Oleg Velyky

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Oleg Velyky
Oleg Velyky

Oleg Velyky on April 30, 2006

Player information
birthday October 14, 1977
place of birth Brovary , Soviet Union
citizenship UkrainiansUkrainiansukrainian german
GermanGerman
date of death January 23, 2010
Place of death Kiev , Ukraine
height 1.89 m
Playing position Back center
  Back left
Throwing hand right
Clubs as active
from ... to society
0000-2001 UkraineUkraine STR Zaporizhia
2001-2005 GermanyGermany TUSEM food
2005-2008 GermanyGermany Rhine-Neckar lion
2008-2010 GermanyGermany HSV Hamburg
National team
Debut on January 8, 2005 for Germany
against SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland in Winterthur
  Games (goals)
UkraineUkraine Ukraine Germany
GermanyGermany  		59 (?)
38 (123)

As of January 14, 2015

Oleg Velyky (originally Ukrainian Олег Володимирович Великий  /  Oleh Wolodymyrowytsch Velykyj ; born October 14, 1977 in Brovary , Soviet Union ; † January 23, 2010 in Kiev ) was a Ukrainian and German handball player who last played at HSV Hamburg .

Oleg Velyky on November 28, 2006 with a seven-meter throw

Velyky was a member of the German national handball team . He made his international debut for the Federal Republic of Germany on January 8, 2005 in Winterthur against the Swiss national handball team . Before that, he played 59 international matches for the Ukrainian national handball team . Since April 1, 2004, Velyky had German citizenship .

Velyky was a player who could be used in many positions. Mostly he played on the back center or left back space . He was considered one of the best individualists in world handball. Velyky was 1.89 m long and weighed 96 kg.

Oleg Velyky was a sports teacher by profession . In September 2003 Velyky was diagnosed with malignant melanoma . The melanoma was surgically removed, and in January 2004 an 18-month therapy began, which led to remission .

At the end of 2006 he signed a three-year contract with the league competitor of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen , HSV Hamburg , which was originally to apply from the 2008/2009 season. However, both clubs agreed on an early move in January 2008.

At the 2008 European Championships in Norway, Velyky injured his knee in the first game against Belarus after four minutes of play and two hits scored. In the subsequent examination, a cruciate ligament rupture was diagnosed, which ruled out further participation in the EM. He was unable to participate in the 2006 European Championship because of a torn cruciate ligament.

On March 3, 2008, Velyky confirmed a relapse of his skin cancer . Nevertheless, he was still active as a player.

On the night of January 23, 2010, Velyky died of cancer in Kiev. Velyky was married and had a son.

Sporting successes

  • Top scorer of the EM 2000
  • DHB Cup finalist 2003, 2006 and 2007
  • Participation in the World Cup in 2005
  • EHF Cup winner 2005 with TUSEM Essen
  • World champion with Germany 2007 (he was part of the squad of 20 players, but could not play a game at the World Cup due to an injury)
  • 4th at the European Handball Championship 2008 in Norway

Web links

Commons : Oleg Velyky  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HSV handball: Velyky changes on Sunday. In: Hamburger Abendblatt from January 11, 2008
  2. ↑ C. Grötzen: drama about HSV-Shopping Velyky. In: Die Welt from January 19, 2008
  3. ^ National player Velyky fell ill with cancer again. In: Welt-Online from March 3, 2008
  4. ↑ A. Beckmann: Without handball I would die. In: Spiegel-Online from July 9, 2009
  5. ^ National player Oleg Velyky has died. In: Spiegel-Online from January 23, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Velyky, Oleg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Welykyj, Oleh (German transcription, Ukrainian); Великий, Олег (Ukrainian spelling); Weliki, Oleg (German transcription, Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian and German handball players
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Brovary , Soviet Union
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2010
Place of death Kiev , Ukraine