Ukraine were forced to call upon their 45-year-old assistant head coach to step into the squad last night as they faced France in a friendly fixture. Oleksandr Shovkovskiy was named amongst the subs as a backup keeper after 3 of the senior team keepers tested positive for Covid-19.
Shovkovskiy retired back in 2016 at Dynamo Kyiv, boasting an illustrious career with 92 caps for his country. Unfortunately for Oleksandr Shovkovskiy & Ukraine it was a night to forget as France coasted to a 7-1 victory. Although the veteran did not feature in the game, he was deemed to be “in good physical shape” by Ukraine officials.
Check out the full details of the match in the link below!
https://www.skysports.com/football/france-vs-ukraine/438432
Below, we take a look at some of the oldest professional goalkeepers to ever step foot on the pitch:
Faryd Mondragón
Mondragon became the oldest ever player to appear at the World Cup Finals (43) when he represented Colombia as they took on Japan in the 2014 tournament.
Marco Ballotta
Ballotta broke the record for the oldest player to appear in the UEFA champions league (43) as his side, Lazio were defeated by Real Madrid in 2007.
Andrea Pieroborn
In 2015 Pierobon earned the record of the oldest player to make an appearance in professional Italian Football (46) after a surprise inclusion for his club, Cittadella.
Essam El-Hadary
Essam El-Hadary became the World cups oldest player (47) as he appeared for Egypt in a 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in 2018
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