In Frankfurt on 18 June 1988 he made it 2-1 against England after twenty-eight minutes, the middle goal of a 3-1 win on the Soviet Union's way to the final. Olympic gold in Seoul that same year followed a European Championship final, and he added the Cup Winners' Cup with Dynamo Kyiv, Serie A with Sampdoria, five straight Scottish titles at Rangers, and Soviet Footballer of the Year in 1988. Career record: 41 caps and 9 goals for Ukraine; club career at FC Dynamo Kyiv, U.C. Sampdoria, Rangers; honours include 4× Hall of Fame.
| 1981–1990 | FC Dynamo Kyiv |
| 1990–1991 | U.C. Sampdoria |
| 1991–1996 | Rangers |
| Ukraine | 41 caps, 9 goals |
Ukraine legends whose careers overlapped Mykhaylychenko's
One rank above: Oleh Protasov at #4.
One rank below: Oleksandr Shovkovskyi at #6.
Ukraine's editorial top five: Andriy Shevchenko · Oleh Blokhin · Anatoliy Tymoshchuk · Oleh Protasov · Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko.