Serhiy Yashchenko

Who is Serhiy Yashchenko?

Serhiy Yashchenko is a football manager and former player.

Yashchenko played football in the Soviet Top League for CSKA Moscow and Shakhtar. He became head coach of Ukrainian side FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya in 2006 and guided them to the first round of the UEFA Cup and a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Panathinaikos FC. He left Zaporizhzhya in April 2007 and took up a position as reserve team coach at FC Metalurh Donetsk. Following the resignation of Jos Daerden as Metalurh head coach in early December 2007, Yashchenko assumed caretaker manager duties at the club before becoming the permanent manager two weeks later.