Valeri Popovitch

March 18, 1970

Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia

Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of Football Club Haka. After his contract ended with HJK in 2010, he joined Ilves Tampere playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach, signing a two-year contract. Currently he is a youth coach at Football Club Haka. He has also capped several times for Soviet U-17 and U-19 National football teams. Popovitch played in both tournaments. Popovitch played for Football Club CSKA Moscow in Soviet First League and Football Club Spartak Moscow in the Soviet Top League. Popovitch holds a legendary status in Finland and especially in Valkeakoski, where his regarded as one of the best players ever to play for Football Club Haka. Football Club Haka retired his number, 14. Club titles International.

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association football player

Career

Popovitch is the all-time scoring leader of Football Club Haka. After his contract ended with HJK in 2010, he joined Ilves Tampere playing in Kakkonen, as a player-coach, signing a two-year contract. Currently he is a youth coach at Football Club Haka.

He has also capped several times for Soviet U-17 and U-19 National football teams.

Popovitch played in both tournaments. Popovitch played for Football Club CSKA Moscow in Soviet First League and Football Club Spartak Moscow in the Soviet Top League.

Popovitch holds a legendary status in Finland and especially in Valkeakoski, where his regarded as one of the best players ever to play for Football Club Haka. Football Club Haka retired his number, 14.

Club titles International.

Achievements

Finnish championship (6): 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009 Finnish Cup (3): 1997, 2002, 2005 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Football Championship: Champion: 1988 Union of European Football Associations European Under-17 Football Championship: Bronze: 1986 Finnish Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003 Finnish league top scorer: 1995, 1999 Finnish first division top scorer: 1992, 1997 All time top scorer of Veikkausliiga: 163 goals (in 2008) Ilta-Sanomat Player of the Year Award: 1995, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007 Shares the record for most goals in a single Veikkausliiga season: 23 (shared with Kimmo Tarkkio).

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