Oleksandr Zayets (23 March 1962 – 29 April 2007) was a Soviet/Ukrainian
striker
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Career
In 1990 Zayets earned the bronze medals of the
Soviet First League when, while playing for
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
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, he earned a promotion to the
Soviet Top League. During the 1992 season Zayets placed fourth among the Ukrainian Premier League goal scorers. Between 1986 and 1991, he played 221 games For Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, scoring 46 times. In 2007 Zayets died in a fire in
Zaporizhzhia
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The 50 best, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
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1962 births
2007 deaths
People from Tokmak
Ukrainian footballers
Ukrainian Premier League players
Soviet Top League players
FC Metalist Kharkiv players
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players
FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia players
FC Oleksandriya players
SC Olkom Melitopol players
Deaths from fire
Accidental deaths in Ukraine
Men's association football forwards
Sportspeople from Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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