Edmar (footballer, born 1980)

Ukrainian footballer (born 1980)

Edmar

Edmar playing for Metalist Kharkiv in 2011

Personal information
Full name|  Edmar Halovskyi de Lacerda
Date of birth|  (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth|  Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height|  1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997|  Independente de Limeira
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1997–1999|  Independente de Limeira|  34|  (10)
2000–2001|  Etti Jundiaí|  15|  (2)
2001–2002|  Internacional|  30|  (7)
2002–2007|  Tavriya Simferopol|  117|  (18)
2007–2015|  Metalist Kharkiv|  189|  (21)
2015–2016|  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|  10|  (1)
2017|  Boca Raton|  |
2017–2018|  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv|  13|  (2)
International career
2011–2014|  Ukraine|  15|  (1)
Managerial career
2022|  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (assistant)
2022–2023|  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

[edit]

### Club

[edit]

On 21 February 2017, Boca Raton announced the signing of Edmar.[2]

### International

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

### International

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

1. ^ Brasileiro relembra convocação para exército da Ucrânia em plena guerra: 'Foi um susto' espn.com.br
2. ^ "Boca Raton FC Sign Ukrainian National Team Star Edmar". bocaratonfc.com. Boca Raton FC. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
3. ^ Radović, Aleksandar (7 June 2013). "Ukraine back in hunt after Montenegro scalp". UEFA. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
4. ^ "Ukraine flex muscles to overwhelm San Marino". UEFA. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
5. ^ "Ukraine 2–0 France". BBC Sport. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
6. ^ Экс-капитан "Таврии" бразилец Эдмар женился на крымчанке – Official website of Tavriya Simferopol (in Russian)
7. ^ "Бразильский полузащитник сборной Украины получил повестку в армию". news.pn.
8. ^ a b "Edmar". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
9. ^ "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

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edmar Halovskyi De Laserda.

* 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)

* v
* t
* e

FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – managers

* Pryzetko (2016–17)
* Khruslovc (2017)
* Ivanov (2017–18)
* Ralyuchenkoc (2018)
* Valyayev (2018)
* Horyainov (2018–19)
* Demchenko (2019–20)
* Khruslovc (2020)
* Kryventsov (2020–22)
* Edmarc (2022–23)
* Holodyukc (2023)
* Skrypnyk (2023–24)
* Karpenkoc (2024)
* van Leeuwen (2024–)

(c) = caretaker manager
*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template