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Oleksandr Rykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Валерійович Рикун; born 6 May 1978) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder and current scout at Metalist Kharkiv.

His son Anton is also a player, a midfielder for FC Dnipro.

Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh Mariupol where he played until 2003. He then transferred back to Dnipro. He debuted in the Vyscha Liha on 17 March 1998 against FC Chornomorets Odesa. The best player of Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04.

• Rykun played 71 matches for Dnipro and scored 10 goals.
• He played 114 matches for Mariupol and scored 29 goals.
• He played 8 matches for the Ukraine national football team.

• Profile of Oleksandr Rykun
• Oleksandr Rykun at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Rykun at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
• Oleksandr Rykun at Soccerway