The well-known Ukrainian coach Sergey Puchkov spoke about his colleague, Ukrainian Sergey Shevchenko, who, during the occupation of Kherson by the Russian army, led a team in the city created by the interim authorities.
Sergei Puchkov“I was shocked when I found out about it. I think that this is a crime against my people, my family and relatives. He even dishonored his last name, desecrating the whole country, the whole world! A surname that is legendary for Ukraine - first of all, thanks to the poet Taras Shevchenko and the football player Andriy Shevchenko. And a number of players, his double namesakes, who played in Ukrainian teams in the 80-90s (experienced fans remember at least four more Sergey Shevchenkos, the most famous of which is the captain of the Simferopol Tavriya of the 1992 championship model - ed. note).
How could you do this - go to the service of the enemy government? However, is it worth being surprised at the current step of the Kherson citizen. In 2014, Sergey Shevchenko was already working in the annexed Crimea, where he headed the VSK Tavria. And then he generally went to coaching in the aggressor country - to the Sakhalin club.
I remember that after returning from Russia, he was somewhat rehabilitated by the president of our "Tavria" Sergey Kunitsyn, and Shevchenko even worked with her in Berislav for a long time. Later I went to Nikolaev, where I once played.
And here is a step that does not fit in the mind. I am sure that the leaders of our football did exactly the right thing, removing all titles from the traitor and depriving him of his coaching license. However, as well as depriving the title of honorary citizen of Kherson, ”quotes Puchkov "UA-Football".
