Valentin Kovalenko

{{Short description|Uzbekistani football referee}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Valentin Kovalenko

| image = Valentin Kovalenko Azadi Stadium ACL 2018.jpg

| caption= Kovalenko refereeing at Azadi Stadium in ACL 2018.

| fullname = Valentin Anatolyevich Kovalenko

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|9}}

| birth_place = Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union

| death_date =

| death_place =

| otheroccupation =

| years1 = 2000–

| league1 = Uzbekistan Super League

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2002–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed{{cite web

|title = FIFA Referee list

|url = http://www.ffiri.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&highlight=&sid=1574

|publisher = FIFA

|access-date = 2009-04-23

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111004043426/http://www.ffiri.ir/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&highlight=&sid=1574

|archive-date = 2011-10-04

|url-status = dead

}}

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Valentin Kovalenko (born 9 August 1975) is an Uzbekistani football referee of Ukrainian and Russian origin.[https://int.soccerway.com/referees/valentin-kovalenko/113688/ Profile] He referees at the Uzbekistan Super League and Uzbekistan Cup.

He refereed at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2012 AFC Cup Final and 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the preliminary-round match between Iraq and Yemen.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112052354/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257787/match=300159197/report.html "Match Report - Iraq - Yemen 2:0 (1:0)"]. 23 July 2011. Retrieved on 26 April 2013. During 2006 World Cup qualifying, he also served as an assistant referee.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071111042820/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary=7861/matches/match=36405/report.html "Match Report - China PR - Kuwait 1:0 (0:0)"]. 18 February 2004. Retrieved on 26 April 2013.