Today, the following personalities celebrate their birthdays:
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Sergey Shmatovalo (1967) — former defender of Kyiv "Dynamo". Graduate of "Chornomorets". Played 229 matches for "Dynamo", scored 4 goals. From 2003 to 2021, he worked as a coach in the structure of Kyiv "Dynamo". From late June to December 30, 2021, he worked as an assistant to the head coach of Odesa "Chornomorets". He played 8 matches for the Ukrainian national team.
Mikhail Kopolovets (1984) — former midfielder of Lviv "Karpaty". Played for the German "Eintracht". In the 2013/2014 season, he played for Uzhhorod "Hoverla" on loan. Due to a conflict with Uzhhorod's coach Vyacheslav Hrozny, he decided to leave the club before the loan agreement ended.
Denis Boyko (1988) — Ukrainian goalkeeper, former goalkeeper of "Dynamo". Previously played for Turkish "Besiktas". Son of the famous former midfielder of the "white-blue" Alexander Boyko. At one time, Denis played on loan for Kyiv's CSKA and "Obolon", as well as for Kryvyi Rih's "Kryvbas" and "Dnipro". Participant of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark, which took place in the summer of 2011. The last club of Boyko was "Polesie". Currently, the player is a free agent.