Semen Yosypovych Altman (Ukrainian: Семен Йосипович Альтман, born 21 April 1946) is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is of Jewish ancestry.[1]
 Altman in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Semen Yosypovych Altman | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Chuhuiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kyiv Sport School #1 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965 | Kolhospnyk Rivne | 3 | |
| 1965–1966 | Volyn Lutsk | 15 | |
| 1966–1972 | Chornomorets Odesa | 70 | |
| 1973 | Zvezda Tiraspol | ||
| 1974 | Lokomotyv Kherson | ||
| 1975 | Zvezda Tiraspol | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1988 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 1989–1991 | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| 1991–1994 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 1994–1996 | Korea Olympic team | ||
| 1996–1999 | Zimbru Chişinău | ||
| 1999–2002 | Metalurh Donetsk | ||
| 2003–2006 | Ukraine (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2007 | Chornomorets Odesa | ||
| 2007 | Illychivets Mariupol | ||
| 2008 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | ||
| 2010 | Ukraine (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Tavriya Simferopol | ||
| 2019 | Moldova | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Semen's son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.
Career
editAltman played for Kolhospnyk (Rivne), Volyn (Lutsk), Chornomorets (Odesa), Zvezda (Tiraspol), Lokomotiv (Kherson).
Coach
editHe has worked as a coach of FC Chornomorets Odesa (1982–88), FC Dynamo Moscow (1989–91), Chornomorets (1991–94), Korea Olympic team (1994–96), FC Zimbru Chișinău (1996–99), Metalurh Donetsk (1999–2002), and Chornomorets again (2003–2007). Semen Altman was also Oleh Blokhin's assistant coach for the Ukraine national football team from 2003 to 2006. In 2007 Altman was replaced by Vitaliy Shevchenko at Chornomorets. In 2007, he was hired by FC Illychivets Mariupol as head coach on a one-year contract. On 14 December 2007, Semen was unexpectedly sacked, despite winning the first leg of the quarterfinal Ukrainian Cup match against his former club Chornomorets, and the club sitting in 2nd place at the time. In October 2008 he was appointed as head-coach of FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.
In late 2019 he was Moldova's coach for 4 matches in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, which included a 0–1 loss to Andorra.[2] In the 2021-22 season he was part of FC Balkany Zorya coaching staff, which competed in Ukrainian Second League.[3]
Honours
editAs Coach
edit- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Quarter-finalist (as assistant-coach)
- Ukrainian Premier League
- Bronze medals: 2001–02, 2002–03 (both with Metalurh Donetsk); 2005–06 (with Chornomorets Odesa)
- Moldovan National Division (all with FC Zimbru Chișinău)
- Champion: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Silver medals: 1996–97
- Moldova Cup
- Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98
References
edit- ^ "Спорт - Центральный Еврейский Ресурс. Сайт русскоязычных евреев всего мира. Еврейские новости. Еврейские фамилии". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Semen Altman, la 75 de ani!". fmf.md (in Romanian). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Семен Альтман вошел в тренерский штаб Балкан". football.ua (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
External links
edit- Chornormorets sign Shevchenko at UEFA.com
- Profile at KLISF