Oleksandr Kovalenko (footballer)

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Kovalenko (Олександр Олександрович Коваленко; 24 March 1976 – 21 December 2010 ) 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. 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.