Oleksandr Tarasenko (footballer, born 1978)

Oleksandr Tarasenko (born December 11, 1978) is a Ukrainian footballer who played as a defender.

Career
Tarasenko played in 1994 with FC Sirius. In 1998, he played in the Ukrainian Second League with Olympia FC AEC, and was loaned to FC Mykolaiv in 2001. In 2004, he played with FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni, and the following season he played in the Ukrainian First League with FC Ihroservice Simferopol. He continued playing in the Ukrainian First League with FC Oleksandriya in 2006, and later with FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka. In 2010, he returned to play with FC Mykolaiv, and secured the Ukrainian Second League title. The following season played abroad in the Uzbekistan Super League with FK Buxoro.

After a season abroad he returned to play with FC Mykolaiv. The following season he played with FC Tytan Armyansk. In 2014, he played in the A Lyga with FK Klaipėdos Granitas. In 2015, he signed with FK Kruoja Pakruojis, and featured in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Jagiellonia Białystok. In 2016, he played in the Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship with FC Golovkovka. In 2017, he played abroad for the third time in the Canadian Soccer League with FC Ukraine United, where he assisted the Toronto club in achieving a perfect season, and winning the Second Division Championship. In 2018, he was transferred to FC Vorkuta where he won the CSL Championship.

Honors
MFC Mykolaiv
 * Ukrainian Second League: 2010–11

FC Ukraine United 
 * CSL DII Championship: 2017
 * Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2017

FC Vorkuta
 * CSL Championship: 2018
 * Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2019