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  Andriy Shevchenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Шевченко, Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, nicknamed "Sheva", born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who is contracted to English club Chelsea of the Premier League championship.
At an early age, Shevchenko was a competitive boxer in the LLWI Ukrainian junior league.
Shevchenko netted only once in the last four matches of the quarter-final and semi-final stages as Milan were able to eliminate Olympique Lyonnais thanks to a last-minute comeback, but were then held scoreless in both semi-final legs en route to falling to Barcelona.
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 Shevchenko - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко) is a Ukrainian family name widely found in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union and respective diasporas abroad.
Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian TV journalist and news anchor, vice-president of the National Television Company of Ukraine in April-October of 2005
Shevchenko Raion, a district of Kiev, Ukraine's capital city.
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 Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko is Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, nicknamed "Sheva", born September 29, 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a in Ukrainian football player who is a striker for A.C. Milan and the Ukrainian national team.
Shevchenko's exceptional ability to convert scoring chances into goals was fully displayed next season, when he scored 16 goals in just 31 matches, taking Dynamo to their second successive league victory.
Shevchenko scored 10 goals in the qualifiers, but Ukraine failed to qualify after losing the playoff against Germany, and Lobanovsky was sacked.
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 Andriy Shevchenko
Former A.C. Milan striker, Andriy Shevchenko, who transferred to Chelsea in the 2006 close season, was born in Dvirkivshchyna, Kyev in the Ukraine on 29 September 1976.
Shevchenko has scored over 100 goals in Serie A. Last season he was Serie A's top scorer once more with 24 goals and helped Milan win the Champions League, Italian Cup and European Super Cup in 2003 and the Italian League title in 2004.
Shevchenko is the third Ukrainian to win the prestigious award after Oleg Blockhin in 1975 and Igor Belanov in 1986 and he dedicated it to his fellow Ukrainians, saying:
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 Andriy Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Andriy Shevchenko was born September 29, 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, a city near Kyiv.
When Shevchenko was nine, the Chernobyl accident happened and his family was forced to relocate.
In 2004, Shevchenko was named the European Footballer of the Year and one of the top 125 greatest living footballers by the magazine Pele.
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 CBC.ca - Sports - World Cup 2006 - Stars - Andriy Shevchenko
Alongside France's Thierry Henry, Shevchenko is regarded as the world's best striker —; the AC Milan star tears defences apart with his well-timed runs and cool finishing touch, and is one of the most dangerous and explosive goal scorers in soccer today.
Shevchenko is Ukraine's all-time leading scorer with 28 goals in 63 games, but many thought the 29-year-old striker would never have the opportunity to play in a World Cup.
Shevchenko was discovered by a scout for Dynamo Kyiv, the top club in Ukraine, and played in the team' s youth setup before making his debut for the senior side in 1994.
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 Andriy Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Andriy Shevchenko was born on September 29, 1976 in the small village of
When Shevchenko was only nine years old, Olexandr Shpakov recruited him to play for the Dynamo Kyiv youth soccer league.
In the beginning of his time with AC Milan, Shevchenko went through a bit of a slump, but this his game has picked up this year, as he was named Serie A Top Scorer for the second time.
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 Welcome to SFX Sports Group (Europe) Ltd | Andriy Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Andriy Shevchenko is one of the world's greatest-ever forwards, scoring goals for Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan and the Ukraine national team.
Andriy scored the decisive winning goal in the semi-final against Milan neighbours and rivals Inter and also the winning penalty in the shoot-out against Juventus in the final at Old Trafford.
Shevchenko's 24 league goals in 2003/2004 (his third such total in only 5 years) made him the league's top goal scorer for the second time in his Milan career.
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 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Chelsea closing in on Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Shevchenko has an American wife and it is understood that they want their son Jordan to learn English.
Shevchenko's wife, Kristen Pazak, is understood to be friends with the partner of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
Shevchenko joined Milan from Dynamo Kiev in 1999 and is the second highest scorer in the club's behind Gunnar Nordahl with 173 goals.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/europe/5000208.stm   (416 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - Players - Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
One of the most exciting forwards in world football, Andriy Shevchenko combines speed and skill with a sharp eye for goal, and having excelled over seven seasons with AC Milan, has now accepted a new challenge with Chelse FC.
Shevchenko joined Milan in 1999 for €26m, having won five championships and two Ukrainian Cups with FC Dynamo Kyiv.
During the previous campaign he had struck a hat-trick in a sensational 4-0 away win against FC Barcelona and it was no surprise when 'Sheva' became the first foreigner, in his first season in Italy, to top the Serie A scoring charts.
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 Shevchenko   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Andriy Shevchenko, born September 29, 1976 in Dvirkivschyna, near Kyiv.
Shevchenko has represented Ukraine in 63 matches and scored 28 international goals.
In 1993-94, Andriy Shevchenko top-scored for Dynamo-2 with twelve goals, and made an appearance in the first team list for FC Dynamo Kyiv for next season.
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 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Andriy's early years had not gone quite so smoothly, for at the age of nine, this lad from Dvirkivshchyna, not far from Tchernobyl, was one of thousands of local children forced to flee to the coast with their families to avoid the horrendous after-effects of the nuclear power plant disaster.
