Serhiy Rebrov facts for kids

In this article, the patronymic is Stanislavovych and the family name is Rebrov.

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Serhii Rebrov
Personal information
Rebrov as manager of Dynamo Kyiv in 2015
Full name	Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov
Date of birth	(1974-06-03) 3 June 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Horlivka, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Height	1.73 m
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Ukraine (manager)
Youth career
1982–1989	Spartak Horlivka
1989–1991	UOR Donetsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1992	Shakhtar Donetsk	26	(12)
1992–2000	Dynamo Kyiv	189	(93)
2000–2004	Tottenham Hotspur	60	(10)
2002–2004	→ Fenerbahçe (loan)	38	(4)
2004–2005	West Ham United	27	(1)
2005–2008	Dynamo Kyiv	53	(20)
2008–2009	Rubin Kazan	31	(5)
2009	Irpin Horenychi (amateurs)	2	(0)
Total		425	(145)
National team
1993–1995	Ukraine U21	17	(7)
1992–2006	Ukraine	75	(15)
Teams managed
2009–2010	Dynamo Kyiv (U21 assistant)
2010	Dynamo-2 Kyiv (assistant)
2010–2014	Dynamo Kyiv (assistant)
2010–2011	Ukraine (assistant)
2014–2017	Dynamo Kyiv
2017–2018	Al-Ahli
2018–2021	Ferencváros
2021–2023	Al-Ain
2023–	Ukraine
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov (Ukrainian: Сергій Станіславович Ребров) was born on June 3, 1974. He is a Ukrainian professional football manager and a former player. He played as a striker. Currently, he is the manager of the Ukraine national football team.

Rebrov became famous as an attacking partner with Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv in the 1990s. As of August 2017, he is one of the top scorers in the Ukrainian Premier League. He shares this record with Maksim Shatskikh.

He first played for Ukraine in 1992. He played 75 games for the national team and scored 15 goals. He was part of Ukraine's first-ever World Cup team in 2006.

Rebrov stopped playing professional football in 2009. After that, he started working as a coach. In 2014, he became the acting head coach at Dynamo Kyiv. For the next three years, he was the head coach. He was the first person to win the Ukrainian Cup as both a player and a coach. He also managed the Hungarian team Ferencváros for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021. In 2023, he took over the Ukraine national team. He led them to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024.

Playing Career Highlights
Managerial Career
International Career
Personal Life
Honours and Achievements
- As a Player
- As a Manager
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Playing Career Highlights

Serhiy Rebrov was born in Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. He joined Shakhtar Donetsk as a young player in 1990. In his first season in 1991, at 17 years old, he scored two goals in seven games. This was in the USSR Premier League. In his second season, playing in the new Ukrainian Premier League, he was one of the top goal scorers. This caught the attention of Dynamo Kyiv scouts.

Time at Dynamo Kyiv

Rebrov moved to Dynamo Kyiv in August 1992. He became the highest all-time scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League. He scored 123 goals in 261 games for both Shakhtar and Dynamo.

He scored many important goals in European competitions. This was especially true in the UEFA Champions League seasons of 1997–98 and 1998–99. He scored a famous goal against Barcelona from a difficult angle. Dynamo reached the Champions League semi-final in 1999. They lost to Bayern Munich. In the 1999–2000 season, Rebrov was a top scorer in the UEFA Champions League with ten goals. Dynamo made it to the last sixteen teams.

Playing in England

On May 17, 2000, Rebrov was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £11 million. In his first Premier League season, he scored nine goals in 29 games. He seemed to find it hard to get used to the different style of play in England. Things got worse for Rebrov after George Graham was fired in March 2001. The new manager, Glenn Hoddle, didn't play him much.

To get more playing time, Rebrov went on loan to Fenerbahçe twice. In his second season there, he helped Fenerbahçe win their 15th league title.

Later, Rebrov signed a one-year contract with West Ham United. This was in the Championship league. He scored only one league goal for West Ham. This was the winning goal in a 3–2 game against Watford in November 2004.

Back to Dynamo Kyiv

On June 1, 2005, Rebrov became a free agent. He chose not to sign a new contract with West Ham. Two days later, he signed a new two-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv. In the 2005–06 season, Rebrov was Dynamo's top scorer with 13 goals. He also led the league in points from goals and assists. He was named player of the season.

In July 2007, Rebrov became Dynamo's captain. In the 2007–08 season, he often sat on the bench. He started only seven out of eighteen matches before the winter break. Under the new manager, Yuri Semin, Rebrov started all games. He was named best player at the Channel One Cup. In February 2008, Dynamo's president said they planned to extend Rebrov's contract. Soon after, Rebrov received an offer from the Russian club Rubin Kazan.

