Yuriy Viliovych Maksymov (Ukrainian: Юрій Вільйович Максимов; born 8 December 1968) is a Ukrainian football coach and former player. A former midfielder, his career achievements saw him inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.
Club career
Born in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Maksymov played for Valery Lobanovsky's Dynamo Kyiv in his native Ukraine. In November 1997 he moved to Germany joining Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2001. He was seen as a replacement for the injured playmaker Andi Herzog. The transfer fee paid to Dynamo Kyiv was reported as DM 3.5 or 3.6 million (€1.79 or 1.84 million). Whilst at Werder Bremen he helped them win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, starting in the final against Bayern Munich and scoring as the match finished 1–1 before Werder Bremen won on penalties. Having featured sporadically in the 2000–01 season, Maksymov left Werder Bremen for 2. Bundesliga side Waldhof Mannheim on a free transfer in 2001, along with Bernhard Trares. He signed a two-year contract.
He later returned to Russia and Ukraine to finish his career at FC Rostov and FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya.
International career
Maksymov earned 27 caps playing for the Ukraine national team scoring give goals.
Managerial career
Before taking charge of Obolon Kyiv in June 2008, Maksymov was in charge of CSKA Kyiv. After CSKA Kyiv was relegated to the Second League, Maksymov resigned.
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
In January 2010, he became manager of Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
Keşla
On 25 December 2017, Maksymov was appointed as manager of Keshla FK.
Career statistics
Club
International
- Scores and results list Ukraine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maksymov goal.
Honours
Player
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 1994, 1995, 1996
- Cup of Ukraine: 1996
Werder Bremen
- DFB-Pokal: 1998–99
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
Manager
Keşla
- Azerbaijan Cup: 2017–18,
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League Manajer of the Month: September 2020, October 2021
References
External links
- Yuriy Maksymov at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Yuriy Maksymov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
