Vitaliy Rudenko
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Full nameVitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko
Birth date26 January 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeOdesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height2.00 m
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthyears 11996–97
Youthclubs 1Liliya-Fakel Odesa
Years 11997–1998
Years 21999–2010
Years 31999–2002
Years 42010–2011
Years 52011
Years 62011–2013
Clubs 1SC Odesa
Clubs 2Chornomorets Odesa
Clubs 3→ Chornomorets-2 Odesa
Clubs 4Karpaty Lviv
Clubs 5→ Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (loan)
Clubs 6Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Caps 131
Caps 2187
Caps 311
Caps 47
Caps 53
Caps 641
Goals 10
Goals 20
Goals 30
Goals 40
Goals 50
Goals 60
Nationalyears 12004
Nationalyears 22005
Nationalyears 32006
Nationalteam 1Ukraine U19
Nationalteam 2Ukraine U20
Nationalteam 3Ukraine U21
Nationalcaps 1?
Nationalcaps 224
Nationalcaps 328
Nationalgoals 1?
Nationalgoals 23
Nationalgoals 33

Vitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Руденко, born 26 January 1981) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Rudenko is a product of the Chornomorets Odesa youth system. Having spent a few years playing in lower divisions, in 1999 he was brought in to the senior team of Chornomorets as cover for Hennadiy Altman. The following season he was battling for the starting position and becoming first choice keeper for Chornomorets in the 2001–02 season. He has since solidified his position as the number one keeper with a series of consistent seasons for the club.

Following the relegation of Chornomorets from the Ukrainian Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season, Rudenko joined Karpaty Lviv. Having limited opportunities behind the first-choice Karpaty goalkeeper and captain Andriy Tlumak, Rudenko went on loan to Metalurh Zaporizhzhia during the 2010–11 winter break.

Rudenko has represented Ukraine at all levels but senior. In 2000, he was part of the team that won the silver medal at the European Under-18 Football Championship.

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