Playing for Rubin Kazan

Rebrov playing for Rubin Kazan

On March 3, 2008, Dynamo announced that Rebrov had signed a two-year contract with Rubin Kazan. He would join the new club in the summer of 2008. Rubin paid Dynamo $1 million to release Rebrov early from his contract. He was part of the team that won the 2008 Russian Premier League. This was Rubin's first time winning the league. He played in midfield in 24 out of 30 league matches and scored five goals.

Retirement from Playing

Rebrov's retirement was announced on July 20, 2009. At the same time, he became an assistant manager for the Dynamo Kyiv reserve team. During his career, he played in various European leagues. He played 423 games and scored 145 goals. His achievements led to him being added to the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.

In August 2009, Rebrov briefly returned to football. He joined the amateur club Irpin Horenychi. He played in the 2009-10 Ukrainian Cup. He also played a few games for Irpin in the 2009 Amateur League.

Managerial Career

Managing Dynamo Kyiv

On April 17, 2014, Rebrov became the temporary manager of Dynamo Kyiv. On May 19, after winning the Ukrainian Cup, he was named the full-time manager. During Rebrov's time as manager, Dynamo Kyiv won two Ukrainian Premier League titles. They also won two Ukrainian Cup titles and one Ukrainian Super Cup. In the 2015–16 season, the team got past the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. This was the first time in over 15 years.

The season before, Rebrov led Dynamo Kyiv in a successful 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign. This included a memorable 5–2 win over Everton. Rebrov confirmed he was leaving as manager on May 31, 2017. This was after his contract ended.

Managing Al Ahli

Rebrov quickly returned to management. In June 2017, he became the manager of the Saudi Arabian team Al Ahli. He managed there for one season. He was eventually let go for not winning the league.

Managing Ferencváros

On August 22, 2018, Rebrov was named manager of the Hungarian team Ferencváros. This happened after the club failed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

On September 29, 2020, Rebrov led Ferencváros to the Champions League group stage. This was the first time in 25 years. They beat Molde to qualify. Ferencváros had beaten Djurgården, Celtic, and Dinamo Zagreb in earlier rounds. After a 3–3 draw in Norway in the first game, Ferencváros drew 0–0 in Budapest. This meant they won on away goals and qualified.

On June 4, 2021, Ferencváros announced Rebrov's resignation. They thanked him for helping them win three league titles in a row. They also thanked him for guiding the club to the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2019. And for reaching the Champions League group stage the next year.

Managing Al-Ain

On June 7, 2021, Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates announced he would be their new manager.

Managing Ukraine National Team

On June 7, 2023, Rebrov became the manager of the Ukraine national football team.

International Career

Rebrov scored Ukraine's first-ever World Cup goal in 1996. This was in their first 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification group match. It was against Northern Ireland. Ukraine won 1–0 thanks to Rebrov's goal. Ukraine finished 2nd in the group behind Germany. Rebrov scored the winning goal again in a 1–0 victory away to Albania in March 1997. He also scored against the same team at home in August. His three goals helped his team reach the playoffs. They lost 3–1 to Croatia.

Rebrov's club success earned him a spot on the national team again. He went to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He scored a long-range shot against Saudi Arabia. Ukraine reached the quarterfinals before losing to Italy.

When he retired on July 20, 2009, he was the fourth most capped player for Ukraine. He had played 75 times for his country. He was also their second all-time scorer with 15 goals.

Personal Life

Rebrov is a licensed amateur radio operator. He enjoys participating in radio contests. He has used several callsigns, including UT5UDX (Ukraine) and M0SDX (England). His most recent callsigns are 5B4AMM (Cyprus) and P3X (Cypriot contest-callsign).

Honours and Achievements

As a Player

Dynamo Kyiv

Vyshcha Liha (9 times): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2006–07
Ukrainian Cup (7 times): 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2006–07
Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006

Tottenham Hotspur

Football League Cup runner-up: 2001–02

Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig: 2003–04

West Ham United

Football League Championship play-offs: 2005

Rubin Kazan

Russian Premier League: 2008, 2009

Individual Awards

Ukrainian Footballer of the Year: 1996, 1998
Ukrainian Premier League Player of the Season: 1996, 1998, 1999
Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 1997–98
ADN Eastern European Footballer of the Season: 1999
Ukrainian Premier League Joint All-Time top scorer (with Maksim Shatskikh): 123 goals in 261 matches
Channel One Cup - Player of tournament 2008

As a Manager