Oleksandr Kucher
Kucher with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Kiev, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Arsenal Kharkiv | 59 | (5) |
| 2002–2005 | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → FC Kharkiv (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Banants Yerevan (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | → FC Kharkiv (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Metalist | 28 | (2) |
| 2006– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 145 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Ukraine | 56 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017 |
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Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher (Ukrainian: Олександр Миколайович Кучер; born 22 October 1982) is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. He is a powerful defender who is good in the air and provides good coverage in the back. He also can play as a defensive midfielder.
A Shakhtar player since 2006, he has won honours including four Premier League titles and the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2006 and has since earned 40 caps, representing Ukraine when they co-hosted UEFA Euro 2012.
Kucher started his career with Youth Academy alumnus "Athlete" Kiev and Arsenal Kyiv, playing 59 times and scoring 5 goals. He joined Metalurh Donetsk in 2002, spending a season on loan at FC Kharkiv during the 2002–03 season, a season at Armenian side Banants Yerevan during the 2003–04 season and another spell with FC Kharkiv in the 2004–05 season. He made 26 appearances for FC Kharkiv over his two seasons on loan. He scored 3 goals in 19 appearances for Banants. Having made 9 appearances for Metalurh, Kucher moved to Metalist Kharkiv during the 2005–06 season playing 28 matches with his only two goals coming in 5–2 defeat to Chornomorets Odesa. Oleksandr joined Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2006–07 season. He made his debut for Shakhtar as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over his former club Metalist. He scored in a 4–1 victory over Metalurh Donetsk on 9 August 2009. He netted an extra time winner in the final of the 2011–12 Ukrainian Cup. Kucher scored a brace in a 3–1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv on 4 September 2012 in a man of the match performance.
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