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Ukrainian footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak (Ukrainian: Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager who coaches FC Ukraine United.
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| 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 | Toronto Atomic II | ||
| 2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic FC | ||
| 2018 | Unionville Milliken SC | ||
| 2024– | FC Ukraine United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ishchak's football career began in the Lviv region with Sokol Lviv in 1972.[1] After two seasons in his native region, he joined SC Lutsk while serving in the army.[2] In 1976, he continued his professional career with Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Soviet Second League.[1]
He began playing in the country's top-tier league in 1977 with Chornomorets Odesa.[3] Throughout his lengthy tenure with Odesa, he managed to play in two continental tournaments.[1] His first international tournament was in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.[3] After the 1986 season, the club was relegated to the Soviet First League and managed to secure a promotion by winning the league title.[4][1] His next European tournament occurred in the UEFA Cup 1990–91.[1] Ishchak's final piece of silverware won with Odesa was the USSR Federation Cup where they defeated Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk.[5]
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he ventured abroad to play in the Hungarian top-tier league with BVSC Budapest FC.[1] Following his two-year stint in Hungary, he returned to Ukraine to play with FC Blaho Blahoyeve.[1] He made 14 appearances with Blaho in the national amateur league.[6]
Ishchak emigrated to Canada in 1994 and played in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[7][1] In his debut season, he helped Toronto win the regular season title.[8] The Italians would also win the league championship by defeating St. Catharines Roma in the postseason finals.[9]
After he retired from professional football, he coached the youth teams of his former club Chornomorets Odesa.[10]
Ishchak returned to Canada in the summer of 2015, as the head coach for Toronto Atomic's reserve team in the second division of the Canadian Soccer League.[11] Midway through the season, he was elevated to the senior team to replace Ihor Yavorskyi as the head coach.[12][13] He led the team to a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the league's first division.[14][15] Toronto was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs, by SC Waterloo Region.[16] Once the season concluded the league named him the division's coach of the year.[17][18]
In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract.[19][20] Ishchak secured another postseason berth for Toronto by finishing fifth in the division.[21] The Serbian White Eagles eliminated Toronto in the quarterfinal round.[22]
In 2018, he managed Unionville Milliken SC.[23]
Ishchak joined the coaching staff of Ukraine United in the Ontario Soccer League in 2024.[24]
Ishchak is married to Odesa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.[1]
Chornomorets Odesa
Toronto Italia
Individual
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