Valentyn Slyusar (born 15 September 1977) is a former Ukrainian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Slyusar is graduate of Dynamo Kyiv academy. Since then he has played for various Ukrainian First League clubs. He has also played for Russian club FC Rostov. Notably he has played for Ukrainian Premier League clubs FC Metalurh Donetsk, and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. In 2005, Slyusar came to Metalist who got new manager Myron Markevych. Since then he has one three bronze titles with the club in the Ukrainian Premier League. After the Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 season Slyusar was found positive in random drug testing and will be suspended for two months. International career Slyusar was first called up to the Ukraine national football team by Oleksiy Mykhailychenko for a friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2008. The squad mainly consisted of domestic-based players, with the exception Vitaliy Fedoriv. Personal life His son Denys, born in 2002, is also a football player. References External links Profile on Official Metalist website 1977 births Living people Ukrainian footballers Ukrainian expatriate footballers Ukraine international footballers FC Metalist Kharkiv players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Rostov players FC Oleksandriya players FC Hoverla Uzhhorod players FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv players Doping cases in association football Expatriate footballers in Russia Footballers from Kyiv Russian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Nyva Vinnytsia players Association football midfielders