| Ilya Tsymbalar | |
| Fullname: | Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar |
| Birth Date: | 1969 6, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Odesa, Ukraine |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1977–1986 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Years1: | 1986 |
| Clubs1: | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1987 |
| Clubs2: | Dynamo Odesa |
| Years3: | 1987–1989 |
| Clubs3: | SKA Odesa |
| Caps3: | 83 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 1989–1993 |
| Clubs4: | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Caps4: | 101 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 1993–1999 |
| Clubs5: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps5: | 146 |
| Goals5: | 42 |
| Years6: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs6: | Spartak-d Moscow |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2000 |
| Clubs7: | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2000 |
| Clubs8: | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs9: | Anzhi Makhachkala |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ukraine |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1994–1999 |
| Nationalteam2: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Manageryears1: | 2003–2004 |
| Managerclubs1: | Spartak Moscow (U19) |
| Manageryears2: | 2004–2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | Khimki (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2004 |
| Managerclubs3: | Khimki (caretaker) |
| Manageryears4: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs4: | Spartak-MZhK Ryazan |
| Manageryears5: | 2008–2009 |
| Managerclubs5: | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Manageryears6: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs6: | Shinnik Yaroslavl (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2011 |
| Managerclubs7: | Khimki (assistant) |
Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013[1]) 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.
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.[2]
His son Oleg Tsimbalar was a professional footballer.
Tsymbalar died from heart disease on 28 December 2013.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1986 | Soviet Top League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| SKA Odesa | 1987 | Soviet Second League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 1988 | Soviet Second League | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 7 | ||||
| 1989 | Soviet Second League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 13 | |||
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1989 | Soviet Top League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 1990 | Soviet Top League | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 1991 | Soviet Top League | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 1992 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 1992–93 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 101 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 134 | 21 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 1993 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 33 | 5 | ||
| 1994 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 38 | 6 | |||
| 1995 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 28 | 9 | |||
| 1996 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 28 | 9 | |||
| 1997 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| 1998 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | – | 46 | 19 | |||
| 1999 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 146 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 54 | |||
| Spartak-d Moscow | 1993 | Russian Second League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | Russian Third League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2000 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 2000 | Russian Second League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2001 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 366 | 71 | 43 | 9 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 468 | 93 | |||
Scores and results list Russia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsymbalar goal.
| 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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