Yuriy Maksymov

Yuriy Vilyovych Maksymov is a Ukrainian football coach and former player. A former midfielder, his career achievements saw him inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.

Club career

Born in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Maksymov played for Valery Lobanovsky's Dynamo Kyiv in his native Ukraine. In November 1997 he moved to Germany joining Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, signing a contract until 2001. He was seen as a replacement for the injured playmaker Andi Herzog. The transfer fee paid to Dynamo Kyiv was reported as DM 3.5 or 3.6 million. Whilst at Werder Bremen he helped them win the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, starting in the final against Bayern Munich and scoring as the match finished 1–1 before Werder Bremen won on penalties. Having featured sporadically in the 2000–01 season, Maksymov left Werder Bremen for 2. Bundesliga side Waldhof Mannheim on a free transfer in 2001, along with Bernhard Trares. He signed a two-year contract.
He later returned to Russia and Ukraine to finish his career at FC Rostov and FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya.

Maksymov earned 27 caps playing for the Ukraine national team scoring five goals.

Before taking charge of Obolon Kyiv in June 2008, Maksymov was in charge of CSKA Kyiv. After CSKA Kyiv was relegated to the Second League, Maksymov resigned.

On 25 December 2017, Maksymov was appointed as manager of Keshla FK.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 October 1992	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus		1–1	1–1	Friendly match
2	5 October 1996	Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine		2–1	2–1	1998 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)\|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]
3	1 May 1996	Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine		4–2	5–2	Friendly match
4	1 May 1996	Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine		5–2	5–2	Friendly match
5	11 October 1997	Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia		2–0	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Dynamo Kyiv

Werder Bremen

Keşla

Individual