Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (born 29 December 1981) is an Estonian football coach and former player who currently manages FCI Levadia. Zahovaiko played for several professional clubs and was also a member of the Estonian national team.[3]
 Zahovaiko with Flora in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Lelle, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lelle | |||
| Flora Kehtna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Lelle SK | 2 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Riigikogu SK | 1 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Flora Kehtna | 19 | (9) |
| 1999–2009 | Flora | 140 | (121) |
| 2000 | → Warrior Valga (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2000 | → Lelle | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → Tulevik (loan) | 46 | (26) |
| 2001–2002 | → Elva | 12 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Pärnu Tervis | 2 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | → Flora II | 6 | (3) |
| 2007 | → Al Kuwait Kaifan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | U.D. Leiria | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Debreceni VSC | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Debreceni VSC II | 4 | (2) |
| 2012 | KuPS | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Sillamäe Kalev | 36 | (20) |
| 2015–2016 | Paide Linnameeskond | 53 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) | |
| Estonia U17 | 5 | (0) | |
| Estonia U19 | 2 | (0) | |
| 2000–2003 | Estonia U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2003–2011 | Estonia[1] | 39 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Paide Linnameeskond | ||
| 2022–2023 | Real de Banjul | ||
| 2024–2025 | FCI Levadia U17[2] | ||
| 2026– | FCI Levadia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Player career
editFC Flora Tallinn
editIn 2006, he was the world's most effective top division goal scorer with 1.2 goals per game.[4][5] At the start of 2007, he was loaned out to Al Kuwait Kaifan, but after featuring in just a few friendly games for the Kuwaiti side he was told that his contract was invalid and he was sent back to Estonia. Both his club and his agent sent a complaint to FIFA.
U.D. Leiria
editOn 30 December 2009, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese team U.D. Leiria.[6] In the process, he became the first Estonian to play in the top division of Portugal. In the first season he played in 6 league games and one cup game, but failed to score in these.[7]
Kuopion Palloseura
editIn April 2012 Zahovaiko joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura.[8]
International career
editHe has played a total of 39 games for Estonia national football team, scoring 8 goals. His first international goal was against Ecuador in a friendly game. He scored his eighth goal against Uruguay in a 2–0 win game.[9]
Coaching career
editZahovaiko was named as the head coach of Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond after retiring as a player for them in 2016.[10] He led the club's transition to fully professional football club and earned Paide Linnameeskond their first league medals by finishing the 2020 season in 2nd place.
He was hired as head coach by Gambian club Real de Banjul in 2022 and led the club to lift the 2022/23 Gambian top division title.[11] In the same year, Gambian sports journalists elected Zahovaiko as the coach of the year.[12]
Career statistics
editCorrect as of 27 October 2011.
| Season | League level | Country | Club | First team | Reserve team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||||
| 1995–96 | 4 | Estonia | Lelle SK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 4 | Estonia | Riigikogu SK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | Estonia | FC Flora Kehtna | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | Estonia | FC Flora Tallinn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | Estonia | FC Warrior Valga | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | Estonia | JK Tulevik Viljandi | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2003 | 1 | Estonia | FC Flora Tallinn | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2006–07 | 1 | Kuwait | Al Kuwait Kaifan | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | Estonia | FC Flora Tallinn | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Portugal | U.D. Leiria | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Hungary | Debreceni VSC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003-02-13 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito |  Ecuador |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly match | |||||
| 2 | 2003-12-17 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam |  Saudi Arabia |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match | |||||
| 3 | 2004-02-16 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, La Valletta |  Malta |
1–1 | 2–5 | 2004 Malta Tournament | |||||
| 4 | 2004-06-11 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Macedonia |
1–3 | 2–4 | Friendly match | |||||
| 5 | 2008-03-26 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Canada |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||||
| 6 | 2008-06-04 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Faroe Islands |
1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly match | |||||
| 7 | 2008-06-04 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn | Faroe Islands |
2–0 | 4–3 | Friendly match | |||||
| 8 | 2011-03-25 | A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Uruguay |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||||
| Correct as of 7 October 2015[13] | |||||||||||
Honours
editIndividual
edit- Meistriliiga top goalscorers: 2004
- Estonian Silverball: 2008
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: April 2015,[14] September 2016[15]
- Meistriliiga Manager of the Month: July 2019,[16] August 2020,[17] March/April 2021,[18] October 2021,[19]
References
edit- ↑ "Kõik Eesti internatsionaalid" [All Estonian internationals] (in Estonian). Eesti Jalgpalli Liit. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ "Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko leidis uue töökoha Levadiast". Delfi Sport.
- ↑ "Pommuudis! Meelis Rooba ei jätka enam Paide peatreenerina (Uus peatreener Zahovaiko!)" (in Estonian). Soccernet.ee. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ "IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics)". iffhs.de. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Zahovaiko oli maailma kõrgliigade parim väravakütt". soccernet.ee. 8 January 2007.
- ↑ Elissaar, Kasper (30 December 2009). "Zahovaiko siirdus Portugali kõrgliigasse". Soccernet.ee.
- ↑ "Jogador — Zahovaiko (Leiria)" (in Portuguese). LPFP. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ↑ Pulst, Siim (13 April 2012). "Zahovaikost saigi Puri ja Purje klubikaaslane". soccernet.ee. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ Eesti võitis Uruguayd 2:0! Jalgpall.ee, 25 March 2011 (in Estonian)
- ↑ ERR (1 November 2016). "Vjatšeslav Zahovaikost saab Paide Linnameeskonna peatreener". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gambia meister Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko: pärast sellist elukogemust ei ole mul põhjust karta keda kuraditki". www.ohtuleht.ee.
- ↑ Kase, Otto (27 November 2023). "Gambia spordiajakirjanikud valisid Zahovaiko aasta treeneriks". Soccernet.ee - Jalgpall luubi all!.
- ↑ "Football PLAYER: Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga parimateks valiti Terehhov ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Prins ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Zahovaiko ja McWoods" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Kuusk ja Zahovaiko" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Paidest" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 30 April 2021.
- ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad tulevad Paidest ja Florast" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2021.
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