Oleksandr Zinchenko

Oleksandr Oleksiovich Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Зінченко; April 16, 1957 in Slavuta – June 9, 2010 in Kiev) was a Ukrainian politician who was Director-General of the National Space Agency of Ukraine from 2009 to 2010. Oleksandr Zinchenko had a controversial career that includes Soviet Komsomol leadership, business in Russia and Ukraine, participation in the pro-Leonid Kuchma Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united), survival of cancer and joining the anti-Kuchma opposition.

Zinchenko was an Academician of the National TV Academy of Ukraine and has received the Honored Journalist of Ukraine award. He was married to a TV host, Iryna, and had two daughters, Kateryna and Oleksandra.

Biography

Zinchenko was born in Slavuta (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, then Ukrainian SSR) on April 16, 1957. He graduated with a degree in physics from Chernivtsi University, where from 1983-1985 he headed the Komsomol youth organization. From 1993-1995 Zinchenko headed Ometa-Merkantail and the joint stock company Balchug in Kiev . In 1996 he was appointed director of the Ukraine-Express information agency and worked as president of Inter TV in 1996 he also joined the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (SDPU(o)).

Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)

Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Зінченко; born 15 December 1996 in Radomyshl) is an Ukrainian football midfielder who currently plays for FC Ufa.

Career

First coach - Boretskyi Serhiy Volodymyrovych (Chairman of Football Federation Radomyshlskoho area Zhytomyrskyi region).

Zinchenko is a product of FC Shakhtar Youth Sportive School system.

He made his Russian Football Premier League debut for FC Ufa on 20 March 2015 in a game against FC Krasnodar.

International career

He made his international debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification game against Spain on 12 October 2015

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