Ihor Zaytsev (footballer)

Ihor Ivanovych Zaytsev (Ukrainian: Ігор Іванович Зайцев; Russian: Игорь Иванович Зайцев; 21 April 1934 – 27 January 2016) was a football striker.

Ihor Zaytsev
Personal information
Full name Ihor Ivanovych Zaytsev
Date of birth (1934-04-21)21 April 1934
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR
Date of death 27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 81)
Place of death Kiev, Ukraine
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1952–1953 FC Krylya Sovietov Stupino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 CDSA Moscow 0 (0)
1955–1956 SKA Lviv ? (?)
1957–1959 FC Lokomotiv Moscow 63 (14)
1960–1961 FC Dynamo Kyiv 23 (1)
1961–1962 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6 (0)
1962 FC Avanhard Ternopil ? (?)
1963–1964 FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk ? (?)
National team
1957–1959 USSR (Olympic) 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Moscow, Zaytsev spent his career as player for a number of different Soviet football clubs, including Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Avanhard Ternopil. After his retirement from football at age 30, Zaytsev worked as a hairdresser.[1] In 2015, he lived in Kyiv.[2] He died in 2016, aged 81.[3]

Awards and honours

Awards

References

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