Ilya Vladyslavovych Blyznyuk (Ukrainian: Ілля Владиславович Близнюк; born 28 July 1973 is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilya Vladyslavovych Blyznyuk | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 41 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 33 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 54 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 11 | (0) |
| 2000 | Rostselmash | 14 | (0) |
| 2000 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Rostov | 73 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | Tom Tomsk | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | Rostov | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 280 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Ukraine U-21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Ukraine | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008 | Illichivets Mariupol (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Illichivets Mariupol (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Illichivets Mariupol | ||
| 2011 | Rostov (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Zirka Kirovohrad | ||
| 2013–2015 | Poltava | ||
| 2016 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | ||
| 2017 | Yednist' Plysky | ||
| 2017 | Sumy | ||
| 2019 | Avanhard Kramatorsk (GK coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Mykolaiv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Blyznyuk is the father of 3 children, including 2012 Olympics and 2016 Olympics champion in group rhythmic gymnastics Anastasia Bliznyuk.
External links edit
- Brief info at www.ukrainiansoccer.net
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