Valeriy Filippovich Gorbach (Russian: Валерий Филиппович Горбач; 11 August 1968 – 5 January 2022[1]) was a Tajikistani footballer who played as a defender.[2] He died from heart failure in January 2022, at the age of 53.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriy Filippovich Gorbach | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-08-11)11 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Zarafshan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 2022(2022-01-05) (aged 53) | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | FC Zarafshan Navoi | 34 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | FC Nuravshon Bukhara | 72 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | FC Fakel Voronezh | 142 | (5) |
| 1997–2002 | FC Lokomotiv Liski | 158 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Tajikistan | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
His sole international match came in June 1997 against Turkmenistan.[5]
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