Roman Kanafotskyi (Ukrainian: Роман Андрійович Канафоцький; 4 February 1938 – 9 April 2021[1]) was a Ukrainian professional football administrator and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Andriyovych Kanafotskyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth |
Horodok Yahaylivskyi, Polish Second Republic (present day Ukraine) | ||
| Date of death | 9 April 2021 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Dnipro, Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 195?–1958 | Youth Sportive School Horodok | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Avanhard Horodok (amateurs) | ||
| 1959 | Avanhard Ternopil | 19 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | Naftovyk Drohobych | 69 | (1) |
| 1963–1968 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 139 | (2) |
| 1969 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 28 | (0) |
| 1970 | Trubnyk Nikopol | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–2017 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (administrator) | ||
| 2017–2021 | SC Dnipro-1 (administrator) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing and chairman career
editBorn in Horodok, Western Ukraine, Kanafotskyi was a product of the local youth sportive school. His first trained was S. Nyrko. He made his professional career in the different football teams of the Ukrainian SSR.[2]
Since 1972 he worked as an administrator with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and after that, with SC Dnipro-1.[1]
Death
editKanafotskyi died on 9 April 2021 at the age of 83.[1]
References
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