Vasyl Ishchak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Striker | ||
| 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– | Toronto Atomic FC | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Vasyl Ishchak (Ukrainian: Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955 in Dubie) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and currently is the head coach of Toronto Atomic FC in the Canadian Soccer League.
Ishchak is married to Odessa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.
Playing career
Ishchak began his career with SC Lutsk.[1] After playing in reserve matches for SKA Lviv he signed with FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk of the Soviet Second League. In 1977, he signed with FC Chornomorets Odesa of the Soviet Top League. During his tenure with Odessa he played 4 games in the UEFA Cup 1990–91. He also won a USSR Federation Cup. In 1990, he went to Hungary to play BVSC Budapest FC, and played in amateur leagues with FC Blaho Blahoyeve. In 1994, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Toronto Italia of the Canadian National Soccer League.
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 of the Canadian Soccer League.[2] He was awarded the CSL Coach of the Year in 2015.[3] In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract.[4]
Honours
- USSR Federation Cup winner: 1990.
References
- ↑ "Ищак Василий Евгеньевич, 05.04.1955, футболист". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "Inside Atomic FC - Vasyl Ishchak". 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "2015 First Division Awards | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ "CSL KICKOFF AT BRANTFORD MAY 21…….Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-06.