Oleg Velyky
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28 November 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
14 October 1977 Brovary, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 2010 (aged 32) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian and German | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Center back / left back | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
-2001 | HC ZTR Zaporizhzhia | ||||||||||||||||
2001-2005 | TUSEM Essen | ||||||||||||||||
2005-2010 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||||||||||||||||
2008-2010 | HSV Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | |||||||||||||||
– | Ukraine | 59 | |||||||||||||||
2005-2010 | Germany | 38 | (123) | ||||||||||||||
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Oleg Velyky (Ukrainian: Олег Великий, Oleh Welykyj; 14 October 1977 – 23 January 2010) was a Ukrainian and German handball player. He was a World champion 2007 with the German national team; he was on the team roster, but did not play because of an injury.
Velyky was born in Brovary, Ukraine. He became a German citizen in April 2004. He participated on the German team which finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.