Ilia Tsymbalar

Football player infobox
playername = Ilya Tsymbalar


fullname = Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar
height = height|m=1.74
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1969|6|17|mf=y
cityofbirth = Odessa
countryofbirth = Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
currentclub = retired
clubcrest =
clubnumber =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1977–1986
youthclubs = FC Chornomorets Odesa
years = 1986
1987
1987–1989
1989–1993
1993–1999
2000
2001–2002
clubs =FC Chornomorets Odesa
Dinamo Odessa
SKA Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa
Spartak Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow
Anzhi Makhachkala
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
? (?)
83 (13)
100 (14)
146 (42)
10 (0)
16 (1)
nationalyears = 1992
1994–1999
nationalteam = Ukraine
Russia
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
28 (4)
manageryears = 2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–
managerclubs = FC Khimki "(assistant)"
FC Spartak-MZK Ryazan
FC Nizhny Novgorod
pcupdate = June 23, 2007
ntupdate = June 23, 2007

Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar ( _ru. Илья Владимирович Цымбаларь) (born June 17, 1969 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR) is a former Ukrainian and Russian football midfielder. Currently, he is head-coach of FC Nizhny Novgorod, which plays in the Russian Second Division.

At club level, Tsymbalar has played for Dinamo Odessa (1987), SKA Odessa (1987–89), FC Chornomorets Odessa (1986, 1989–93), Spartak Moscow (1993–99), Lokomotiv Moscow (2000), Anzhi Makhachkala (2001–2002). Tsymbalar was named Russian Footballer of the Year in 1995. He retired after the 2002 season with Anzhi Makhachkala.

For Russia, Tsymbalar has been capped 28 times, scoring 4 goals. He played for his country at the 1994 World Cup and Euro 96, where he scored a goal against Italy at Anfield. Beforehand, in 1992, he had played in three international matches for the newly-formed Ukraine national team.

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-MZK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division. In February 2008, he was named as head coach of FC Nizhny Novgorod.

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/tsymbalar-intl.html Ilya Tsymbalar on RSSSF-site]
* [http://football.odessa.ua/person/?253 Stats on Odessa Football]