Ilya Tsymbalar

Ilya Tsymbalar
Personal information
Full name	Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar
Date of birth	17 June 1969
Place of birth	Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	28 December 2013 (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
1986	Chornomorets Odesa
1987	Dynamo Odesa
1987–1989	SKA Odesa
1989–1993	Chornomorets Odesa
1993–1999	Spartak Moscow
2000	Lokomotiv Moscow
2001–2002	Anzhi Makhachkala
International career
1992	Ukraine
1994–1999	Russia
Managerial career
2004–2006	Khimki (assistant)
2006	Spartak-MZhK Ryazan
2008–2009	Nizhny Novgorod
2010	Shinnik Yaroslavl (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career edit

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 FC Khimki. In 2006, he became head-coach of FC Spartak-MZhK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division. In February 2008, he was named as head coach of FC Nizhny Novgorod. In January 2009 he resigned from the club.^[2]

Personal life and death edit

His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.

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

Career statistics edit

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