On a sporting level too, the path to glory was fraught with major obstacles, as in the same year of 1986, he failed a trial for entry to a specialist sports school after making a hash of a dribbling test.
It was at another youth tournament in 1990, when Shevchenko was just 14 years old, that the legendary Welsh striker Ian Rush, breaking goalscoring records for Liverpool at the time, offered him a pair of football boots as reward for his uncanny eye for goal.
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 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Chelsea complete Shevchenko deal
Shevchenko, former European Footballer of the Year, added: "I am going from one big club to another and joining a team of champions.
The news that Shevchenko had finalised his switch was first broken by AC Milan's website, which said in a statement: "AC Milan communicates it has ceded definitely the sporting rights of Andriy Shevchenko to Chelsea."
Shevchenko, born in Dvirkivshchyna, Ukraine, on 29 September 1976, began his career with Dynamo Kiev, making his debut as a teenager in 1994.
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 USATODAY.com - Shevchenko joins Chelsea from AC Milan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea signed Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan on Wednesday, paying a club record fee for the Ukraine striker.
Shevchenko agreed to a four-year contract after completing a medical check in London, Chelsea said on its website.
Shevchenko scored 173 goals for Milan in his seven seasons with the Italian club.
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 channel4.com - Football Italia
From the moment he set foot on the hallowed turf of San Siro in 1999, it was clear that Andriy Shevchenko would find his place in Milan legend.
Andriy was only nine when his family fled his home village to escape the effects of the Chernobyl disaster.
Shevchenko has also earned comparisons with the greats of this sport and done so with facts rather than mere idle chatter.
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 Andriy Shevchenko Signs for Chelsea at footyblog.net -Footy/Soccer Blog
AC Milan’s Andriy Shevchenko, one of the best strikers in europe has joined Chelsea for a British Transfer fee record of £30million.
The 29-year-old Shevchenko flew into London on Wednesday to conclude negotiations with the Stamford Bridge club and sign a four-year deal.
Shevchenko and strike partner Sergei Rebrov are the stars of the team.
footyblog.net /2006/06/01/andriy-shevchenko-signs-for-chelsea   (658 words)

  
 Andriy Shevchenko photo gallery, Andriy Shevchenko photo galleries
Andriy Shevchenko was born in Ukraine at Dvirkivshchyna on the 29th of September 1976.
His transfer from Dinamo Kiev to AC Milan is one of the biggest ever made, the rossoneri president Silvio Berlusconi paid 25 millions $ for him + a friendly match between the two teams.
Shevchenko became appreciated in Europe from the Dinamo Kiev's Champions Leagues matches.
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 Andriy Shevchenko - Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After spending a dominant spell with Dynamo picking up no less than five Ukranian championships and scoring a memorable hat-trick against Barcelona in 1997, Shevchenko made the inevitable move to one of Europe's giant clubs, AC Milan.
The most prolific scorer ever to put on the Ukrainian shirt with 28 goals, Shevchenko has a very good claim as the world's greatest striker.
Ranked 42 in the world, this summer's World Cup is the first ever for the Ukranians and with such a gem at their helm, no one would bet against them progressing.
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 Shevchenko, Andriy :: Ukraine
Andriy Shevchenko (, nicknamed "Sheva", born 29 September 1976, Dvirkivschyna, Kiev Oblast) is a Ukrainian football striker who is contracted to of the English Premier League, and plays for the national team of Ukraine.
Due to his size restrictions, he was forced to move on to football where he flourished.
He won one Serie A title, one UEFA Champions League, one European Super Cup, one Italian Cup and one Italian Super Cup with AC Milan.
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 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Shevchenko writes open letter to Milan supporters
Andriy Shevchenko has attempted to appease his many AC Milan fans by publishing an open letter on his personal website to emphasise how he struggled to reach his decision to leave Italian football.
In his letter, Shevchenko paid tribute to Milan owner and former Italy Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
Shevchenko scored 173 goals for Milan, the second most their history behind Gunnar Nordahl with 221, after joining the club in 1999.
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 Andriy Shevchenko, Fernando Morientes, and Oswaldo Sanchez will serve as the North American spokesmen for FIFA Soccer ...
Andriy Shevchenko, Fernando Morientes, and Oswaldo Sanchez will serve as the North American spokesmen for FIFA Soccer 2005
Electronic Arts announced today that soccer stars Andriy Shevchenko, Fernando Morientes, and Oswaldo Sanchez will serve as the North American spokesmen for FIFA Soccer 2005, scheduled for release this fall under the EA SPORTS brand.
Shevchenko was the leading scorer for the Italian series A champions AC Milan last year.
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 FootyMania.com => Player Profile: Andriy Shevchenko
Current Club: Chelsea FC Andriy Shevchenko began his career with Ukranian club, Dinamo Kiev where he won five League titles before moving to AC Milan for a five year contract, set to expire in 2004, for $25m.
Shevchenko's success was seen from his European matches in the Champions League.
He scored a hat-trick against Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 1997, in 1998, he was the top scorer with 11 goals in the Champions League, taking Dynamo all the way to the semi-finals before losing to Bayern Munich.
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 Andriy Shevchenko History
Milan won the race to sign Shevchenko for £18 million.
An injured Shevchenko watched from the stands as his team-mates rolled off a
for penalties when Shevchenko was guilty of a miss from point blank range then
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