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Oleksandr Polovkov

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Oleksandr Polovkov
Personal information
Full name Oleksandr Ivanovych Polovkov
Date of birth (1979-10-04)4 October 1979
Place of birth Sverdlovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death April 2026(2026-04-00) (aged 46)
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Youth career
1991–1997 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
1999–2000 FC Ellada Luhansk
2000 FC Dynamo Stakhanov 0 (0)
2000–2002 Stal-2 Alchevsk 35 (1)
2000–2007 Stal Alchevsk 136 (10)
2002–2003FC Shakhtar Luhansk (loan) 24 (4)
2007–2009 Zorya Luhansk 23 (0)
2010 Navbahor Namangan 12 (0)
2010–2012 Andijan 37 (0)
2012–2013 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Ivanovych Polovkov (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Половков; 4 October 1979 – April 2026) was a Ukrainian professional football defender who played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for Shakhtar Sverdlovsk prior to the suspension of club activities due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.

On 8 August 2015, he played for LNR football team.[1]

Following the war in Donbas, Polovkov lived in Dovzhansk, which was occupied by pro-Russian separatists. He was killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war in April 2026, following an incident blamed on the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[2][3]

References

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  1. "Так называемые ДНР и ЛНР провели товарищеский матч". 8 August 2015.
  2. "The Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated a former Zorya defender who betrayed Ukraine on the front lines". UA News. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. "Грав за Шахтар і Зорю, а потім воював проти Батьківщини: ЗСУ ліквідували колишнього українського футболіста". sport-express.ua (in Ukrainian). 19 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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