Popov Serhii

Born in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast. A pupil of the Shakhtar Donetsk Specialized Children and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve (SDYUSHOR). His first coach was Petro Ponomarenko.

Playing career (position: defender): Novator Mariupol, SKA Kyiv, Nyva Vinnytsia (1991-1992), Shakhtar Donetsk (199201995, 1998-2004) - 315 matches/47 goals, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (2004-2005) - 30 matches/2 goals.

Ukraine national team (1993–2003): 54 matches/5 goals.

Achievements: Ukrainian Champion (2001/2002); 4-time winner of the Ukrainian Cup (1994/1995, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2003/2004).

Coaching career: Shakhtar-3 Donetsk (2007-2008) - coach; Shakhtar U-21 (2008-2013) - head coach; Ukraine national youth teams (U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19) - head coach, coach. Metalist Kharkiv (2015-2016) - coach; Zorya Luhansk (2019-2022) - coach; Vorskla Poltava (2022-2023) - coach; Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (2023-2024) - coach; Alga Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (2025) - head coach; Muras United Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan (2025) - head coach; Dynamo Kyiv Youth Academy (2026) - U-16 coach.

Recipient of the Order "For Merit," 3rd Class (2011). Has been working as a coach since 2007. Has served as a coach for Kryvbas since October 2026.