Roman Kozhukhovskyi
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Kozhukhovskyi in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinnytsia, Ukraine | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JK Narva Trans (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sillamäe Kalev II | ||
| 2015–2016 | Jõhvi Lokomotiv | ||
| 2016 | FC Koper (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017 | JK Järve | ||
| 2018 | Chornomorets (assistant coach) | ||
| 2018 | Karpaty Lviv (assistant coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nõmme Kalju U21 | ||
| 2019 | Nõmme Kalju | ||
| 2020–2024 | FC Kuressaare | ||
| 2021–2022 | Estonia U21 | ||
| 2025– | JK Narva Trans | ||
Roman Kozhukhovskyi (Ukrainian: Роман Степанович Кожуховський; born 24 January 1979) is a Ukrainian professional football manager who has been the manager of Estonian Premium Liiga club JK Narva Trans since 2025.
Coaching career
Roman Kozhukhovskyi began his coaching career in Ukraine in 2004 and was appointed as head coach of Estonian II liiga club Jõhvi Lokomotiv on 1 July 2015.[1] In July 2016, he joined Slovenian top division club FC Koper as an assistant coach.[2] In 2017, he coached Estonian Esiliiga B club JK Järve.
Kozhukhovskyi returned to Ukraine in 2018 and signed with Ukrainian Premier League club FC Chornomorets Odesa as an assistant coach.[3] On 8 June 2018, he became the assistant coach of Ukrainian Premier League club FC Karpaty Lviv.[4]
In November 2018, Kozhukhovskyi took charge of the Nõmme Kalju FC U21 team, whilst also becoming the first team assistant coach.[5] On 25 April 2019, he was appointed as interim head coach of Kalju and was named as Premium Liiga coach of the month for May, leading to his official appointment for the head coach position in June.[6] Although Kozhukhovskyi led Kalju to the second qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League and went 28 matches unbeaten in the league, his contract was not extended for the following season.[7]
Kozhukhovskyi became the head coach of FC Kuressaare in 2020. Under his guidance, the semi-professional Kuressaare transformed from annual relegation candidates into a competitive mid-table side, finishing 7th in 2021, before the most successful season in Kuressaare's history saw them finish in 5th place with 50 points in 2022.[8] In 2021 and 2022, Kozhukhovskyi also simultaneously worked as the Estonia U21 national team head coach.
On 31 December 2024, JK Narva Trans announced they have signed Kozhukhovskyi as their new head coach.[9]
Honours
Individual
- Meistriliiga Manager of the Month: May 2019[10], October 2019[11], August 2022[12], April 2024[13], May 2025[14]
References
- ^ "Йыхвиский футбольный клуб «Локомотив» возглавил украинский тренер". Rus.Postimees.ee (in Russian). 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Футбольный тренер из Йыхви стал помощником наставника клуба высшей лиги Словении". Rus.Postimees.ee (in Russian). 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Шаповалов, Михаил. "Черноморец вышел из отпуска". СПОРТ.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Экс-тренер Черноморца вошел в тренерский штаб Карпат". www.ua-football.com (in Russian). 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Intervjuu: Duubelmeeskonna uus peatreener Roman Kozhukhovskyi". www.jkkalju.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Kangur, Kristjan Jaak (2019-06-14). "Kalju kinnitas Kožuhhovski ametlikult peatreeneriks". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Järvela, Ott (2019-11-28). "Kaljust lahkunud Kožuhhovski: soovin jätkata karjääri Eestis, oskan siinseid noori arendada". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Heli, Heiti (2024-11-26). "Kure viimast korda sadamasse tüürinud Kožuhhovski: nii pikk aeg ei möödu niisama". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Jaansen, Laura (2024-12-31). "Ametlik! Trans sai Roman Kožuhhovskilt teisel katsel allkirja kätte". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Kozhukhovskyi ja Gando Biala" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Golovljov ja Kozhukhovskyi" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Kuressaarest ja Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Premium liiga aprillikuu parima auhinnad lähevad Kaljule ja Kuressaarele" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "A. Le Coq Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Narva Transist" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.