Edmar Galovskyi de Lacerda (Ukrainian: Едмар Галовський де Ласерда; born 16 June 1980) often known as simply Edmar, born as Edmar de Lacerda Aparecida, is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Brazil, he was naturalized as a Ukrainian and has played fifteen times and scored one goal for the Ukraine national football team.[1]
Career
Club
On 21 February 2017, Boca Raton announced the signing of Edmar.[2]
International
Edmar made his debut for Ukraine on 10 August 2011, in a 0–1 loss against Sweden in a friendly match at his club ground in Kharkiv, replacing Ruslan Rotan for the final 17 minutes.
On 7 June 2013, his third cap, he made his first start in a 4–0 away win over Montenegro in qualification for the following year's World Cup.[3] Edmar was one of nine Ukrainian players on 6 September to score in their 9–0 thrashing of San Marino at the Arena Lviv in another qualifier.[4] On 15 November, he provided the pass to teammate Roman Zozulya for the first goal in a 2–0 victory over France, in the qualification play-off,[5] although France won on aggregate.
Personal life
He got married on 13 December 2008 in Simferopol to Ukrainian Tetiana Halovska, a native of Simferopol Raion.[6]
As a naturalized Ukrainian citizen, on 20 July 2014, Edmar was called up to serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the war in Donbas.[7]
Career statistics
International
| Ukraine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2014[8]
International goals
- As of 9 September 2013[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2013 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  San Marino |
3–0 |
9–0 |
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier | [9] |
References
- ^ Brasileiro relembra convocação para exército da Ucrânia em plena guerra: 'Foi um susto' espn.com.br
- ^ "Boca Raton FC Sign Ukrainian National Team Star Edmar". bocaratonfc.com. Boca Raton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Radović, Aleksandar (7 June 2013). "Ukraine back in hunt after Montenegro scalp". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine flex muscles to overwhelm San Marino". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Ukraine 2–0 France". BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Экс-капитан "Таврии" бразилец Эдмар женился на крымчанке – Official website of Tavriya Simferopol (in Russian)
- ^ "Бразильский полузащитник сборной Украины получил повестку в армию". news.pn.
- ^ a b "Edmar". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Ukraine 9-0 San Marino". fifa.com. FIFA. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
- Edmar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Edmar's profile at Metalist's web page
- Edmar's interview with Lviv Newspaper
- Edmar Aparecida profile at the Brazilian FA database
- Edmar Lacerda's football career story from O Globo Esporte in Brazil
- Edmar at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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