Vasyl Ishchak

Vasyl Ishchak (Ukrainian: Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955 in Dubie) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager.

Vasyl Ishchak
Personal information
Full name Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak
Date of birth (1955-04-05) 5 April 1955
Place of birth Dubie, Ukrainian SSR
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender/Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974 SC Lutsk ? (1)
1975 SKA Lviv (reserves)
1976–1977 FC Mashuk Pyatigorsk 56 (9)
1977–1990 FC Chornomorets Odesa 357 (13)
1990–1993 BVSC Budapest 62 (1)
1993–1994 FC Blaho Blahoyeve (amateur) 14 (0)
1994 Toronto Italia ? (?)
Teams managed
2008–2015 FC Chornomorets Odesa (youth teams)
2015–2016 Toronto Atomic FC
2018 Unionville Milliken SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Ishchak began his career with SC Lutsk.[1] After playing in reserve matches for SKA Lviv he signed with FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Soviet Second League.[2] In 1977, he signed with FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Soviet Top League.[3] During his tenure with Odessa he played in 4 games in the UEFA Cup 1990–91. He also won a USSR Federation Cup. In 1990, he went to Hungary to play with BVSC Budapest FC, and with FC Blaho Blahoyeve.[4] In 1994, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Toronto Italia in the Canadian National Soccer League.[5]

Managerial career

After his retirement from competitive football he coached the youth teams of Chornomorets Odesa. In 2015, he was appointed head coach to Toronto Atomic FC in the Canadian Soccer League.[6] He was awarded with the CSL Coach of the Year in 2015.[7][8] In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract.[9] In 2018, he managed Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario.[10]

Personal life

Ishchak is married to Odessa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.

Honours

References
  1. "Ищак Василий Евгеньевич, 05.04.1955, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "ФУТБОЛ. Василий ИЩАК. Ну кто его не знает". odessa-sport.info (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. Іванців, Настя (3 November 2015). "Українець Василь Іщак став кращим тренером Канади". WE LOVE UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. "ФУТБОЛ. Василий ИЩАК. Ну кто его не знает". odessa-sport.info. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. Zaxid.net. "Старі і нові українці в американському футболі". ZAXID.NET (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. "Inside Atomic FC - Vasyl Ishchak". 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. "2015 First Division Awards". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. "Українця визнали найкращим футбольним тренером Канади". espreso.tv. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. "CSL Kickoff at Brantford May…… Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. Glover, Robin (22 September 2018). "League 1 Ontario--Unionville Milliken SC vs North Mississauga Panthers SC game review". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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