After completing the 9th grade at school, he moved to Ivano-Frankivsk, where he entered the local college of physical education, majoring in football.

He made his debut in the Ukrainian Premier League on July 29, 1995, in a game against IFC Mykolaiv (0-0 draw).

After playing nine seasons at Shakhtar, he moved to Russia, where he defended the colors of Shinnik Yaroslavl.

He ended his football career with performances in the top division of the Azerbaijani championship, where he played in 2007-2009 as part of the Simurgh team.

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