Oleksandr Malevanov
Oleksandr Malevanov () is a Ukrainian retired footballer. Career
Oleksandr Malevanov started playing football at the Novator Youth Sports School, and later continued to improve his football skills at the UOR in Donetsk. In 1991, the young footballer was invited to Shakhtar Donetsk, but did not make his way to the city's main team immediately, but started playing for the Pitmen's second team in the first and second Ukrainian leagues. Malevanov made his debut for Shakhtar's main team only in August 1993, but spent most of his time in reserve, coming on the field only at the end of the match. while playing for Shakhtar-2 Donetsk or Garant's amateur Donetsk club. This situation lasted until the spring of 1995, when Alexander Malevanov, along with other players from Donetsk, including Vadim Solodky and Yuri Sinkov, was invited to another team in the major leagues Volyn Lutsk. Although the defender from Donetsk region immediately became a major player in the Lutsk club, playing 16 matches in the second half of the 1994–1995 season, and 25 matches in the next, but Volyn Lutsk failed the 1995–1996 season and dropped out. to the first league. In this regard, Malevanov and a group of other players joined the Donetsk "Metallurg" in the off-season, and took part in the clash with the team "Crystal" from Kherson for a place in the first league, which was vacated after refusing to participate in Kremenchug. "Petrochemistry". Donetsk club defeated Kherson with a score of 3–1, and also reached the first league. In this match, Alexander Malevanov played in the basis of all 90 minutes of the match. In the first league, the Donetsk club in a tense struggle with Volyn Lutsk and "Dynamo-2" unexpectedly won the championship and won a ticket to the top league. Malevanov was one of the club's main defenders this season, playing 38 matches in the championship. However, with the entry into the top league, the player lost his place in the main lineup of "Methadone", played a number of matches for the second lineup of "Metallurg" in the second league, and started the next season in Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan National Division of Moldova. After a short stay in the Moldovan club, Oleksandr Malevanov returned to Ukraine, where he played for a number of amateur clubs: Fortuna (Shakhtarsk), Monolit (Kostiantynivka), Shakhtar (Luhansk). In early 2002, the footballer played in the Ukrainian Second League for Desna Chernihiv, the main club of the city of Chernihiv. In the second half of 2002, Malevanov became a player of Stal Kamianske, which became the last professional football club. After completing his professional football career, Malevanov moved to his native Mariupol, where he played for local amateur teams. Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol
 Moldovan Cup: 1998–99

Metalurh Donetsk
 Ukrainian First League: 1996–97

References

External links 
 
 Oleksandr Malevanov allplayers.in.ua

1974 births
Living people
FC Desna Chernihiv players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Ukrainian men's footballers
Ukrainian Premier League players
Ukrainian First League players
Ukrainian Second League players
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Men's association football defenders
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk players
FC Metalurh Donetsk players
FC Metalurh-2 Donetsk players
FC Volyn Lutsk players