Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (, ; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013) 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 Khimki. In 2006, he became head-coach of Spartak-MZhK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division. In February 2008, he was named as head coach of Nizhny Novgorod. In January 2009 he resigned from the club.
Personal life and death His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.
Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChornomorets Odesa1986Soviet Top League0000––00SKA Odesa1987Soviet Second League20200––2021988Soviet Second League45710––4671989Soviet Second League18420––204Total83133000008613Chornomorets Odesa1989Soviet Top League15130––1811990Soviet Top League2535041614051991Soviet Top League30431––3351992Ukrainian Premier League17562––2371992–93Ukrainian Premier League1412042–203Total10114193836113421Spartak Moscow1993Russian Premier League2631062–3351994Russian Premier League2764070–3861995Russian Premier League2181061–2891996Russian Premier League2192050–2891997Russian Premier League1142030–1641998Russian Premier League291054125–46191999Russian Premier League1120040–152Total146421544380020454Spartak-d Moscow1993Russian Second League4110––511994Russian Third League10–––10Total5110000061Lokomotiv Moscow2000Russian Premier League1003211–143Lokomotiv-2 Moscow2000Russian Second League50–––50Anzhi Makhachkala2001Russian Premier League802010–1102002Russian Premier League8100––81Total161201000191Career total3667143953126146893
International Scores and results list Russia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsymbalar goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ilya TsymbalarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition129 May 1994Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia2–12–1Friendly26 September 1995Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands4–25–2UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying311 June 1996Anfield, Liverpool, England1–11–2UEFA Euro 1996431 March 1999Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia4–06–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
Honours Chornomorets Odesa Ukrainian Cup: 1992
Individual CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1995
External links Ilya Tsymbalar on RSSSF-site Stats on Odesa Football
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