He started his career in 1990 at SC Tavriya Simferopol, where he played the last two seasons of the Soviet First League.
He also played in the 1992–93 Ukrainian Second League for Yavir Krasnopillya, which also finished the third place.
He joined Karpaty Lviv in 1993 and scored the winning goal in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup match against Shelbourne, which was the club's first European win.
[1] He moved to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in 1995, but later return to Karpaty Lviv on loan in 1996.
[3] He had two other appearances and was released after Coventry City escaped relegation on the final matchday.