Ilya Tsymbalar

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Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013[1]) was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he represented both Ukraine and Russia on the international level. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique.

Ilya Tsymbalar
Personal information
Full name Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar
Date of birth (1969-06-17)17 June 1969
Place of birth Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 28 December 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 44)
Place of death Odesa, Ukraine
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1986 Chornomorets Odesa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Chornomorets Odesa 0 (0)
1987 Dynamo Odesa
1987–1989 SKA Odesa 83 (13)
1989–1993 Chornomorets Odesa 101 (14)
1993–1999 Spartak Moscow 146 (42)
1993–1994 Spartak-d Moscow 5 (1)
2000 Lokomotiv Moscow 10 (0)
2000 Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 5 (0)
2001–2002 Anzhi Makhachkala 16 (1)
International career
1992 Ukraine 3 (0)
1994–1999 Russia 28 (4)
Managerial career
2003–2004 Spartak Moscow (U19)
2004–2006 Khimki (assistant)
2004 Khimki (caretaker)
2006 Spartak-MZhK Ryazan
2008–2009 Nizhny Novgorod
2010 Shinnik Yaroslavl (assistant)
2011 Khimki (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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After retiring, Tsymbalar became vice-president of Anzhi Makhachkala, before turning to coach by taking over Spartak's reserve team, moving on to the coaching team of Khimki. In 2006, he became head-coach of Spartak-MZhK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division. In February 2008, he was named as head coach of Nizhny Novgorod. In January 2009 he resigned from the club.[2]

Personal life and death

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His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.

Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chornomorets Odesa 1986 Soviet Top League 0 0 0 0 0 0
SKA Odesa 1987 Soviet Second League 20 2 0 0 20 2
1988 Soviet Second League 45 7 1 0 46 7
1989 Soviet Second League 18 4 2 0 20 4
Total 83 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 86 13
Chornomorets Odesa 1989 Soviet Top League 15 1 3 0 18 1
1990 Soviet Top League 25 3 5 0 4[a] 1 6[b] 1 40 5
1991 Soviet Top League 30 4 3 1 33 5
1992 Ukrainian Premier League 17 5 6 2 23 7
1992–93 Ukrainian Premier League 14 1 2 0 4[c] 2 20 3
Total 101 14 19 3 8 3 6 1 134 21
Spartak Moscow 1993 Russian Premier League 26 3 1 0 6[d] 2 33 5
1994 Russian Premier League 27 6 4 0 7[d] 0 38 6
1995 Russian Premier League 21 8 1 0 6[d] 1 28 9
1996 Russian Premier League 21 9 2 0 5[e] 0 28 9
1997 Russian Premier League 11 4 2 0 3[f] 0 16 4
1998 Russian Premier League 29 10 5 4 12[g] 5 46 19
1999 Russian Premier League 11 2 0 0 4[d] 0 15 2
Total 146 42 15 4 43 8 0 0 204 54
Spartak-d Moscow 1993 Russian Second League 4 1 1 0 5 1
1994 Russian Third League 1 0 1 0
Total 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Lokomotiv Moscow 2000 Russian Premier League 10 0 3 2 1[a] 1 14 3
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2000 Russian Second League 5 0 5 0
Anzhi Makhachkala 2001 Russian Premier League 8 0 2 0 1[a] 0 11 0
2002 Russian Premier League 8 1 0 0 8 1
Total 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19 1
Career total 366 71 43 9 53 12 6 1 468 93
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the USSR Federation Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Cup
  6. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Cup
  7. ^ Four appearances in the UEFA Cup, eight appearances, five goals in the UEFA Champions League

International goals

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Scores and results list Russia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsymbalar goal.
List of international goals scored by Ilya Tsymbalar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 May 1994 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Slovakia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 6 September 1995 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands 4–2 5–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3 11 June 1996 Anfield, Liverpool, England   Italy 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1996
4 31 March 1999 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia   Andorra 4–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying

Honours

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Chornomorets Odesa

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Экс-футболист Илья Цымбаларь скончался на 45-м году жизни (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ Михаил Афонин официально стал главным тренером ФК Нижний Новгород (in Russian). regnum.ru. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Soccer-Former Russia midfielder Tsymbalar dies, aged 44". Yahoo Sports. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.