Ukrainian footballer and manager

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Babych (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Бабич; born 15 February 1979) is a Ukrainian professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Ukrainian First League club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.

Contents

• 1 Playing career
  • 1.1 Early years
  • 1.2 Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk
  • 1.3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
  • 1.4 Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya
  • 1.5 Anzhi Makhachkala
  • 1.6 Metalist Kharkiv
  • 1.7 Chornomorets Odesa
• 2 Managerial career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 External links

Playing career

Early years

Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth system.

Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk

After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play for Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk during the 1997–98 season.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

From 1998 to 2001, Babych stayed again with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team.

Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya

He was transferred to Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season. Babych scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissya Zhytomyr that allowed the Oleksandriya team to stay in the top tier.

Anzhi Makhachkala

He was then spotted by the Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala and was transferred to the club in 2003, playing there until 2005.

Metalist Kharkiv

His next stop was Metalist Kharkiv. At Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team's defence.

Chornomorets Odesa

In February 2009, he moved to Chornomorets Odesa, where he was chosen captain on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. The subsequent two seasons of his career were, however, marred by injuries, and Babych had to retire as a player on 2 March 2012.

Managerial career

He immediately became the manager of the Chornomorets youth squad, though.

Personal life

Babych is currently married to Natalia and has a daughter named Violetta.

External links

• Oleksandr Babych at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Babych at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Official Website Profile