Ilya Tsymbalar

Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar 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.

His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.
Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 May 1994	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia		2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	6 September 1995	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands		4–2	5–2	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
3	11 June 1996	Anfield, Liverpool, England		1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 1996
4	31 March 1999	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia		4–0	6–1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying

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