Andriy Zasukha
Andriy Zasukha | |
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Андрій Засуха | |
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| Born | 30 October 1986[1] |
| Occupation | businessman |
Andriy Anatoliyovych Zasukha (Ukrainian: Андрій Анатолійович Засуха, born 30 October 1986) is a Ukrainian businessman and former footballer.[2] He became notable of creating a football club in a small village of Central Ukraine, taking it to the Ukrainian Premier League and qualifying for the European football clubs competitions.[3]
Biography
[edit]Andriy is the son of the Ukrainian family of politicians Zasukhas: his father Anatoliy Zasukha and mother Tetiana Zasukha.[3] In 2012, Andriy Zasukha received a diploma from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).[4][5]
In 2012, Andriy Zasukha became the president of FC Kolos Kovalivka.[5]
In 2020, in a small village near Bila Tserkva, Zasukha built a new stadium, transforming it from a rural open field into a stadium that can accommodate 5,000 spectators, while the population of Kovalivka is around 1,500 residents.[5][6]
Since 2020 Andriy Zasukha is a president of the Kyiv Oblast Football Federation replacing Yaroslav Moskalenko.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Засуха Андрей Анатольевич". FootballFacts.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 20 July 2019.
- ↑ Roman Bebekh. "We are not worse than "Olimpik" or "Hoverla", and our principle is not to steal". How amateurs become professionals ("Ми не гірші за "Олімпік" та "Говерлу", а наш принцип — не красти". Як аматори стають професіоналами) Archived 3 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Matchday.ua. 23 June 2015
- 1 2 Andrew Todos (September 10, 2020). Football fairytale: Ukrainian village team Kolos prepares to join Europa League elite. www.atlanticcouncil.org.
- ↑ Valeriy Vasylenko. The odious owners, a letter to Putin, our Switzerland, dynasty of Kostyshyn (Одиозные владельцы, письмо Путину, наша Швейцария, династия Костышиных). Sport.ua. 9 June 2019
- 1 2 3 "Kolos" and all Kovalivka is a property of the Zasukha family ("Колос" і вся Ковалівка — власність сім’ї Засух. Це феодали в 21-му столітті). Tribuna.com. 18 June 2019
- ↑ «Колос» презентував оновлений стадіон у Ковалівці. Ukrinform. 2 September 2020
- ↑ Андрія Засуху обрано новим головою Київської обласної асоціації футболу . Footboom. 18 January 2020
- ↑ Президент Колоса обраний головою Київської обласної асоціації футболу. sport.ua. 19 January 2020