Vladyslav Vashchuk

Vladyslav Viktorovych Vashchuk (Владислав Вікторович Ващук; born 2 January 1975) is a retired Ukrainian football defender who last played for FC Volyn Lutsk.

Vashchuk was also a member of the Ukraine national football team playing 63 times. He mainly played in the centre back position and could also be utilized as a sweeper.

Club career
Vashchuk began his playing days in the Dynamo Kyiv football academy. He made his senior team debut in 1993, and went on to play for them for the next 10 seasons. In 2003, he spent a single season playing in Russia with Spartak Moscow, moving back to Ukraine with FC Chornomorets Odesa for the following, 2004/05 season. After playing 6 games in the 2005/06 season he moved back to Dynamo Kyiv. With Dynamo he won a total of 9 Ukrainian Premier League titles, 6 Ukrainian Cup, and 1 Ukrainian Super Cup. In the summer of 2008 he signed a 1-year deal with newly promoted FC Lviv which only lasted for 6 months. On 11 March 2009 he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with FC Chornomorets Odesa. At the end of the 2008/09 season his contract ran out and he was released as a free agent. Vashchuk then rejoined Chornomorets for the 2009–10 season, but left again at season end.

International career
Vashchuk began his International career with the Ukraine Under-21 team, making 22 appearances for them. Since 1996 he has played for the senior team. In 2006, he was chosen to play in Ukraine's first ever World Cup finals tournament. Vashchuk received a red card in his first game at the tournament from Swiss referee Massimo Busacca in a controversial decision. A penalty kick was awarded to Spain in the 47th minute because of the alleged infraction, despite multiple camera angles which indicated no physical contact between the players in the penalty area.

Honours

 * Ukrainian Premier League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–2001, 2006–07
 * Ukrainian Cup: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
 * Ukrainian Super Cup: 2006