Ilya Tsymbalar

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Ilya Tsymbalar

Personal information
Full name	Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar
Date of birth	(1969-06-17)17 June 1969
Place of birth	Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	28 December 2013(2013-12-28) (aged 44)
Place of death	Odessa, Ukraine
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1986	Chornomorets Odessa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	Chornomorets Odessa	0	(0)
1987
1987–1989	SKA Odessa	83	(13)
1989–1993	Chornomorets Odessa	100	(14)
1993–1999	Spartak Moscow	146	(42)
2000	Lokomotiv Moscow	10	(0)
2001–2002	Anzhi Makhachkala	16	(1)
National team
1992	Ukraine	3	(0)
1994–1999	Russia	28	(4)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Khimki (assistant)
2006	Spartak-MZhK Ryazan
2008–2009	Nizhny Novgorod
2010	Shinnik Yaroslavl (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

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]

Career statistics[]

International goals[]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 May 1994	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Slovakia	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
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

Personal life[]

His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.

Death[]

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

Honours[]

Individual[]

• CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1995

External links[]

• Ilya Tsymbalar on RSSSF-site
• Stats on Odessa Football
• Ilya Tsymbalar at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
• Ilya Tsymbalar at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

References[]