Lyubomyr Halchuk (born 18 September 1981) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a defender.

Lyubomyr Halchuk
Personal information
Full name Lyubomyr Bohdanovych Halchuk
Date of birth (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Nadvirna, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 FC Volyn Lutsk 12 (0)
2001–2003 FC Kovel-Volyn-2 Kovel 15 (0)
2004 FC Ikva Mlyniv 1 (0)
2004 FC Polissya Zhytomyr 14 (0)
2005–2006 FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi 31 (0)
2006–2011 FC Lviv 111 (7)
2010–2013 FC Helios Kharkiv 42 (2)
2013–2014 FC Tytan Armyansk 17 (0)
2014 FK Lapaevka 18 (3)
2015 FC Mykolaiv
2015–2016 NK Veres Rivne 15 (3)
2016 FC Ukraine United
2017–2021 FC Vorkuta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Ukraine

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Halchuk began playing at the local youth level and ultimately signed with Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian First League in 2001.[1][2] In his debut season with Volyn, he helped the club secure promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League by winning the league title.[3] During his tenure in Volyn, the majority of his time was spent with their junior team Kovel-Volyn Kovel. Halchuk also had a loan spell with Polissya Zhytomyr.[4] Throughout his four-year stint with Volyn, he made several appearances in the Ukrainian top tier.[5]

In 2005, he returned to the Ukrainian second trier to sign with Hazovyk-Skala Stryi.[6] After a season with Hazovyk, he signed with league rivals Lviv the following year.[7][8] Halchuk returned to the country's premier league when he assisted Lviv in securing promotion following the conclusion of the 2007-08 season.[9][10] He made 16 appearances with Lviv during his second stint in the top tier.[11] In one notable match on 16 August 2008, against rivals Vorskla Poltava, UA-Football named him as one of the two best central defenders of the fifth round in the Ukrainian Premier League.[12] Unfortunately, the club's run in the premier league was short-lived as they were relegated to the First League.[13]

After five seasons with Lviv, he remained in the second tier by signing with Helios Kharkiv.[14] He re-signed with Helios for the 2011-12 season.[15] In 2013, he signed with league rivals Tytan Armyansk.[16] After appearing in 17 matches he left Tytan after the season's conclusion.[17] Following his departure from Tytan, he spent some time at the amateur level.[18] He returned to the professional level in 2015 by signing with NK Veres Rivne in the Ukrainian Second League.[19] He departed from Veres after the season to pursue a career in Canada.[20]

Canada

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In 2016, he went abroad to sign with FC Ukraine United of the Canadian Soccer League.[21][22] In his debut season in Canada, he assisted the club in securing a postseason berth by finishing second in the First Division.[23] He also served as vice-captain and helped the club reach the second round of the playoffs.[23]

The following season he played with league rivals Vorkuta and won the First Division title with the club.[24][25][26] In his second season with Vorkuta, he assisted in securing the CSL Championship where he recorded a goal against Scarborough SC.[27][28] In 2020, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's second CSL Championship after defeating Scarborough SC.[29][30] In 2021, he assisted in securing Vorkuta's third regular season title and secured the ProSound Cup against Scarborough.[31][32] He also played in the 2021 playoffs where Vorkuta was defeated by Scarborough in the championship final.[33][34]

Honors

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FC Vorkuta

References

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  2. ^ "Любомир Гальчук: Як тільки в мене починається ігровий підйом, відразу травмуюсь" [Lubomyr Halchuk: "As soon as I start playing, I immediately get injured"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 17 March 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Трансферные новости Волыни" [Transfer news "Volyn"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 June 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Игроки Волыни едут в Житомир" [Volyn players go to Zhytomyr]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 5 April 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Вихованець "Волині" з "ексхрестоносцями" грає в Канаді за ФК "Воркута"" [The "Volyn" pupil with the "Ex-Crusaders" plays in Canada for FC "Vorkuta"]. ВолиньPost. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Новости межсезонья из стана украинских команд" [Off-season news from the camp of Ukrainian teams]. ПРО ФУТБОЛ (in Russian). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Любомир Гальчук: «Життя – прекрасне!» - 10 February 2009 - Футбол Надвірнянщини" [Lubomyr Galchuk: "Life is beautiful!"]. nrff.at.ua. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Эксклюзив. Гальчук: "Как для первого матча Львов сыграл супер"" [Exclusive. Galchuk: "How Lviv played super for the first match"]. football.ua. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Карпатівські вболівальники б"ють фанів "Львова"" [Carpathian fans beat "Lviv" fans]. Gazeta.ua (in Russian). 12 April 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "FK Lviv 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 1 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Ukraine - L. Galchuk - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Сборная 5-го тура по версии UA-Футбол" [Team of the 5th round according to UA-Football]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 19 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Історія клубу | ФК Львів" [History of the club] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Гелиос пополнился двумя игроками" [Helios replenished with two players]. СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). 2 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Любомир ГАЛЬЧУК: "Гелиос побежил заслуженно"" [Lubomyr HALCHUK: "Helios ran deservedly"]. СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Титан определилися с составом на новый сезон" ["Titan" decided on the composition for the new season]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Гальчук покинул Титан" [Galchuk left Titan]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 23 January 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Волинь зіграє з СКК Демня замість Карпат" [Volyn will play with SKK Demnya instead of Karpaty]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Верес подписал 19 игроков" [Veres signed 19 players]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Защитник Вереса переезжает в Канаду" [Veres' protector moves to Canada]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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  22. ^ "Украинский защитник продолжит карьеру в Канаде" [Ukrainian defender will continue his career in Canada]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 3 March 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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  31. ^ a b "Vorkuta Triumphant in Pro Sound Cup Final...Penalty kicks defeat Scarborough". Canadian Soccer League. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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