During a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association, UAF president, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko personally presented the order to the legendary coach Mykola Pavlov.
Mykola Pavlov and Andriy Shevchenko. Photo: UAF press serviceMykola Petrovych is a Honored Coach of Ukraine, Master of Sports, holder of a full set of medals from the Ukrainian championships and the Ukrainian Cup at the helm of teams such as “Dynamo,” “Dnipro,” and “Vorskla.” He led the national team of Ukraine twice. He has prepared a number of players for the Ukrainian national teams, in particular, while working at “Dynamo,” he collaborated with Andriy Shevchenko, Serhiy Rebrov, and Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.
On January 21, Mykola Pavlov was awarded the order of the president of UAF “Legend of Ukrainian Football.” It is worth noting that this award was established in 2021. Its laureates have included Andriy Shevchenko, Serhiy Rebrov, Oleg Blokhin, Ihor Belanov, Mykhailo Fomenko, Anatoliy Konkov, Andriy Biba, Vasyl Turyanchyk, Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi, Ihor Hataullin, a total of 23 outstanding figures in domestic football.
Since 2016, Mykola Pavlov has headed the All-Ukrainian Association of Football Coaches and is the honorary president of FC “Left Bank” (Kyiv). He is a member of the UAF Executive Committee.
