Vasyl Ishchak (Ukrainian: Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955 in Dubie) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak | ||
Date of birth | (1955-04-05) 5 April 1955 (age 67) | ||
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 | ? | (?) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2015 | FC Chornomorets Odesa (youth teams) | ||
2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic FC | ||
2018 | Unionville Milliken SC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 Odessa 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]
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] He was awarded with the CSL Coach of the Year in 2015.[7][8] In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract.[9] In 2018, he managed Unionville Milliken SC in League1 Ontario.[10]
Ishchak is married to Odessa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.