About Andriy Polunin
Lived 1971 – 2025 (aged 54). Andriy Polunin was a Ukrainian and Russian association football player.
Andriy Viktorovych Polunin (; 5 March 1971 – 15 November 2025) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career Polunin made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for Shakhtar Pavlohrad.
He spent the majority of his playing career at Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He won nine caps for Ukraine, scoring one goal, in a 3–1 defeat to Italy in a Euro 96 qualifier in Bari in November 1995.
From 2007, Polunin worked as a sports director with Naftovyk-Ukrnafta.
Death Polunin died on 15 November 2025, at the age of 54, having suffered a heart attack after playing in a veterans' match in Lutsk.
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Who was Andriy Polunin?
Ukrainian footballer
When was Andriy Polunin born?
Andriy Polunin was born on 5 March 1971 in Dnipro.
When did Andriy Polunin die?
Andriy Polunin died on 15 November 2025 in Lutsk.
What was Andriy Polunin's occupation?
Andriy Polunin was an association football player.
What nationality was Andriy Polunin?
Andriy Polunin was Ukrainian and Russian.
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