Vladimir Ilyich Bychek (Russian: Владимир Ильич Бычек; 21 October 1952 – 13 December 2015) was a Russian professional football player and coach.[1]

Vladimir Bychek
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Ilyich Bychek
Date of birth (1952-10-21)21 October 1952
Place of birth Khabarovsk, Soviet Union
Date of death 13 December 2015(2015-12-13) (aged 63)
Place of death Khabarovsk, Russia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 FC SKA-Khabarovsk 99 (4)
1977 PFC CSKA Moscow 22 (0)
1978–1987 FC SKA-Khabarovsk 370 (3)
1993 FC SKA-Khabarovsk 15 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1994 FC SKA-Khabarovsk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Bychek began playing professional football with local side FC SKA-Khabarovsk in 1973. He played a total of 14 seasons for the club in the Soviet First League and Soviet Second League, making 479 appearances for the club (the second most in all-time). In 1980, Bychek was part of the SKA squad that achieved a best-ever sixth-place finish in the Soviet First League (the squad was rewarded with a tour of Mozambique).[2]

In 1976, Bychek was named to the list of the best 22 players in the Soviet First and Second Leagues. As a result, he was able to join Soviet Top League club PFC CSKA Moscow where he made 22 appearances in the 1977 season.[1]

After he retired from playing, Bychek became a football coach. He led his former club, SKA from 1988 to 1994, even playing 15 Soviet First League matches during the 1993 season as the club struggled to pay its players.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Умер Владимир Бычек - Наша гордость".
  2. ^ a b "Владимир Бычек: "А в награду нас всех послали... В Мозамбик"" (in Russian). Tikhookeanskaya Gazeta. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2020.

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