Serhiy Zayets

This article is about Ukrainian football player and manager, born 1969. For the Ukrainian football player, born 2001, see Serhiy Zayets (footballer, born 2001).

Serhiy Zayets
Personal information
Full name Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets
Date of birth (1969-08-18) 18 August 1969 (age 55)
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
Men's football
Representing  Soviet Union
UEFA European U-19 Championships[1]
Winner 1988 Czechoslovakia
UEFA European U-16 Championships[2]
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Greece
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Заєць; born 18 August 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.

Club career

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

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

Player

Dynamo Kyiv

Soviet Union U19

Soviet Union U21

Manager

FC Vorkuta

References

  1. ^ "Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1988 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "ЮНОШЕСКИЙ (U-16) ЧЕМПИОНАТ ЕВРОПЫ–1986". Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ Горобчук, Анатолій (12 September 2016). "З історії бердичівського футболу" [From the history of Berdichev football]. "Мій Бердичів" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Serhiy Zayets at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian) Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Футболист Заец Сергей - Урал Екатеринбург, защитник" [Player Profile - Zayets Sergey]. fc-tambov.ru. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Футбольна Україна: міцні граніти Житомирщини" [Football Ukraine: strong granites of Zhytomyr region]. football24.ua (in Ukrainian). 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ a b Adamson, Stan. "FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season….Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.