Maksim Tsyhalka

Maksim Tsyhalka

Personal information
Full name	Maksim Tsygalko
Date of birth	(1983-05-27)27 May 1983
Place of birth	Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Date of death	25 December 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 37)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1999–2001	Dinamo Minsk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Dinamo-Yuni Minsk	27	(17)
2000	→ Dinamo-2 Minsk	10	(3)
2001–2005	Dinamo Minsk	53	(24)
2006–2007	Naftan Novopolotsk	24	(3)
2007–2008	Kaisar	21	(7)
2008	Banants	4	(2)
2008	Savit Mogilev	8	(2)
International career
2002–2004	Belarus U21	11	(3)
2003	Belarus	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maksim Tsyhalka (Belarusian: Максім Цыгалка, Russian: Максим Цыгалко, romanized: Maksim Tsygalko; often spelled Maxim Tsigalko; 27 May 1983 – 25 December 2020) was a Belarusian football player. He ended his professional career early (at the age of 26) in 2010 due to persistent injuries.

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 2004
• Belarusian Cup winner: 2002–03

In popular culture

Maksim and, to a lesser extent, his brother Yuri both achieved a small amount of fame and worldwide renown after they were featured in the Championship Manager / Football Manager computer game series by Sports Interactive, especially in CM 01/02. Both players were present in the database with good starting stats and a very high potential, and Maksim (spelled "Maxim Tsigalko" in the game) in particular was capable of becoming a world class player, to the degree that he is very well known amongst fans of the Football Manager series and considered one of the game's legends.

Personal life

Tsyhalka also had a twin brother Yury who played as a goalkeeper. The brothers played alongside each other at Dinamo Minsk.

Death

Maksim Tsyhalka died on 25 December 2020 at the age of 37.

External links

• Maksim Tsyhalka at National-Football-Teams.com