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16 / Ukraine · 1989–2003

Oleh Luzhnyi

RB box-to-boxleader
Goals · Soviet Union
0
Caps · Ukraine
52
Goals · Ukraine
0
Life
1968
Clubs
FC Volyn Lutsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for Ukraine
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

The powerful Ukrainian right-back captained Dynamo Kyiv and brought his tenacious defending and winning mentality to Arsenal’s formidable backline. Career record: 52 caps and 0 goals for Ukraine; club career at FC Volyn Lutsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q705494
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Career record

1985–1988FC Volyn Lutsk
1988–1988FC Karpaty Lviv
1989–1999FC Dynamo Kyiv
1999–2003Arsenal
2003–2004Wolverhampton Wanderers
2005–2005FK Venta
Soviet Union0 goals
Ukraine52 caps, 0 goals

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Around Luzhnyi in the almanac

One rank above: Viktor Kolotov at #15.

One rank below: Valeriy Lobanovskyi at #17.

Ukraine's editorial top five: Andriy Shevchenko · Oleh Blokhin · Anatoliy Tymoshchuk · Oleh Protasov · Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko.

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