Serhiy Zayets
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| Full name | Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Berdychiv, Ukrainian SSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Spartak Zhytomyr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1993 | Dynamo Kyiv | 90 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Soviet Union U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Soviet Union Olympic | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Vorkuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Заєць; Russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Заец; born 18 August 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.
Club career
[edit]Zayets began playing in his home region in the Soviet Second League with Spartak Zhytomyr in 1985.[3] He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1989 for Dynamo Kyiv.[4] Throughout his tenure in the Soviet top division, he helped Dynamo secure the league double in 1990.[5] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kyiv became a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League.[6] Zayets would win the Ukrainian league double in 1993 with Dynamo.[5] The following season, he played his final season in Ukraine with Nyva Vinnytsia.[4]
After several seasons in Ukraine, he played two seasons in the Russian top-tier league with Ural Yekaterinburg.[7][8] He retired from professional football after his two seasons in the Russian circuit.[5]
Managerial career
[edit]Zayets managed abroad in the Canadian Soccer League for expansion side Vorkuta in 2017.[9][10] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led the club to a divisional title.[11][12] In the opening round of the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated Royal Toronto FC.[13] The club would be eliminated from the postseason tournament in the next round by Scarborough SC.[14]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Dynamo Kyiv
- Soviet Top League: 1990
- Soviet Cup: 1990
- Ukrainian Premier League: 1993
- Ukrainian Cup: 1993
Soviet Union U19
Soviet Union U21
Manager
[edit]FC Vorkuta
- Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1988 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "ЮНОШЕСКИЙ (U-16) ЧЕМПИОНАТ ЕВРОПЫ–1986". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Горобчук, Анатолій (12 September 2016). "З історії бердичівського футболу" [From the history of Berdichev football]. "Мій Бердичів" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b Serhiy Zayets at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- ^ a b c "Бегство на Запад спасло чемпиона СССР: на родине он спивался и работал сторожем на стоянке" [Flight to the West saved the USSR champion: in his homeland he became an alcoholic and worked as a parking lot watchman.]. sport24.ru (in Russian). 14 August 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Перший чемпіон України. Як це було" [The first champion of Ukraine. How was it?]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 4 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Футболист Заец Сергей - Урал Екатеринбург, защитник" [Player Profile - Zayets Sergey]. fc-tambov.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Футбольна Україна: міцні граніти Житомирщини" [Football Ukraine: strong granites of Zhytomyr region]. football24.ua (in Ukrainian). 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Shemshuchenko, Sergey (31 May 2017). "Українці принесли перемогу ФК Воркута у стартовому матчі канадської футбольної ліги" [Ukrainians brought victory to FC Vorkuta in the opening match of the Canadian Football League]. Champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Досвідчений буковинський футболіст Керчу грає за «Воркуту»" [Experienced Bukovyna football player Kerchu plays for "Vorkuta"]. promin.cv.ua (in Ukrainian). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Генеральний менеджер FC Vorkuta Денис Янчук: «Наступного сезону ми будемо ще сильнішими» - Чернівці Спорт" [FC Vorkuta General Manager Denys Yanchuk: "Next Season We Will Be Even Stronger"]. chernivtsisport.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b Adamson, Stan. "FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season….Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (18 September 2017). "Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 September 2017). "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата" [The Bulgarianized "Scarborough" in a historic final for the title]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
