{{Short description|Ukrainian football coach}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Oleksandr Protchenko | image = | caption = | fullname = Oleksandr Olegovich Protchenko | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|10|3}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Александр Протченко |url=https://football24.ua/ru/coach/aleksandr-protchenko-7467 |website=football24.ua |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Протченко Александр Олегович |url=https://footballfakts.ru/person/170165-protchenkoaleksandrolegovich |website=footballfakts.ru |accessdate=7 May 2026}}</ref> | birth_place = Ukraine | height = 1.70 m | youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = Arsenal Kyiv U17 | manageryears1 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs1 = Arsenal Kyiv U17 (Coach) | manageryears2 = 2019–2021 | managerclubs2 = Chaika (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2023–2026 | managerclubs3 = Kudrivka (Technical Director) | manageryears4 = 2026 | managerclubs4 = Kudrivka U19 (Coach) | manageryears5 = 2026– | managerclubs5 = Kudrivka (Interim) }}
'''Oleksandr Olegovich Protchenko''' ({{langx|uk|Олександр Олегович Протченко}}; born 3 October 1992) is a Ukrainian football manager of Kudrivka in Ukrainian Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Протченко Олександр Олегович |url=https://upl.ua/ua/people/view/56452 |website=Ukrainian Premier League |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Официально: "Кудривку" возглавил Александр Протченко|url=https://www.footboom1.com/ukraine/premier-league-2/1763217364-oficijno-kudrivku-ocoliv-oleksandr-protcenko.html |website=footboom1.com |date=5 May 2026 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Кудрівка призначила Протченка новим старшим тренером |url=https://sportarena.ua/uk/footboll/upl/kudrivka-priznachila-protchenka-novim-starshim-trenerom/|website=sportarena.ua |date=5 May 2026 |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref>
==Coach Career== In 2018, he started his career, managing Arsenal Kyiv U17 and in 2019 he worked as assistant in Chaika until 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Олександру Протченку — 33-роки. Має А-Диплом UEFA і тренерський досвід роботи в українських клубах: "Арсенал-Київ" U16-U17 (старший тренер, 2016-2019 рр.), СК "Чайка" (асистент тренера, 2018-2020 рр.), "Кудрівка" (головний тренер, 2021-2022 рр.). |url=https://suspilne.media/amp/chernihiv/1305547-vikonuvacem-obovazkiv-golovnogo-trenera-kudrivki-z-cernigivsini-stav-veteran-vijni-oleksandr-protcenko/ |website=suspilne.media |date=5 May 2026 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref> In 2021 he started managing Kudrivka in Irpin and in 2023 he was appointed as Tecnical Director for Kudrivka.<ref>{{cite web |title=Олександр Протченко |url=https://koaf.com.ua/tag/oleksandr-protchenko/ |website=koaf.com.ua |date=21 February 2022 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
On 20 February 2026, Oleksandr was appointed as coach of Kudrivka U19 replacing Vitaliy Kostyshyn and Serhiy Siminin due to poor results.<ref>{{cite web |title="Кудрівка" (U19) отримала новий тренерський штаб |url=https://fckudrivka.com/2026/02/21/kudrivka-u19-otrymala-novyj-trenerskyj-shtab/ |website=fckudrivka.com |date=21 February 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ОФІЦІЙНО. Клуб УПЛ несподівано звільнив коуча. Пішов і наставник U-19 |url=https://sport.ua/uk/news/843463-ofitsiyno-klub-upl-nespodivano-zvilniv-koucha-pishov-i-nastavnik-u-19 |website=sport.ua |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Олександр Протченко очолив "Кудрівку" U-19 |url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/u-19/1771837384-veteran-rosiysko-ukrayinskoyi-viyni-ocholiv-yunacku-komandu-klubu-upl.html |website=ua-football.com |date=23 February 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Молодёжный состав «Кудривки» возглавил Александр Протченко |url=https://inkorr.com/ru/kudrivka-u-19-priznacila-novogo-golovnogo-trenera-debut-oleksandra-protcenka-23-lutogo-305171 |website=inkorr.com |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref>
