Serhiy Perkhun
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Perkhun was a Ukrainian footballer. He is the only player to date in the history of the Russian Premier League to List of [association footballers who died while playing|die from injuries sustained during an official game].
Career
In 1993–1998, he played for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In 1999–2000, he was a first choice goalkeeper for Sheriff Tiraspol. In 2001, he was a first choice goalkeeper for CSKA Moscow.Serhiy was also capped by the Ukraine national football team in a friendly game against Latvia on 15 August 2001, just 3 days before the accident that led to his death on the 28th. He played in the second half of the match.
He is the youngest player, as of August 2020, in the history of the top league of the Ukrainian football, making his debut at the age of 16 years and 34 days in the game for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk against FC [Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (1959–2013)|FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih] on 8 October 1993 in the Ukrainian Premier League.