Ukrainian footballer
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010[1]) was a Ukrainian professional footballer and later a football referee.
Career
Kovalenko made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Second League in 1993 for FC Metalurh Kostyantynivka.[2] After his initial professional stint he played for different Ukrainian Premier League clubs.
Kovalenko played four matches for the Ukraine national under-21 football team in 1997.
After retiring as a footballer, Kovalenko worked as a football referee.
Death
On 21 December 2010, Kovalenko committed suicide by jumping from his apartment.[1]
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