Personal life
During a fashion show afterparty, the Ukrainian footballer met his wife, American model Kristen Pazik, whom he married on July 2004 in a private ceremony on a golf course in Washington, DC. The couple has a son, Jordan (named after NBA legend Michael Jordan), born on 29 November 2004, which Andriy celebrated by scoring against Sampdoria the following day (AC Milan won 2–1). He looks up to the Cup Winners’ Cup winning Dynamo Kyiv team of 1986 and also admires Romário and former football players like Pelé, Zico and Platini. He is also a close friend of Giorgio Armani and once strolled the catwalk wearing a suit for the Italian stylist, even opening an Armani store with him in Kyiv.
In April 2006, he appeared on a commercial for ESPN, advertising SportsCenter. He spoke with anchor Scott Van Pelt about how Americans call European football soccer and that Europeans should call American football soccer in return.