Vasyl Ishchak
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Dubie, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Forward | ||
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 | ? | (?) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2015 | FC Chornomorets Odesa (youth teams) | ||
2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic FC | ||
2018 | Unionville Milliken SC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak (Ukrainian: Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager who coaches FC Ukraine United.
Playing career[edit]
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 Odesa, 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[edit]
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][7] He was awarded with the CSL Coach of the Year in 2015.[8][9] In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract.[10][11] In 2018, he managed Unionville Milliken SC.[12]
Ishchak joined the coaching staff of Ukraine United in the Ontario Soccer League in 2024.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Ishchak is married to Odesa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.
Honours[edit]
- USSR Federation Cup winner: 1990.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ищак Василий Евгеньевич, 05.04.1955, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "ФУТБОЛ. Василий ИЩАК. Ну кто его не знает". Odesa Sport (in Russian). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Іванців, Настя (3 November 2015). "Українець Василь Іщак став кращим тренером Канади". WE LOVE UA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "ФУТБОЛ. Василий ИЩАК. Ну кто его не знает". Odesa Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Zaxid.net. "Старі і нові українці в американському футболі". ZAXID.NET (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Inside Atomic FC - Vasyl Ishchak". 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Український тренер очолив Торонто Атомік" [The Ukrainian coach headed Toronto Atomic]. Champion.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "2015 First Division Awards". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Українця визнали найкращим футбольним тренером Канади". espreso.tv. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "CSL Kickoff at Brantford May…… Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "«Нашого цвіту по всьому світу»" ["Our flowers around the world"]. SPORTARENA.com (in Russian). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "News - Coaching Staff". fcukraineunited.com. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Soviet men's footballers
- Soviet expatriate men's footballers
- Ukrainian men's footballers
- Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- Soviet Top League players
- FC Chornomorets Odesa players
- Budapesti VSC footballers
- Toronto Italia players
- Ukrainian football managers
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches
- Men's association football forwards
- Soviet expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk players
- K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni
- Footballers from Lviv Oblast
- SC Lutsk players