Illya Blyznyuk

Ilya Blyznyuk
Personal information
Full nameIlya Vladyslavovych Blyznyuk
Date of birth28 July 1973
Place of birthZaporizhya, Ukrainian SSR
Height6 ft 4 34 in (1.95 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
FC Zirka Kirovohrad (manager)
Youth career
–1992FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995FC Metalurh Zaporizhya41(0)
1995–1996FC Zirka Kirovohrad33(0)
1996–1999FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk54(0)
1999FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv
2000–2003FC Rostselmash80(0)
2003FC Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)5(0)
2004FC Rostov17(0)
2005FC Tom Tomsk13(0)
2005FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih6(0)
2006FC Shinnik Yaroslavl11(0)
2007FC Rostov12(0)
National team
1996–1997Ukraine2(0)
Teams managed
2008–2010FC Illychivets Mariupol
2011FC Rostov (assistant)
2012–2013FC Zirka Kirovohrad
2013–2015FC Poltava
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladyslavovych and the family name is Blyznyuk.

Ilya Vladyslavovych Blyznyuk (Ukrainian: Ілля Владиславович Близнюк; born 28 July 1973 is a Ukrainian football coach and a former goalkeeper.

Personal life

Blyznyuk is the father of 3 children, his children include 2012 Olympics champion Group rhythmic gymnast Anastasia Bliznyuk.

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