Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013) was a Ukrainian-Russian professional
football player and coach. A
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, he represented both
Ukraine
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and
Russia
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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
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, before turning to coach by taking over Spartak's reserve team, moving on to the coaching team of
FC Khimki
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History
The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from 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.
Personal life and death
His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.
Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Russia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsymbalar goal.''
Honours
Individual
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CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1995
External links
Ilya Tsymbalar on RSSSF-siteStats on Odessa Football*
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsymbalar, Ilya
1969 births
2013 deaths
Footballers from Odesa
Soviet footballers
Russian footballers
Russia international footballers
Ukrainian footballers
Ukraine international footballers
Russian football managers
1994 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 1996 players
Ukrainian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Soviet Top League players
Soviet Second League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Russian Premier League players
Dual men's international footballers
FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
FC Dynamo Odesa players
FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
FC Spartak Moscow players
SKA Odesa players
FC Nizhny Novgorod managers
Ukrainian emigrants to Russia
Association football midfielders