Ihor Kulchytskyi Explained

Ihor Kulchytskyi
Fullname:Ihor Yevstakhiyovych Kulchytskyi
Birth Date:13 August 1941
Birth Place:Lemberg, District of Galicia, General Government
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1957–
Youthclubs1:DYuSSh-4 Lviv
Years1:1961
Clubs1:Naftovyk Drohobych
Years2:1961
Clubs2:Dynamo Kyiv
Years3:1962
Clubs3:Silmash Lviv
Years4:1963–1972
Clubs4:Karpaty Lviv
Caps4:307
Goals4:37
Nationalyears1:1971
Nationalteam1:USSR
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1973–1977
Managerclubs1:FC Karpaty Lviv (assistant)
Manageryears2:1980–1987
Managerclubs2:FC Karpaty Lviv (academy)
Manageryears3:1987–1988
Managerclubs3:DYuSSh-4 Lviv
Manageryears4:1989
Managerclubs4:FC Karpaty Lviv (nachalnik)

Ihor Yevstakhiyovych Kulchytskyi (Ukrainian: Ігор Євстахійович Кульчицький, Russian: Игорь Евстафьевич Кульчицкий; born 13 August 1941) is a retired Soviet football player, Master of Sports of the USSR.

Biography

Kulchytsky was born during World War II in occupied by the Nazi Germany Western Ukraine. After the war he finished the Lviv Institute of Physical Culture and the school of Journalism of Lviv University.

From 1961 to 1973 Kulchytsky was a non-amateur football player, playing mostly in the All-Soviet competitions, while spending some years in other clubs from the western Ukraine. In 1969 being a captain of Karpaty Lviv, he led the team to victory in the Soviet Cup competition where in final at Luzhniki Stadium of Vladimir Lenin they beat Rostov Army team.

Upon retiring Kulchytsky studied at the Higher school of coaches in Moscow. In 1987–88 he was a children coach of his former sports school (Sports school 4). In 1989 Kulchytsky became a team administrator of Karpaty Lviv. Later he worked for cities authorities until 2001. Since then Kulchytsky represents Karpaty at the Football Federation of Lviv Oblast.

Honours

International career

Kulchytsky made his debut for USSR on 17 February 1971 in a friendly against Mexico.

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