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Andriy Shevchenko Profile |
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Birth Date: September 29, 1976
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Birth Place: Dvirkivshchyna, Ukraine
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Birth Name: Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій
Миколайович Шевченко, Andrij Mykolajovyč Ševčenko, born 29
September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian
football striker who plays for Chelsea F.C. in the FA
Premier League. He won the 2004 European Footballer of the
Year award, and was named by Pelé as one of the top 125
greatest living footballers in 2004. He is also the
second-highest goal scorer of all-time in European club
competitions with 58 goals, behind only Gerd Müller.
Andriy was nine when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred
in April 1986. His village, not far from Chernobyl, was also
affected by the disaster, and his family was one amongst the
thousands who had to abandon their homes and relocate to the
coast to escape the after effects. At an early age, he was a
competitive boxer in the LLWI Ukrainian junior league, but
due to his size, he was forced to move on to football, where
he flourished.
During a fashion show afterparty, the Ukrainian footballer
met his future wife, model Kristen Pazik, whom he married in
July 2004 in a private ceremony at Congressional Country
Club in Potomac, Maryland. Though Pazik is American, they
communicate with each other in Italian, though Shevchenko
had previously made public his desire to learn English,
which was one reason he cited for his desire to move to
Chelsea. However Shevchenko's move to Chelsea is considered
to be mostly in his wife's interests. The couple has two
sons, the oldest being Jordan (named after NBA legend
Michael Jordan), born on 29 November 2004, an event which
Andriy commemorated by scoring against Sampdoria the
following day (AC Milan won 2–1).
His second son, Christian, was born on 10 November 2006. The
next day, after scoring in a 4-0 Chelsea defeat of Watford,
he and several of his teammates gathered and performed the
popular "rock-the-baby" goal celebration as a tribute.
Shevchenko's name cannot be fully transliterated from its
original spelling in the Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin
alphabet. His first name is spelled Andrii by World Soccer
magazine, and Andrei by Sky Sports, although iy is usually
the preferred suffix to Ukrainian names in most English
publications. The correct pronunciation is [an.ˈdrij]. His
last name is pronounced the same in English as it is in
Ukranian or Russian. |
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Other Information |
Ukrainian soccer player, who has 68 caps (31 goals) for his
country's national side. Has 68 international caps, and 31
goals for the Ukraine national soccer team. Played at World
Cup 2006 in Germany. Scored 127 goals in 193 games for AC
Milan during a 7 year period. Clubs include: Dynamo Kiev
(1997-99), AC Milan (1999-2006), Chelsea (2006 - present)
Fees: Dynamo Kiev to AC Milan (1999) £15,000,000 AC Milan to
Chelsea (2006) £30,000,000
Good friends with former Italian prime minister Silvio
Berlusconi and fashion designer Giorgio Armani.
After scoring 127 goals in 207 games for AC Milan, he
transferred to Chelsea. Most media outlets put it as high as
30 million pounds, which would it the most expensive
transfer in English football history (31 May 2006).
His son Jordan, named after NBA legend Michael Jordan was
born on 29 November 2004.
Was awarded European Footballer of the Year in 2004.
During his professional career, he played for Dynamo Kiev
(1994-1999), AC Milan (1999-2006) and Chelsea F.C. (since
2006). He has been UEFA Champions League winner in 2003,
Italian Champion in 2004 and five time Ukrainian Champion.
Second son Christian, born November 10, 2006. |
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