Following Vasyl Baranov's dismissal from the senior team, Oleksandr was appointed as interim coach of Kudrivka.<ref>{{cite web |title=Олександр Протченко – старший тренер "Кудрівки"|url=https://fckudrivka.com/2026/05/05/oleksandr-protchenko-starshyj-trener-kudrivky/ |website=fckudrivka.com |date=5 May 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Василь Баранов більше не головний тренер "Кудрівки" з Чернігівщини|url=https://suspilne.media/chernihiv/1305017-vasil-baranov-bilse-ne-golovnij-trener-kudrivki-z-cernigivsini/ |website=suspilne.media |date=4 May 2026 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Кудрівка призначила Протченка |url=https://sport.ua/uk/news/865795-ofitsiyno-klub-upl-viznachivsya-z-novim-golovnim-trenerom |website=usport.ua |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Олександр Пронченко став виконуючим обов'язки головного тренера Кудрівки |url=https://sport-express.ua/football/44214-kudrivka-obrala-trenera-do-kincya-sezonu-klub-viznachivsya-z-nastupnikom-baranova-pislya-nichiyeyi-z-obolonnyu |website=sport-express.ua |date=5 May 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref> On 9 May 2026, he made his debut as coach against Kolos Kovalivka at the Kolos Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Колос 1 : 0 Кудрівка |url=https://upl.ua/ua/report/view/14991 |website=Ukrainian Premier League |accessdate=11 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Олександр Протченко: "Я вважаю, що ми показали непоганий рівень гри" |url=https://fckudrivka.com/2026/05/08/oleksandr-protchenko/ |website=fckudrivka.com |date=8 May 2026 |accessdate=11 May 2026}}</ref>
On 19 May 2026, following the victory of Kudrivka against LNZ Cherkasy, he was elected best coach of Round 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Проспер Обах, Теді Цара, Влад Бабогло й інші чудасії тижня: уся збірна 29-го туру Прем'єр-Ліги |url=https://sportarena.ua/uk/footboll/upl/prosper-obah-tedi-tsara-vlad-baboglo-j-inshi/ |website=sportarena.ua |date=18 May 2026 |accessdate=19 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Бабогло и Протченко – лауреаты 29-го тура УПЛ |url=https://terrikon.com/posts/569254 |website=terrikon.com |accessdate=22 May 2026}}</ref>
==Personal Life== From 2022 to 2025, he served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=«Кудровку» U-19 возглавил Александр Протченко, который с 2022 по 2025 годы служил в ВСУ |url=https://ua.tribuna.com/football/1000000321521-kudrivku-u19-ocholyv-oleksandr-protchenko-yakyy-z-2022-p/ |website=ua.tribuna.com |date=22 February 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Кудровка объявила имя нового тренера – это ветеран ВСУ|url=https://football24.ua/ru/news/kudrivka-objavila-imja-novogo-trenera-jeto-veteran-vsu-940798 |website=football24.ua |date=5 May 2026 |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Юношескую команду дебютанта УПЛ возглавил ветеран войны с Россией|url=https://champion.com.ua/rus/football/veteran-voyny-s-rossiey-aleksandr-protchenko-vozglavil-kudrivku-u-19-1064956/ |website=champion.com.ua |accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://fckudrivka.com/coaches/ Oleksandr Protchenko Official website of FC Kudrivka] * [https://upl.ua/ua/people/view/56452 Oleksandr Protchenko at upl.ua {{in lang|uk}}] * [https://footballfakts.ru/person/170165-protchenkoaleksandrolegovich Oleksandr Protchenko at footballfakts.ru {{in lang|ru}}]
{{FC Kudrivka Squad}} {{FC Kudrivka managers}}
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Category:Ukrainian men's footballers Category:Ukrainian football managers Category:FC Arsenal Kyiv non-playing staff Category:SC Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka non-playing staff Category:FC Kudrivka non-playing staff Category:FC Kudrivka managers Category:20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
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