Today, such famous football personalities were born:
Oleg TaranDenis Hryshchenko (2003) - Ukrainian goalkeeper for “Dynamo”. He started playing football as a defender. His first coach was Mykola Derevyanko. Hryshchenko made his debut for “Dynamo U-19” on August 21, 2020, in a match against Donetsk “Olympik” (4:3). He played 1 match in the UEFA Youth League 2021/2022 when “Dynamo” overcame Spanish “Deportivo” in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16.
Matvei Ponomarenko (2006) - forward for “Dynamo”. He took his first steps in football at the local children’s sports school No. 1. He joined “Dynamo” at the age of seven, performing exclusively for the “white-blues” in the UFL. On November 3, 2023, he made his debut for the first team of “Dynamo,” coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for Nazar Voloshin in a championship match against “Shakhtar” (0:1). Thus, at the age of 17 years and 296 days, Ponomarenko became the fourth youngest player for Kyiv in the UPL.
Mikhail Pustitin (1906-1981) - former midfielder of Kyiv “Dynamo”. He participated in the first championship of the USSR, which took place in 1936. He played 7 matches for Kyiv.
Oleg Taran (1960) - Ukrainian footballer, coach. As a player, he played as a forward. He is known for his performances for Kyiv “Dynamo”, “Dnipro”, and also Odesa “Chornomorets”. Individually strong, well-versed in dribbling, distinguished by non-standard game solutions in the completion of attacks and goal-scoring instincts.
