Semen Yosypovych Altman (, born 21 April 1946 in Chuhuiv) is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is of Jewish ancestry. Semen's son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years. Career Altman played for Kolhospnyk (Rivne), Volyn (Lutsk), Chornomorets (Odessa), Zvezda (Tiraspol), Lokomotiv (Kherson). Coach He has worked as a coach of FC Chornomorets Odesa (1982–88), FC Dynamo Moscow (1989–91), Chornomorets (1991–94), Korea Olympic team (1994–96), FC Zimbru Chișinău (1996–99), Metalurh Donetsk (1999–2002), and Chornomorets again (2003–2007). Semen Altman was also Oleh Blokhin's assistant coach for the Ukraine national football team from 2003 to 2006. In 2007 Altman was replaced by Vitaliy Shevchenko at Chornomorets. In 2007, he was hired by FC Illychivets Mariupol as head coach on a one-year contract. On 14 December 2007, Semen was unexpectedly sacked, despite winning the first leg of the quarterfinal Ukrainian Cup match against his former club Chornomorets, and the club sitting in 2nd place at the time. In October 2008 he was appointed as head-coach of FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok. Honours As Coach 2006 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalist (as assistant-coach) Ukrainian Premier League Bronze medals: 2001–02, 2002–03 (both with Metalurh Donetsk); 2005–06 (with Chornomorets Odessa) Moldovan National Division (all with FC Zimbru Chișinău) Champion: 1997–98, 1998–99 Silver medals: 1996–97 Moldova Cup Winner: 1996–97, 1997–98 References External links Chornormorets sign Shevchenko at UEFA.com Profile at KLISF 1946 births Living people People from Chuhuiv Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian football managers NK Veres Rivne players FC Volyn Lutsk players FC Zvezda Tiraspol players FC Chornomorets Odesa players FC Chornomorets Odesa managers FC Dynamo Moscow managers FC Zimbru Chișinău managers FC Metalurh Donetsk managers FC Mariupol managers FC Luch Vladivostok managers SC Tavriya Simferopol managers Russian Premier League managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Expatriate football managers in Moldova Ukrainian Premier League managers Soviet footballers Jewish footballers Ukrainian expatriate football managers Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Association football goalkeepers Odesa Jews Moldovan Super Liga managers K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni