Dmytro Chyhrynskyi

{{short description|Ukrainian footballer (born 1986)}}

{{family name hatnote|Anatoliiovych|Chyhrynskyi|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dmytro Chyhrynskyi

| image = Dmytro Chygrynskyi (cropped).jpg

| caption = Chyhrynskyi with AEK Athens in 2018

| fullname = Dmytro Anatoliiovych Chyhrynskyi{{cite web |url=https://upl.ua/en/people/view/49824?id=49824 |title=Chyhrynskyi Dmytro Anatoliiovych |publisher=Ukrainian Premier League |access-date=17 October 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|11|7|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ukraine |publisher=FIFA |page=31 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

| birth_place = Iziaslav, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.89 m{{cite web |url=http://www.aekfc.gr/pld/ntmitro-tsigkrinski-47976.htm?lang=en&path=2026807004 |title=Dmytro Chygrynskiy |publisher=AEK Athens F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428072453/http://www.aekfc.gr/pld/ntmitro-tsigkrinski-47976.htm?lang=en&path=2026807004 |archive-date=28 April 2021}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2000–2002

| youthclubs1 = UFK Lviv

| years1 = 2002

| clubs1 = Karpaty-3 Lviv

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2009

| clubs2 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| caps2 = 83

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2002–2005

| clubs3 = → Shakhtar-2 Donetsk

| caps3 = 43

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2003

| clubs4 = → Shakhtar-3 Donetsk

| caps4 = 8

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2005–2006

| clubs5 = → Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (loan)

| caps5 = 15

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs6 = Barcelona

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2010–2015

| clubs7 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| caps7 = 37

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

| caps8 = 15

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2016–2021

| clubs9 = AEK Athens

| caps9 = 83

| goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2021–2023

| clubs10 = Ionikos

| caps10 = 53

| goals10 = 2

| years11 = 2023

| clubs11 = Shakhtar Donetsk

| caps11 = 3

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2002

| nationalteam1 = Ukraine U16

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam2 = Ukraine U17

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam3 = Ukraine U18

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2004

| nationalteam4 = Ukraine U19

| nationalcaps4 = 4

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2003–2006

| nationalteam5 = Ukraine U21

| nationalcaps5 = 16

| nationalgoals5 = 2

| nationalyears6 = 2007–2011

| nationalteam6 = Ukraine

| nationalcaps6 = 29

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 2 October 2023

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|UKR}}}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}}

{{Medal|B|2004 Switzerland|}}

{{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-21 Championship|}}

{{Medal|Runner-up|2006|}}

}}

Dmytro Anatoliiovych Chyhrynskyi ({{langx|uk|Дмитро Анатолійович Чигринський}};{{cite web |url=https://upl.ua/ua/people/view/49824?id=49824 |title=Чигринський Дмитро Анатолійович |trans-title=Chyhrynskyi Dmytro Anatoliiovych |publisher=Ukrainian Premier League |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=uk}} born 7 November 1986) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

He spent most of his professional career, from 2002 to 2015, in two spells with Shakhtar Donetsk. He won honours at the club including five Ukrainian Premier League titles, as many Ukrainian Cups, and the UEFA Cup in 2009. He spent the 2009–10 season with Barcelona in Spain, joining for €25 million, playing rarely and returning to Shakhtar for €15 million.

Chyhrynskyi represented the Ukraine national team from 2007 to 2011, making 29 appearances. He was in the nation's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but did not play due to injury.

Early life

Chyhrynskyi was born in Iziaslav, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dmitro-chigrinskiy/ |title=Dmitro Chigrinskiy: Profile |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=17 October 2021}} He was a player in the UFK Lviv youth system before moving to Donetsk at the age of 14, completing his development at the Shakhtar Donetsk academy.[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e7-0e74d2537554-2ad4a74227c3-1000--shakhtar-get-chygrynskiy-back/ Shakhtar get Chygrynskiy back] UEFA, 6 July 2010 He holds a master's degree in liberal arts.[http://shakhtar.com/en/news/10206 Chygrynskyy has got a diploma] FC Shakhtar Donetsk, 27 July 2009

Club career

=Shakhtar Donetsk=

File:Dmytro Chygrynskyi.jpg in 2008]]

Chyhrynskyi earned his debut in the Vyshcha Liha in 2004, at the age of 17. In 2005, he was loaned out to Ukrainian club Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, where he experienced continuous top-flight football. After a successful stint at Metalurh, Dmytro was brought back to Donetsk. He quickly emerged as a consistent defender and a leading figure, and first experienced UEFA Champions League football when coming on as a substitute against Barcelona during the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. The young player cemented a starting position at the team in the 2006–07 season, by the end of which, at the age of 20, he captained Shakhtar in the Ukrainian Cup final against Dynamo Kyiv in the absence of the regular captain, Matuzalém.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

During the 2007–08 season, Chyhrynskyi was selected as the vice-captain of the team. During the season, he was voted man of the match in the 2–0 win over rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup Final. Also in the same season, he won the Vyshcha Liha with Shakhtar.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Chyhrynskyi helped the squad win the Ukrainian Super Cup. With Shakhtar, he played in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, finishing third in the group behind Barcelona and Sporting CP. This was not the end of the club's European journey, however, as they parachuted down to the UEFA Cup. He helped the team make it to the quarter-final stage, defeating 1993 European Champions Marseille. They then progressed to the semi-finals, where they played Ukrainian rivals Dynamo Kyiv. Shakhtar progressed to the 2009 UEFA Cup Final against Werder Bremen – Chyhrynskyi and Shakhtar won the trophy 2–1 after extra time.

=Barcelona=

On 26 August 2009, after long negotiations between Shakhtar and Barcelona,[http://goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/22/1455455/report-barcelona-preparing-improved-bid-for-chygrynskiy Report: Barcelona Preparing Improved Bid For Chygrynskiy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928051638/http://goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/22/1455455/report-barcelona-preparing-improved-bid-for-chygrynskiy |date=28 September 2009 }} Goal.com, 22 August 2009 a deal was reached for the transfer of Chyhrynskyi.[http://goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/27/1464463/txiki-begiristain-dmytro-chygrynskiy-is-on-his-way-to Txiki Begiristain: Dmytro Chygrynskiy Is On His Way To Barcelona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001065625/http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/27/1464463/txiki-begiristain-dmytro-chygrynskiy-is-on-his-way-to |date=1 October 2009 }} Goal.com, 27 August 2009 The transfer was valued at around €25 million and included the clause that Chyhrynskyi play in the UEFA Super Cup for his former club, coincidentally against Barcelona.{{cite web |last=Collett |first=Mike |title=Chygrynskiy plays last match before move to Barca |date=27 August 2009 |website=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=28 August 2009 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-supercup_preview&prov=reuters&type=lgns}}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/27/1463771/report-barcelona-to-unveil-dmytro-chygrynskiy-on-saturday Report: Barcelona To Unveil Dmytro Chygrynskiy On Saturday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001042606/http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/08/27/1463771/report-barcelona-to-unveil-dmytro-chygrynskiy-on-saturday |date=1 October 2009 }} Goal.com, 27 August 2009 On 31 August 2009, Barcelona confirmed that Chyhrynskyi had passed a medical and signed for five years.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090831106480.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524230007/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090831106480.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 May 2012 |title=Chygrynskiy signs for five years |date=31 August 2009 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=10 December 2010}} Chyhrynskyi was the first Ukrainian player to ever play for Barcelona and was expected to display his ability with the ball at his feet and "aerial presence and strong defensive skills" .{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090830106452.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116004818/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/08/n090830106452.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2013 |title=Youth, strength and good ball skills |date=30 August 2009 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=10 December 2010}}

Chyhrynskyi made his debut for Barcelona on 12 September 2009 in La Liga against Getafe.[https://archive.today/20120526102501/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/09/n090912106716.html Perfect debut for Chygrynskiy] FC Barcelona, 12 September 2009 He played a full 90 minutes on his debut, a 2–0 victory.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/36637/getafe-vs-barcelona/play-by-play |title=Getafe vs Barcelona LIVE Commentary |date=12 September 2009 |website=Goal.com |access-date=12 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915172955/http://goal.com/en/match/36637/getafe-vs-barcelona/play-by-play |archive-date=15 September 2009}}

Though Barcelona retained the title, Chyhrynskyi fared poorly in his debut season with the club. Despite this, manager Pep Guardiola had been keen to keep him.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8797183.stm |website=BBC Sport |title=Barcelona fail to pay player wages for June |date=7 July 2010}}

=Return to Shakhtar Donetsk=

File:Parid Xhihani and Dmytro Chygrynskyi.jpeg

On 6 July 2010, Chyhrynskyi signed a five-year deal to return to his former club Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of €15 million, making Shakhtar a profit of €10 million.[https://archive.today/20120526102501/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/07/06/n100706111902.html Chygrynskiy completes move to Shakhtar] FC Barcelona, 6 July 2010 after spending just one season with the Spanish team, playing just 14 times.[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_6247100,00.html Chygrynskiy exits Barca] Sky Sports, 6 July 2010 On 3 November 2010, Chyhrynskyi scored a header against Arsenal in the Champions League from a Jádson free-kick via a deflection off Craig Eastmond.[http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3315153,00.html Eduardo haunts Gunners] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210032805/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3315153,00.html |date=10 December 2010 }} Sky Sports, 3 November 2010

Chyhrynskyi left Shakhtar by mutual consent on 2 February 2015.{{cite web |title=Dmytro Chygrynskiy leaves Shakhtar |url=http://shakhtar.com/en/news/34581 |publisher=FC Shakhtar Donetsk |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=4 February 2015}}

=Dnipro=

Seven days after leaving Shakhtar, Chyhrynskyi joined fellow league team Dnipro on a free transfer and signed a one-year contract.{{cite news |title=Ukraine's Chygrynskiy signs for Dnipro |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/02/09/ukraines-chygrynskiy-signs-for-dnipro/23116327/|access-date=6 March 2015 |website=USA Today |date=9 February 2015}}

=AEK Athens=

On 11 June 2016, Chyhrynskyi signed a two-year contract with a possible extension for a third with Super League Greece club AEK Athens.[http://www.aekfc.gr/newsdetails/symfonia-me-nmitro-tsigkriniski-47923.htm?lang=en&path=-477023122 Dmytro Chygrynskiy joins AEK FC] On 26 February 2017 he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against AEL.{{Cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1051760/aek-larisa-3-0 |title=Εύκολη επικράτηση για την Ένωση!|access-date=12 March 2017 |language=el}} The following 4 February, he scored in a 2–1 away win against champions Olympiacos, his first goal for the 2017–18 season.{{Cite news |url=http://www.sport24.gr/LiveMatches/football_live/olympiakos-aek-live.5060821.html |title=Ολυμπιακός – ΑΕΚ LIVE |website=SPORT24 |language=el |date=4 February 2018}}

In mid-April 2021, the Ukrainian defender was unsure about his future, as his contract was not likely to be renewed and he was strongly considering retiring and serving the team from another official post.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/aek-i-megali-apofasi-toy-tsigkrinski.9201870.html |title=ΑΕΚ: Η μεγάλη απόφαση του Τσιγκρίνσκι |website=SPORT24 |date=14 April 2021}} On 15 June 2021, AEK Athens announced that Chyhrynskyi would not continue with the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.aekfc.gr/newsdetails/oloklirosi-synergasias-me-ton-ntmitro-tsigkrinski-126470.htm?lang=el&path=-524644030 |title=ΑΕΚ: Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με τον Ντμίτρο Τσιγκρίνσκι|trans-title=AEK: Ending of the collaboration with Dmytro Chygrynskiy |publisher=AEK Athens F.C. |date=15 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021 |language=el}}

=Ionikos Nikaias=

On 9 September 2021, Chyhrynskyi signed a one-year contract with the newly promoted Super League Greece club Ionikos.{{Cite news |url=https://www.to10.gr/podosfero/superleague/1799042/pektis-tou-ionikou-o-tsigkrinski/ |title=Παίκτης του Ιωνικού ο Τσιγκρίνσκι |website=to10.gr |language=el |date=9 September 2021}} On 6 July 2022, he extended his contract with Ionikos for one more year.{{cite web |title=Στον Ιωνικό ως το 2024 ο Ντμίτρο Τσιγκρίνσκι |url=https://www.ionikosfc.gr/posts/943-2024-4 |website=www.ionikosfc.gr |access-date=6 July 2022}}

=Third spell at Shakhtar Donetsk =

On 4 August 2023, Chyhrynskyi signed a one-year contract with the Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk.{{cite web |title=З поверненням, Дмитре! |url=https://shakhtar.com/uk-ua/news/2023/august/4_news/4_dmytro-chyhrynskyi |website=shakhtar.com |access-date=6 August 2023 |location=Online |language=uk}}

International career

File:Dmytro Chygrynskiy3.jpg in 2009]]

After a successful 2005–06 season, Chyhrynskyi was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup squad by coach Oleg Blokhin, following the injury to Serhiy Fedorov. Shortly before the World Cup, Chyhrynskyi was a member of the Ukraine under-21 team, which finished as runners-up in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Showing impressive form during the championship, he was selected as a member of the team of the tournament by UEFA.{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/news/Kind=1/newsId=427313.html |title=uefa.com's Team of the Tournament |publisher=UEFA |date=5 June 2006 |access-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101093429/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/news/Kind%3D1/newsId%3D427313.html |archive-date=1 January 2007 |url-status=dead}} Although set to be a part of Ukraine's World Cup squad, Chyhrynskyi suffered an injury during the closing stages of under-21 competition, which forced him out of the entire forthcoming tournament.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Following his recovery from injury, Chyhrynskyi established himself as a starter for Ukraine in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|6 August 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dmytro-chyrgrynskiy/675/ |title=Ukraine – D.Chygrynskiy – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=Soccerway |access-date=12 September 2009}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Ukrainian Cup, Copa del Rey, Greek Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Shakhtar Donetsk

|2003–04

|Vyshcha Liha

|1

000000010
2004–05

|Vyshcha Liha

001010colspan="2"|—20
2005–06

|Vyshcha Liha

|11

30020colspan="2"|—133
2006–07

|Vyshcha Liha

|17

0418{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup}}0colspan="2"|—291
2007–08

|Vyshcha Liha

|27

3618{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}01{{efn|name=USC}}0424
2008–09

|Ukrainian Premier League

|23

13015{{efn|Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Cup}}01{{efn|name=USC|Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup}}1422
2009–10

|Ukrainian Premier League

|4

0colspan="2"|—3{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}}01{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}}080
colspan="2"|Total

!83

71423703113710
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (loan)

|2005–06

|Vyshcha Liha

|15

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—182
Barcelona

|2009–10

|La Liga

|12

02000colspan="2"|—140
rowspan="6"|Shakhtar Donetsk

|2010–11

|Ukrainian Premier League

|16

2005{{efn|name=UCL}}1colspan="2"|—213
2011–12

|Ukrainian Premier League

|6

0102{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—90
2012–13

|Ukrainian Premier League

|11

1301{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—151
2013–14

|Ukrainian Premier League

|3

100001{{efn|name=USC}}041
2014–15

|Ukrainian Premier League

|1

02100colspan="2"|—31
colspan="2"|Total

!37

4618110526
rowspan="3"|Dnipro

|2014–15

|Ukrainian Premier League

|2

02000colspan="2"|—40
2015–16

|Ukrainian Premier League

|13

1402{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—191
colspan="2"|Total

!15

16020colspan="2"|—231
rowspan="6"|AEK Athens

|2016–17

|Super League Greece

|16

1402{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—221
2017–18

|Super League Greece

|15

1607{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Cup}}0colspan="2"|—281
2018–19

|Super League Greece

|15

0605{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—260
2019–20

|Super League Greece

|21

3401{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—263
2020–21

|Super League Greece

|16

0305{{efn|name=UEL}}0colspan="2"|—240
colspan="2"|Total

!83

5230200colspan="2"|—1265
rowspan="3"|Ionikos

|2021–22

|Super League Greece

|26

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—261
2022–23

|Super League Greece

|27

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—271
colspan="2"|Total

!53

200colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—532
Shakhtar Donetsk

|2023–24

|Ukrainian Premier League

|3

01000colspan="2"|—40
colspan="3"|Career total

!301

215536714142726

{{notelist}}

=International=

:Source:{{NFT player |id=14442 |name=Chyhrynskyi, Dmytro |access-date=16 October 2021}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Ukraine

|2007

70
200860
200980
201050
201130
colspan="2"|Total290

Honours

Shakhtar Donetsk

Barcelona

  • La Liga: 2009–10{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t2009-101.html?t=lista |title=Barcelona 2009–10: Statistics |website=BDFutbol |access-date=16 October 2021}}
  • FIFA Club World Cup: 2009{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252913/match=300111971/report.html |title=Match report: Estudiantes (La Plata) – Futbol Club Barcelona |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328191801/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252913/match=300111971/report.html |archive-date=28 March 2019}}

AEK Athens

  • Super League Greece: 2017–18{{cite news |title=THE AGONASPORT 2017/18 GREEK SUPER LEAGUE AWARDS |url=https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/the-agonasport-2017/18-greek-super-league-awards |website=www.agonasport.com |access-date=7 November 2021}}

Ukraine U21

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2006{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
  • Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2017–18{{Cite web|date=2019-02-15|title=Τα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΠ για τη σεζόν 2017-18|url=https://www.tameteora.gr/athlitika/248125/%cf%84%ce%b1-%ce%b2%cf%81%ce%b1%ce%b2%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%80%cf%83%ce%b1%cf%80-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b7-%cf%83%ce%b5%ce%b6%cf%8c%ce%bd-2017-18/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=TaMeteora.gr|language=el}}

References

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