Pavlo Shkapenko, six-time champion of Ukraine, three-time winner of the National Cup in Kyiv "Dynamo" celebrates his 50th birthday today! He played one of his best matches for the "white and blue" in the 1993/94 season in the Champions League against the Catalan "Barcelona". In the first match, Kyiv won 3:1, and Shkapenko scored a header. He played a total of 121 matches for Dynamo Kyiv and scored 33 goals.
Dear Pavle Leonidovich!
Please accept my warmest congratulations on your 50th birthday.
From the bottom of my heart, I congratulate the person who made a historic contribution to the development of independent Ukrainian sports.
The generation of leather ball masters of the 1990s had to solve an extremely difficult task - in the most difficult economic conditions, to assert the reputation of a famous domestic football school.
But, overcoming various difficulties that arose along the way, you, together with your partners in Kyiv "Dynamo" and the national team, created a reliable bridgehead, on which the successes of new generations, representing the blue and yellow flag on the international arena, have been based ever since.
As a six-time champion and three-time winner of the National Cup, as well as a participant in the first qualifying rounds for Ukraine in EURO-1996 and WC-1998, you have forever inscribed your name in the annals of our football and Dynamo club.
I wish you, birthday boy, good health, longevity and family harmony, optimism and fulfillment of your most cherished dreams!
Let bad weather bypass your home. Peace and prosperity to you!
Sincerely,
Hryhoriy SURKIS