 17 2 5 0 - - - - 22 2
1992–93 29 11 2 1 - - - - 31 12
1993–94 27 11 3 1 - - - - 30 12
1994–95 19 6 7 1 2 0 - - 28 7
1995–96 7 0 0 0 1 1 - - 8 1
Kremin 1995–96 14 5 4 1 - - - - 18 6
Shakhtar 1996–97 24 11 4 1 - - - - 28 12
1997–98 15 6 2 1 5 5 - - 22 12
Lecce 1997–98 16 3 - - - - - - 16 3
1998–99 - - 4 0 - - - - 4 0
Boavista 1998–99 10 3 - - - - - - 10 3
Shakhtar 1999–00 9 1 2 1 - - - - 11 2
2000–01 21 11 5 2 10 6 - - 36 19
2001–02 15 2 5 1 4 0 - - 24 3
Metalurh D 2002–03 12 1 4 0 - - - - 16 1
Total for Shakhtar 203 61 40 9 22 12 3 0 268 82
Career totals 255 73 52 10 22 12 3 0 332 95

International games

Serhiy Atelkin: International Games
Game Date Venue Opponent Minutes Result Competition
1. 1997-10-11 Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 10 Won WC 1998 Qual
2. 1997-10-29 Zagreb, Croatia  Croatia 54 Lost WC 1998 Qual (play-off)

References

  1. ↑ Fedor Larin. A game out of the life of Serhiy Atelkin (Матч жизни Сергея Ателькина). Terrikon. 8 January 2019
  2. ↑ Умер Сергей Ателькин. Ему было 48 лет (in Russian)
  3. ↑ USSR Federation Cup
  4. ↑ USSR Federation Cup