Petrakov Oleksandr

Born in Kyiv. Product of the Dynamo Kyiv Youth Football School.

Playing career (position: defender): Lokomotyv Vinnytsia (1976–1978), Bilshovyk Kyiv (1978), SKA Kyiv (1978–1979), Dnipro Cherkasy (1979–1980), Avanhard Rivne (1981–1982), Kolos Nikopol (1983–1984), SKA PGV Budapest, Hungary (1986–1990).

Coaching career: Budivelnyk Ivankiv (1991–1993) (head coach), Torpedo Zaporizhzhia (1993–1994) (assistant coach), CSKA-2 Kyiv (1996–1999) (head coach, assistant coach), Spartak Sumy (2000–2001) (head coach), FC Vinnytsia (2001) (head coach), Dynamo Kyiv Youth Football School (2001–2005) (youth team coach), RVUFK Kyiv (2006–2010) (youth team coach).

Ukraine national teams: youth national teams (2010–2021) - worked with teams across various age categories, including U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20. National team (2021–2022) (acting head coach from August 2021, head coach from November 2021); Armenia national team (2023–2024) (head coach).

Achievements (as a coach): His greatest achievement is winning the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ukraine U-20 national team. He also led the U-19 team to the semi-finals of the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and his teams participated in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In 2006 and 2007, he won the Ukrainian youth championship. He holds the titles of Honored Coach of Ukraine (2009) and Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine (2019), and possesses a UEFA Pro Licence. He has been working as a coach since 1991. He has served as the head coach of Kryvbas since October 2026.