Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar | ||
Date of birth | 17 June 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
Date of death | 28 December 2013 | (aged 44)||
Place of death | Odessa, Ukraine | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1986 | Chornomorets Odessa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986 | Chornomorets Odessa | 0 | (0) |
1987 | Dinamo Odessa | ||
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) was a 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.
After retiring, Tsymbalar became vice-president of Anzhi Makhachkala, before turning to coaching 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.
His son Oleg Tsimbalar is a professional footballer.
Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.