| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-06-12)June 12, 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Kyiv,Ukraine | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1992 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 1992–1995 | Gates Chili Spartans | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Indiana Hoosiers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Indiana Blast (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | →MLS Project 40 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Milwaukee Rampage (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2001 | Milwaukee Rampage | 10 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Rochester Rhinos | 38 | (3) |
| 2004 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 80 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009– | RIT Tigers (asst.) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yuriy Lavrynenko is a Ukrainian retiredassociation football midfielder who played professionally in theUSL First Division andMajor League Soccer. Lavrynenko is currently the associate head coach for theRIT Tigers men's team.
Lavrynenko began playing in theDynamo Kyiv youth system when he was seven. In 1991, Lavrynenko's youth team played in a tournament inRochester, New York. Several players were invited to move to Rochester. In 1992, Lavrynenko took the offer and moved toChili, New York. During his four years attendingGates-Chili High School, he was an All State soccer player on a team which was the 1995 New York high school co-champion. Lavrynenko attendedIndiana University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1996 to 1999. In both 1998 and 1999, Lavrynenko scored the game-winning goal as the Hoosiers took back to backNCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championships.[1] He was a 1999 NCAA All American.
In February 2000, theChicago Fire selected Lavrynenko in the third round (thirty-second overall) of the2000 MLS SuperDraft.[2] During the 2000 season, he played three games with the Fire, going on loan toMLS Project 40, theIndiana Blast and theMilwaukee Rampage, all playing in theUSL A-League.[3][4][5] When the Fire released him during the 2001 pre-season, the Rampage signed him to a three-year contract.[6] The Rampage released him at the end of the season and in 2002, he joined theRochester Rhinos. On June 25, 2004, the Rhinos released Lavrynenko. TheMontreal Impact signed him two weeks later.[7] He finished the season in Montreal, then retired.
In July 2009, Rochester Institute of Technology hired Lavrynenko as an assistant coach.[8]