Mykhailo Hurka
Hurka in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mykhailo Petrovych Hurka
Date of birth (1975-11-21) 21 November 1975
Place of birth Lviv, Ukrainian SSR
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 FC LAZ Lviv 56 (2)
1996 FC Halychyna Drohobych 6 (2)
1995–1996 FC Karpaty Lviv 2 (0)
1996–1997 FC Lviv (1992) 58 (10)
1998–2000 FC Vorskla Poltava 26 (2)
1998–2000 →FC Vorskla-2 Poltava (loan) 20 (4)
2001–2002 FC Karpaty Lviv 12 (0)
2001–2002 →FC Karpaty-2 Lviv (loan) 25 (2)
2001–2002 →FC Karpaty-3 Lviv (loan) 4 (1)
2003–2006 FC Hoverla Uzhhorod 103 (10)
2006–2008 Obolon Kyiv 70 (2)
2008 FC Volyn Lutsk 10 (1)
2009 Desna Chernihiv
2009 Nyva Ternopil 9 (0)
2010–2012 SC Beregvidek Berehove
2013–2014 FC Khimik Novyi Rozdil 28 (6)
2014–2015 FC Halychyna Bibrka 25 (8)
2015 FC Halychyna Velykyi Doroshiv 7 (0)
2016–2019 FC Ukraine United
Managerial career
2019 FC Ukraine United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mykhailo Hurka (born November 21, 1975) is a Ukrainian former footballer and manager.

Club career

Early career

Hurka began his career at the youth level with FC Karpaty Lviv.[1] He would join the professional ranks in 1993 by playing in the Ukrainian Second League with FC LAZ Lviv.[2][3] In his debut season with FC LAZ, he helped the club achieve promotion to the Ukrainian First League, but the following season remained in the third tier with FC Halychyna Drohobych.[4]

In 1995, he played in his country's top-tier league the Ukrainian Premier League with his former club Karpaty Lviv. Following a short stint in the Ukrainian First League with FC Lviv he returned to the Premier League in 1997 to play with Karpaty Lviv.[5]

Vorskla Poltava

After a season in the second tier, he returned to the premier league to sign with Vorskla Poltava in 1999.[6][1][7] In his first year with Poltava, he played in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[8] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[9] He would once more participate in European football where he played in the 2000–01 UEFA Cup against Boavista.[10]

First League

In 2002, he signed with FC Hoverla Uzhhorod and won the league title and a promotion to the Premier League in 2003.[11]

In 2006, he returned to the third-division league to play with Obolon Kyiv where he served as a vice-captain.[12][13] After several seasons with Obolon, he played in the First League initially in 2008 with Volyn Lutsk.[8][4] For the 2009-10 season, he played Nyva Ternopil where he played in 9 matches.[14]

He later played in the Ukrainian Amateur League with SC Beregvidek Berehove in 2010.[15] Throughout his tenure with Berehove, he would win the 2010 Ukrainian Amateur Cup and participate in the 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup.[16]

Canada

Hurka played abroad in the Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2016 with FC Ukraine United.[17] He was named the team captain and also served as an assistant coach.[18][19] In his debut season with the Toronto-based club, he helped the team secure a playoff berth by finishing second in the First Division.[20] In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United defeated Brantford Galaxy.[21] They were eliminated from the competition in the following round by the Serbian White Eagles.[22] He also played in the Great Lakes Cup, a tournament for Ukrainian diaspora clubs where Ukrainian United defeated KSH – United for the cup.[23]

In his second season, the club was relegated to the second division.[24][25] Hurka aided Ukraine United in achieving a perfect season and winning the championship title against Burlington SC.[26] While in his third year, he assisted the club in securing the divisional title.[27][28][29] In the preliminary round of the playoffs, Ukraine United successfully advanced to the semifinal round after defeating Brantford.[30] Scarborough SC would eliminate Ukraine United in the semifinal round.[31]

Managerial career

In 2017, he joined the managerial staff as an assistant coach for Andrei Malychenkov, while still performing as an active player.[32][19] In the 2019 season, he was elevated to the head coach position for Ukraine United where he successfully secured a playoff berth for the club by finishing third in the first division.[33] Under his management the club defeated Hamilton City in the opening round of the postseason.[34] He successfully led the western Toronto side to the championship final after defeating SC Waterloo Region in the semifinals.[35] In the CSL Championship finals Ukraine United faced Scarborough SC but in a losing effort.[33][36]

In 2021, he returned to Ukraine and became the assistant coach under Evgeny Yushchyshyn for FC Sambir.[37]

