Andrea Maldera, who previously worked for Italian soccer club AC Milan and, since 2016, has been part of the coaching staff for the Ukrainian national soccer team, has been named the new head coach of the Ukrainian national team.
As reported on the website of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) on Monday, this marks the first time a foreign coach has led the Ukrainian national team.
“The Italian specialist’s candidacy was approved by the UAF Executive Committee upon the recommendation of the National Teams Committee. The contract with Andrea Maldera is for two years with an option to extend,” the statement reads.
Maldini was born on May 18, 1971. Throughout his career, he has served as an assistant head coach at AC Milan (Italy), Brighton (England), and Marseille (France). From 2016 to 2021, he served as Andriy Shevchenko’s assistant on the coaching staff of the Ukrainian national team.
As reported, Serhiy Rebrov has stepped down as head coach of the Ukrainian national team but will remain vice president and a member of the UAF Executive Committee. UAF President Andriy Shevchenko announced this on April 21.
Rebrov led the national team from 2023 to 2026; under his leadership, the team participated in the 2024 European Championship but failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Serhiy Rebrov is stepping down as head coach of the Ukrainian national soccer team, according to the Ukrainian Football Association.
“We thank Serhiy Stanislavovych for his work and his contribution to the development of young soccer players. Today, we need to move forward and make new decisions that will lay the foundation for the national team’s future,” said UAF President Andriy Shevchenko.
It is noted that Rebrov will remain part of the UAF team as vice president and a member of the Executive Committee.
“I am grateful to the entire team and the fans for the journey we have taken. It was a difficult path with victories and defeats, but Ukrainians have always supported the national team. These are moments of unity that I will never forget and for which I will always be grateful. I also thank the UAF for its constant assistance, support, and collaboration,” Rebrov stated.
Rebrov took over as head coach of the national team in 2023 during the European Championship qualifying cycle. The name of the new head coach of the Ukrainian national team will be announced later.
The management of the Kyiv football club Dynamo has decided to appoint Igor Kostyuk as the team’s head coach, according to the Dynamo FC press service.
“Igor Volodymyrovych is a talented coach who has been working at our club for many years. He has trained more than one generation of talented young players, many of whom now play at the highest level in Europe’s top leagues. He knows Dynamo’s young players well and is not afraid to trust young players who have already proven themselves at the first team level. He is a coach who knows how to find the right approach to players,” club president Igor Surkis is quoted as saying on the club’s website.
The club’s management has complete confidence in Kostyuk and believes that he is capable of leading the team to its rightful place in Ukrainian and European football.
As reported, on November 28, the management of Kyiv’s Dynamo decided to dismiss the entire coaching staff of the team, headed by Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, from their duties, according to an official statement by the capital club on the Dynamo website. Shovkovskyi and the team were dismissed after the team’s unsatisfactory results in recent matches.
Igor Kostyuk was appointed acting head coach of the Kyiv giants.
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi has been appointed acting head coach of FC Dynamo Kyiv, and will prepare the team for the next matches in the Ukrainian championship.
According to Dynamo’s press service, Emil Karas, Oleh Husyev, and Mykhailo Mykhailov will also work on Shovkovsky’s coaching staff.
Shovkovskyi made his debut with Dynamo Kyiv in March 1994 and became the champion of Ukraine and the team’s main goalkeeper. In October 2016, he received his coaching license, but on December 12, 2016, he announced his retirement. On September 4, 2018, he became an assistant to the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Andriy Shevchenko. 1
On January 10, 2023, Shovkovskyi returned to Dynamo as an assistant head coach. In April 2023, he was appointed acting head coach of the team, for the period of recovery after Mircea Lucescu’s surgery.
As reported, on November 3, Mircea Lucescu resigned as head coach of Dynamo Kyiv and announced his retirement at a press conference after the match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Romanian specialist Mircea Lucescu has become the new head coach of the football club Dynamo (Kiev), the club’s official website reported on Thursday.
He has taken office of the coach of the capital team, which became vacant after the dismissal of the previous head coach of Dynamo Oleksiy Mykhailychenko and his coaching staff on July 20.
