Such famous football personalities were born today:
Oleg TaranDenys Ignatenko (2003) - Ukrainian goalkeeper of Dynamo. Started playing football on the position of defender. His first coach was Mykola Derevyanko. Ignatenko made his debut for Dynamo U-19 on 21 August 2020 in the match against Olimpik Donetsk (4:3). He played 1 match in the UEFA Youth League-2021/2022, when Dynamo defeated Spanish Deportivo in penalty shootout in the 1/16 finals.
Matvey Ponomarenko (2006) - Dynamo forward. He made his first steps in football at the local children's sports school № 1. He joined Dynamo at the age of seven and played exclusively for the Bilo-Syni in the youth football league.
On 3 November 2023, he made his debut for the first team of Dynamo, coming on as a substitute on 88 minutes instead of Nazar Voloshyn in the championship match against Shakhtar (0:1). Thus, at the age of 17 years and 296 days Ponomarenko became the fourth youngest player of Kyiv in UPL.
Mikhail Putistin (1906-1981) - former Dynamo Kyiv midfielder. He took part in the first USSR championship, which took place in 1936. He played 7 matches as a member of Kyiv team.
Oleh Taran (1960) - Ukrainian football player and coach. As a football player he played as a striker. He is known for his performances in Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro and Chornomorets Odessa. Individually strong, he was good at dribbling, was characterised by unconventional game solutions in finishing attacks and goal sense.
