Yuriy Hura

Yuriy Volodymyrovych Hura (Ukrainian: Юрій Володимирович Гура; born 8 August 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder and manager. Hura is better known for coaching UkrAhroKom Holovkivka.

Playing career

Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya

Hura started out playing in youth clubs of Oleksandriya in Central Ukraine and later joined city's main club Polihraftekhnika.

Kazakhstan

In 2000s he moved to Kazakhstan and for almost a decade disappeared from the Ukrainian football.

Return to Ukraine

In 2008 he returned to his home country playing in amateur competitions and eventually joined the newly created club UkrAhroKom Holovkivka from Oleksandriya suburbs.

Managerial career

UkrAhroKom Holovkivka

At the end of 2010, Hura announced his retirement from playing career and became the head coach of the amateur club UkrAhroKom Holovkivka where he finished his playing career. During his term as head coach of the small club Hura managed to bring them from amateurs to the second professional tier Ukrainian First League.

Oleksandriya

Following completion of the 2013–14 season, UkrAhroKom Holovkivka was merged with PFC Oleksandriya to form Oleksandriya and Hura joined the coaching staff of new club coaching youth reserve. After dismissal of Volodymyr Sharan in May 2021 Hura became the head coach of Oleksandriya.

Honours

Player

Lokomotyv Znamianka

• Kirovohrad Oblast Championship: 1993–94

Zhenis Astana

• Kazakhstan Premier League: 2001
• Kazakhstan Cup: 2000–01

Urengoygasprom Anapa

• Krasnodar Krai Cup: 2002
• Krasnodar Krai Super Cup: 2002
• Krasnodar Krai Championship runner-up: 2002

Fakel Varva

• Chernihiv Oblast Cup runner-up: 2003

Kholodnyi Yar Kamyanka

• Cherkasy Oblast Cup: 2008
• Cherkasy Oblast Championship runner-up: 2008

UkrAhroKom Holovkivka

• Kirovohrad Oblast Cup: 2009
• Kirovohrad Oblast Championship runner-up: 2009

Manager

UkrAhroKom Holovkivka

• Ukrainian Second League runner-up: 2012–13