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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.

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)
National team
2002–2004	Belarus U21	11	(3)
2003	Belarus	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He began his playing career at a youth team Dinamo-Yuni Minsk before moving up to play for the Dinamo Minsk first team, he spent 5 years with the club before moving to fellow Belarus team Naftan Novopolotsk, after an unsuccessful 2 seasons there Tsyhalka soon moved on to Kazakhstan club Kaisar Kyzylorda. Tsyhalka spent 2 seasons with the club before moving in the summer of 2008 to Armenian team Banants Yerevan, where he would spend only a short stint. He spent the rest of the season for now-defunct Belarus club Savit Mogilev. He scored 2 goals in his short spell at the club before being released after Savit was relegated and dissolved.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 April 2003	Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Uzbekistan	1 – 0	2–2	Friendly

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

External links

• Maksim Tsyhalka at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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- [en] Maksim Tsyhalka

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[fr] Maxim Tsigalko

Maxim Tsigalko (ou Tsygalko) est un footballeur international biélorusse né le 27 mai 1983 à Minsk et mort le 25 décembre 2020[1].

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[it] Maksim Cyhalka

Maksim Cyhalka (anche Maxim Tsigalko; biel. Максім Цыгалка; Minsk, 27 maggio 1983 – 25 dicembre 2020) è stato un calciatore bielorusso.

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[ru] Цыгалко, Максим Владимирович

Максим Владимирович Цыгалко (белор. Максім Уладзіміравіч Цыгалка; 27 мая 1983, Минск — 25 декабря 2020[1]) — белорусский футболист, нападающий.

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