Viktor Stupak

Viktor Stupak
Personal information
Full name Viktor Hryhorovych Stupak
Date of birth (1943-01-17) 17 January 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Kremenchuk, Ukraine
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Avanhard Kriukiv ? (?)
1963–1966 Dnipro Kremenchuk 95 (30)
1967–1973 Zirka Kirovohrad 269 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viktor Stupak (Ukrainian: Віктор Григорович Ступак; born 17 January 1943) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Avanhard Kriukiv, Dnipro Kremenchuk and Zirka Kirovohrad.

Club career

Avanhard Kriukiv

Stupak played for Avanhard Kriukiv in Kremenchuk during the 1962 seasons.[1] He wore wore the number 9 shirt.[2] On 16 July 1963 he played in a friendly against Dnipro Kremenchuk.[3]

Dnipro Kremenchuk

He moved to the same city club Dnipro Kremenchuk. First known game for him was on 11 August 1963.[4] In his first season he played in at least seven games scoring three goals.[5] Next season he was highest goalscorer for the team and he featured in thirty-one game including cup games. In 1965 he played in thirty-five games and scored eight goals.[6] During his last season he played in thirty-four matches and scored fifteen goals.[7] He left in spring 1967.[8]

Zirka Kirovohrad

In 1968 it was revealed that former Dnipro and current Zirka coach Hennadii Rudynskyi poached two best players from Dnipro: Viktor Stupak and Yurii Holdin.[9]

He was the top scorer for Zirka in 1969 with twelve goals, 1970 with nine goals and twelve in 1972.[10] Stupak was the first Zirka player to lift Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR trophy.[11]

Honours

Zirka Kirovohrad

References

  1. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.b, pp. 55–57.
  2. ^ Ovanesov, O. (19 July 1963). "Товариська Зустріч" [Friendly meeting]. Peremoha (in Ukrainian). Kremenchuk.
  3. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.b, p. 72.
  4. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.a, p. 26.
  5. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.a, p. 40.
  6. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.a, p. 125.
  7. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.a, p. 162.
  8. ^ Sviatoslav Zhdan (11 March 1967). "Перспективи Дніпра" [Dnipro prospects]. Kremenchuk Zoria (in Ukrainian). No. 31.
  9. ^ Pyrukhin n.d.a, p. 259.
  10. ^ a b "Історія клубу" [Club history]. fczirka.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Звезда-Кремень" [Zirka-Kremin matchday programme] (PDF). wildstat.ru (in Russian). 10 April 1986. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

Sources

  • Pyrukhin, Yurii (n.d.a), Днепр Кременчуг футбол 1963-1969 [Dnipro Kremenchuk football 1963-1969] (in Ukrainian), Kremenchuk
  • Pyrukhin, Yurii (n.d.b), Энциклопедия кременчугского футбола [Encyclopedia of Kremenchuk football] (in Russian), Kremenchuk