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'''Sergei Baltacha''' (born [[February 17]], [[1958]] in [[Mariupol]]) is a |
'''Sergei Baltacha''' (born [[February 17]], [[1958]] in [[Mariupol]]) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] former [[football (soccer)|football]] player who won 47 full caps for the [[USSR national football team|Soviet Union]] and made nearly 300 appearances for [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kiev]]. |
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He won the [[European Cup Winners Cup]] in [[1986]], the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] League 4 times and the Soviet Cup 4 times and the Soviet Super Cup 3 times. He also appeared in the [[Football World Cup]] [[Football World Cup 1982|in 1982]], was a finalist in the [[European Football Championship|European Championships]] [[1988 European Football Championship|in 1988]] and won [[Olympic Games|Olympic Bronze]] in 1980. His later career was spent in [[Scotland]] and [[England]], playing for [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. His debut for Ipswich (in which he scored) was the first time a Soviet international had played in [[the Football League]]. He also had a brief spell as manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. |
He won the [[European Cup Winners Cup]] in [[1986]], the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] League 4 times and the Soviet Cup 4 times and the Soviet Super Cup 3 times. He also appeared in the [[Football World Cup]] [[Football World Cup 1982|in 1982]], was a finalist in the [[European Football Championship|European Championships]] [[1988 European Football Championship|in 1988]] and won [[Olympic Games|Olympic Bronze]] in 1980. His later career was spent in [[Scotland]] and [[England]], playing for [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. His debut for Ipswich (in which he scored) was the first time a Soviet international had played in [[the Football League]]. He also had a brief spell as manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. |
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Revision as of 20:56, 29 January 2006
Sergei Baltacha (born February 17, 1958 in Mariupol) is a Ukrainian former football player who won 47 full caps for the Soviet Union and made nearly 300 appearances for Dynamo Kiev.
He won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1986, the Soviet League 4 times and the Soviet Cup 4 times and the Soviet Super Cup 3 times. He also appeared in the Football World Cup in 1982, was a finalist in the European Championships in 1988 and won Olympic Bronze in 1980. His later career was spent in Scotland and England, playing for St Johnstone and Ipswich Town. His debut for Ipswich (in which he scored) was the first time a Soviet international had played in the Football League. He also had a brief spell as manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
His wife, Olga, was an athlete who had also represented the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games in the pentathlon and heptathlon. His son, Sergei Jr, is also a footballer, playing for St Mirren and has been capped at U-21 level for Scotland. His daughter Elena is a well known tennis player and British No.1.
Baltacha is currently a physical education teacher at a college in London and coach at the Charlton Athletic academy.