Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Babych (; born 15 February 1979) is a Ukraine professional football manager and former player.
Playing career
Early years
Oleksandr Babych is a product of the Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Youth system.
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk
After playing for Dnipro-2 in 1997, he left to play for Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk and Kremin Kremenchuk during the 1997–98 season.
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
From 1998 to 2001, Babych stayed again with
FC Dnipro. He spent most of his playing time with the reserve teams Dnipro-2 and Dnipro-3; he did, however, play in a few games for the senior team.
Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya
He was transferred to
FC Oleksandriya for the 2001–02 season. Babych scored the only goal in the relegation play-off game against Polissya Zhytomyr that allowed the
Oleksandriia team to stay in the top tier.
Anzhi Makhachkala
He was then spotted by the Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala and was transferred to the club in 2003, playing there until 2005.
Metalist Kharkiv
His next stop was Metalist Kharkiv. At Metalist, he soon became the vice-captain and played a vital role in the team's defence.
Chornomorets Odesa
In February 2009, he moved to Chornomorets Odesa, where he was chosen captain on 15 July 2010, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season. The subsequent two seasons of his career were, however, marred by injuries, and Babych had to retire as a player on 2 March 2012.
Managerial career
He immediately became the manager of the Chornomorets youth squad, though.
In the summer of 2022 Babych moved to Constantsa, Romania after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where he met Viktor Bakurevic, owner of a newly established team FC Fratria, with the help of Oleksandr Lavrentsov and become manager of the team, despite the fact the team was in A Regional Varna, which is the 4th level of Bulgarian football.[ Собственикът на най-бързо развиващия се клуб в България: До 5 години искаме да сме в efbet Лига] On 5 February 2024 Babych took over Bulgarian First League club Pirin Blagoevgrad.[ Собственикът на Фратрия няма да влиза в Пирин]
At the beginning of July 2024 Babych became the head coach of the FC Chornomorets Odesa.
On July 12, 2025, it became known that Vorskla Poltava decided to appoint Oleksandr Babych as the new head coach of the first team.
Personal life
Babych is currently married to Natalia and has a daughter named Violetta.
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