The coach of Kyiv’s “Dynamo” Alexander Shovkovsky, leading his team to the title of champion of Ukraine this season, became only the third representative of the “white-blues” to become a champion of Ukraine both as a player (14-time champion) and as a coach.
Previously, this was only achieved by Anatoliy Demyanenko (champion of Ukraine 1992/93 season) and Sergei Rebrov (9 championships as a player, 2 as a coach).
If we touch upon the history of Kyiv “Dynamo” in the USSR championships, then such an achievement was in the career of four other representatives of this club:
Valery Lobanovsky — 1 championship of the USSR as a player, 8 championships of the USSR as a coach, 5 championships of Ukraine as a coach;
Mikhail Fomenko — 3 championships of the USSR as a player, 1 championship of Ukraine as a coach;
Yozhef Sabo — 4 championships of the USSR as a player, 2 championships of Ukraine as a coach;
Aleksey Mikhaylichenko — 3 championships of the USSR as a player, 2 championships of Ukraine as a coach.