Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenkois a retired Ukrainian footballer who played for Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea and the Ukrainian national team as a striker. Since February till July 2016, he was an assistant coach of the Ukrainian national team, which is led by Mykhailo Fomenko. On 15 July 2016, he was appointed as the coach of the Ukrainian national team...
NationalityUkrainian
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 September 1976
CityDvirkivshchyna, Ukraine
CountryUkraine
When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.
It will take place according to Catholic tradition. That's what we decided in our inter-ethnic family. When we have a second child it will be done according to Orthodox tradition.
I don't think about that game any more, but it remains one of the strangest matches in the history of football. It's difficult to explain what happened that evening.
I am really happy with this achievement and I must thank my team-mates who have made it possible.
It has been a great year for me, ... I feel very honored to be here with these great champions by my side.
The 1-1 from the first leg is a good result, but we must think we are starting from zero. We must not think that Bayern can be an easy opponent.
We are far too close to breaking through to the finals of the world championships to think about anything else.
We must now concentrate on the domestic league.
We have to look to the future, if it carries on like this then we will end up like the gladiators of ancient Rome -- if you lose you get torn to pieces.
I would like to thank everyone who supported me to be fit for the Euros. I had some fitness problems before the tournament, but I am here now!
There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.
I had a hard time at Chelsea mainly because I was injured much of the time. Every time I recovered from one injury I seemed to get a new one and it set me back again.
If my goals and victories can help the world remember Chernobyl and bring a smile to the face of the people still suffering then I dedicate all my success to them.
Shevchenko is the best attacker in Europe. He has a great deal of consistency and he just keeps scoring - which in Italian football is very difficult. He is a complete player, someone who can do everything on a football field