Semen Altman

Semen Altman

Personal information
Full name	Semen Yosypovych Altman
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper

Semen Yosypovych Altman (Ukrainian: Семен Йосипович Альтман, born 21 April 1946 in Chuhuiv) is a Ukrainian football coach. A former Ukrainian goalkeeper, Altman played for Kolhospnyk (Rivne), Volyn (Lutsk), Chornomorets (Odessa), Zvezda (Tiraspol), Lokomotiv (Kherson).

He has worked as a coach of FC Chornomorets Odessa (1982–88), FC Dynamo Moscow (1989–91), Chornomorets (1991–94), Korea Olympic team (1994–96), FC Zimbru Chişinău (1996–99), Metalurh Donetsk (1999–2002), and Chornomorets again (2003–2007). Semen Altman was also Oleh Blokhin's assistant coach for the Ukraine national football team from 2003 to 2006. In 2007 Altman was replaced by Vitaliy Shevchenko at Chornomorets. In 2007 he was hired by FC Illychivets Mariupol as head coach on a one-year contract. On 14 December 2007, Semen was unexpectedly sacked, despite winning the first leg of the quarterfinal Ukrainian Cup match against his former club Chornomorets, and the club sitting in 2nd place at the time. In October 2008 he was appointed as head-coach of FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.

Semen’s son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.

Honours

As Coach

• 2006 FIFA World Cup
  • Quarter-finalist (as assistant-coach)
• Ukrainian Premier League
  • Bronze medals: 2001–02, 2002–03 (both with Metalurh Donetsk); 2005–06 (with Chornomorets Odessa)
• Moldovan National Division (all with FC Zimbru Chişinău)
  • Champion: 1997–98, 1998–99
  • Silver medals: 1996–97
• Moldova Cup
  • Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98

External links

• Chornormorets sign Shevchenko at UEFA.com