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Alexander SevidovTrainer
Country:
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Content:
- Early Life and Playing Career
- Coaching Journey
- Metalurh Donetsk and Beyond
- Success with Hoverla Uzhhorod
- Stints with Karpaty and Metalist
- Coaching Success and Controversy
- Ban and Legacy
Early Life and Playing Career
Born in Ukraine, Oleksandr Sevidov emerged from the youth academy of Shakhtar Donetsk. Despite playing in the club's reserve team and briefly for the Moscow CSKA second team during his military service, his professional playing career remained largely unremarkable, featuring stints with Ukrainian clubs Zorya Luhansk, Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, Kryvbas, and Metalurh Donetsk, as well as Russian teams Torpedo Moscow and UralAZ.
Coaching Journey
Sevidov transitioned to coaching after retiring as a player. He held coaching roles at Metalurh Donetsk from 2001 to 2004, helping the team secure a bronze medal in the 2002/03 Ukrainian Premier League season. From 2004 to 2005, he led Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk to victory in the Ukrainian Second League and promotion to the First League.
Metalurh Donetsk and Beyond
In 2005, Sevidov became the head coach of Metalurh Donetsk, leading them to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. He steered the team through several successful campaigns, introducing talented players like Oleksiy Polyansky and Volodymyr Pryyomov. However, he was dismissed in 2006 after submitting a resignation letter.
Sevidov subsequently coached Helios Kharkiv in the First League and held talks to lead Minsk Dynamo or the Iran national team. After a brief stint with Moldovan club Zimbru, he returned to Ukraine with Crimea Teplytsa in 2009.
Success with Hoverla Uzhhorod
In 2011, Sevidov was appointed head coach of Hoverla Uzhhorod. Under his guidance, the team won the First League championship, earning him the Professional Football League of Ukraine's Coach of the Year award for the 2011/12 season. However, he resigned from the post in 2013.
Stints with Karpaty and Metalist
Sevidov then signed a three-year contract with Karpaty Lviv in 2013, but left the club by mutual consent a year later. In 2015, he became head coach of Metalist Kharkiv, but his tenure was marred by poor results, and he resigned in 2016.
Coaching Success and Controversy
Sevidov returned to coaching in 2016 with Illichivets Mariupol. He guided the team to the First League championship and promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League. However, in 2017, he parted ways with the club by mutual consent.
In 2019, Sevidov briefly coached Bulgarian club Vereya before leaving due to a change in club leadership.
Ban and Legacy
In 2020, Sevidov was banned from football activities for five years by the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association due to his alleged involvement in match-fixing. The ban was later extended to a lifetime disqualification by the Ethics and Fair Play Committee of the UAF.
Sevidov's coaching career was marked by both success and controversy. He led teams to several promotions and won the First League championship twice. However, his ban for match-fixing casts a shadow over his legacy.
