Iryna Vanat (Ukrainian: Ірина Іванівна Ванат; born May 8, 1971) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former professional footballer. She played for Nyva Baryshivka, Tekstilschik Ramenskoye, Arena-Hospodar Fastiv, Czarni Sosnowiec, Donchanka, and Galychanka Lviv.[1] At Nyva and Tekstilschik, she won both editions of the Soviet women's football championship.[2][3] At Czarni, she won two Polish Cups.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iryna Ivanivna Vanat | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Monastyryska, Ukrainian SSR | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | Nyva Baryshivka | ||
| 1991 | Tekstilschik Ramenskoye | ||
| 1992 | Arena-Hospodar Fastiv | ||
| 1993–1996 | Czarni Sosnowiec | ||
| 1997 | Donchanka | ||
| 1998 | Galychanka Lviv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the early 2010s, Vanat founded the Women's Football Association of the Lviv Oblast to develop and promote women's football in the region and improve conditions for players.[5][6]
In 2020, Vanat ran for election to the Ternopil Oblast Council on the Power of the People party list.[7] The party did not garner enough votes to win a seat on the council.[8]
- ^ G. Guntik (2004) "Ванат Ірина Іванівна", p. 220 in Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary. Vol. 1. G. Yavorski (ed.). ISBN 966-528-197-6.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1990 Women". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Soviet Union 1991 Women". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Skarb - Czarni Sosnowiec (k)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Claiming the Pitch: A Worldwide Collection of Female Voices & Perspectives on Football (PDF). Berlin: Discover Football. 2013. pp. 74–75. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Ракова, Катерина (2011-05-01). "Особистості. Ірина непереможна" [Personalities. Iryna is invincible]. Дончанка (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2019-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Ванат Ірина Іванівна — Біографія, Балотування, Фракції, Політична Агітація | ПолітХаб". www.chesno.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Ternopil oblast. Oblast Council elections 25 October 2020. Results, Ukraine Elections". ukraine-elections.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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