Honors

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod

FC Ukraine United

References

  1. 1 2 "Михайло Гурка: "Кращі матчі у мене ще попереду"" [Mykhailo Gurka: "My best matches are still ahead of me."]. zakarpatie.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Гурка Михаил Петрович, 21.11.1975, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Офіційний сайт Федерації футболу України". www.ffu.org.ua. Archived from the original on 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. 1 2 "Волинь представляє новачків" ["Volyn" represents newcomers]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 19 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ukrainian Premier League Teams". komkon.org. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  6. ↑ "Vorskla Poltava 1999-00". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Втікайте! Суддя викликав міліцію": легенда Карпат – про свій гол Динамо, гнів Ахметова і Аньямке у чоботах" ["Run away! The judge called the police": the legend of the Carpathians - about his Dynamo goal, the anger of Akhmetov and Anyamke in boots]. football24.ua. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Михайло Гурка: На Волинь усі настроюються по особливому" [Mykhailo Gurka: "Everyone tunes in to "Volyn" in a special way"]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Vorskla Poltava 2000-01". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Костенко, Александр (19 September 2018). "«Боавишта» vs Украина. И радость, и печаль. 2000. «Ворскла» Полтава - Футбол на UA.Tribuna.com" [Boavista vs Ukraine. Both joy and sadness. 2000. "Vorskla" Poltava]. ua.tribuna.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Михайло ГУРКА: "У ЗАБОБОНИ НЕ ВІРЮ"" [Mykhailo GURKA: "I DON'T BELIEVE IN SUPERSTITIONS"]. ua-reporter.com. December 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Підсумки першої половини сезону 2008/2009. "Оболонь" (Київ)". Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  13. ↑ Гулієнко, Сергій (8 December 2008). "Підсумки першої половини сезону 2008/2009. Оболонь (Київ)" [Results of the first half of the 2008/2009 season. "Obolon" (Kyiv)]. www.ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ukraine - M. Gurka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Desna Chernihiv / Clubs / Ukrainian Soccer Portal". www.ukrainiansoccer.net. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  16. ↑ ""Буковина" перемагає на зборах у Закарпатті | БукІнфо" ["Bukovyna" wins the meeting in Transcarpathia]. bukinfo.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 7 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "FC Ukraine United | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  18. ↑ "Андрій Кондзьолка: «У «Юкрейн Юнайтед» запросив віце-президент, з яким грав у футзал в Україні»" [Andriy Kondzolka: "I was invited to Ukraine United by the vice-president, with whom he played futsal in Ukraine"]. ПЕРШИЙ онлайн (in Ukrainian). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  19. 1 2 ""Нашого цвіту по всьому світу"" ["Our flowers around the world"]. SPORTARENA.com (in Russian). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Galaxy drop final game". Brantford Expositor. 11 October 2016. pp. B1.
  21. ↑ "Galaxy ousted". Brantford Expositor. 17 October 2016. pp. B1.
  22. ↑ Adamson, Stan (24 October 2016). "Serbian Eagles, Hamilton City in CSL Championship Final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  23. ↑ ""Кубок Великих Озер" залишається в Канаді" [Great Lakes Cup remains in Canada]. New Pathway Ukrainian News | Новий Шлях Українські Вісті. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  24. ↑ Adamson, Stan (29 April 2017). "CSL Expansion Teams Vorkuta and Royal Toronto Give New Look......End of May kickoff". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  25. ↑ "Український футбол за 7000 кілометрів від України" [Ukrainian football 7000 kilometers from Ukraine]. ua.tribuna.com (in Russian). 29 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "FC UKRAINE UNITED DEFEATS BURLINGTON FOR DIVISION TITLE". fcukraineunited. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  27. ↑ Adamson, Stan (24 September 2018). "FC Ukraine United Rout CSC Mississauga to Clinch First Division Title". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  28. ↑ "Футболісти з Рівненщини виграли регулярний Чемпіонат Канади (ФОТО) | ВСЕ - Про спорт" [Footballers from Rivne region win the regular Canadian Championship] (in Ukrainian). 2018-10-29. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  29. ↑ Vereitin, Daniil (October 15, 2018). "Украинские клубы зажигают в канадской любительской лиге" [Ukrainian clubs rock the Canadian amateur league]. UA.Tribuna.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  30. ↑ Adamson, Stan (1 October 2018). "FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta Squeak Through to Semifinals". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  31. ↑ Stanchev, Stancho (11 October 2018). "Играещият мениджър от Брежани К. Димитров изведе отбора си на втори финал в Канада" [The playing manager from Brezani K. Dimitrov took his team to the second final in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  32. ↑ "fcukraineunited | TEAM". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  33. 1 2 "Українська команда стала фіналістом Канадської футбольної ліги" [The Ukrainian team became a finalist of the Canadian Football League]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  34. ↑ Adamson, Stan (14 October 2019). "Ukraine Utd Defeat Hamilton in Quarterfinals....Playoffs Update". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  35. ↑ Adamson, Stan (21 October 2019). "FC Ukraine United Victory.....Will meet Scarborough in final". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  36. ↑ Stanchev, Stancho (28 October 2019). "От Третия Огит! Брежанецът К. Димитров триумфира с шампионската титла в Канада" [FROM THE THIRD EXPERIENCE! Brezhanets K. Dimitrov triumphed with the championship title in Canada]. Вестник Струма (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  37. ↑ "Як не коло, то новий тренер…" [If not a circle, then a new coach...]. Високий Замок Самбірщина (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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