Illya Blyznyuk

Ilya Blyznyuk

Personal information
Full name	Ilya Vladyslavovych Blyznyuk
Date of birth	(1973-07-28) 28 July 1973
Place of birth	Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR
Height	6 ft 4+3⁄4 in (1.95 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1992	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	41	(0)
1995–1996	Zirka Kirovohrad	33	(0)
1996–1999	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	54	(0)
1999–2000	Dynamo Kyiv	0	(0)
1999–2000	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	2	(0)
1999–2000	→ Dynamo-3 Kyiv	11	(0)
2000	Rostselmash	14	(0)
2000	Dynamo Kyiv	2	(0)
2000	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	3	(0)
2000	→ Dynamo-3 Kyiv	5	(0)
2001–2004	Rostov	73	(0)
2003	→ Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)	5	(0)
2005	Tom Tomsk	13	(0)
2005–2006	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	6	(0)
2006	Shinnik Yaroslavl	11	(0)
2007	Rostov	7	(0)
Total		280	(0)
International career
1994–1995	Ukraine U-21	5	(0)
1996–1997	Ukraine	2	(0)
Managerial career
2008	Illichivets Mariupol (assistant)
2008–2009	Illichivets Mariupol (caretaker)
2009–2010	Illichivets Mariupol
2011	Rostov (assistant)
2012–2013	Zirka Kirovohrad
2013–2015	Poltava
2016	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
2017	Yednist' Plysky
2017	Sumy
2019	Avanhard Kramatorsk (GK coach)
2020–2021	Mykolaiv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this name that follows 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 former goalkeeper.

Personal life

Blyznyuk is the father of 3 children, including 2012 Olympics and 2016 Olympics champion in group rhythmic gymnastics Anastasia Bliznyuk.

External links

• Brief info at www.ukrainiansoccer.net