# Ilya Tsymbalar

Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013) 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.

## Personal life and death

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

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| SKA Odesa | 1988 | Soviet Second League | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 46 | 7 |
| SKA Odesa | 1989 | Soviet Second League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 |
| SKA Odesa | Total | Total | 83 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 13 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1989 | Soviet Top League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1990 | Soviet Top League | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1991 | Soviet Top League | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 5 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1992 | Ukrainian Premier League | 17 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1992–93 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | Total | 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 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1994 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 6 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1995 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 9 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1996 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 9 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1997 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 4 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1998 | Russian Premier League | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | – | – | 46 | 19 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1999 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Spartak Moscow | Total | Total | 146 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 54 |
| Spartak-d Moscow | 1993 | Russian Second League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Spartak-d Moscow | 1994 | Russian Third League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Spartak-d Moscow | Total | 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 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2002 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Anzhi Makhachkala | Total | Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 366 | 71 | 43 | 9 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 468 | 93 |
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the USSR Federation Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Cup
* ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Cup
* ↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Cup, eight appearances, five goals in the UEFA Champions League

### International goals

    Scores and results list Russia goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsymbalar goal.
List of international goals scored by Ilya Tsymbalar :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 29 May 1994 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Slovakia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 September 1995 | Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 4–2 | 5–2 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 3 | 11 June 1996 | Anfield, Liverpool, England | Italy | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 1996 |
| 4 | 31 March 1999 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Andorra | 4–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |

## Honours

Chornomorets Odesa
* Ukrainian Cup: 1992
Individual
* CIS Cup top goalscorer: 1995