Serhiy Zayets

This article is about Ukrainian football player and manager, born 1969. For the Ukrainian football player, born 2001, see Serhiy Zayets (footballer, born 2001).

Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Заєць; born 18 August 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.

Serhiy Zayets

Personal information
Full name	Serhiy Anatoliyovych Zayets
Date of birth	(1969-08-18) 18 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Berdychiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Spartak Zhytomyr
1986–1993	Dynamo Kyiv	90	(10)
1993–1994	Nyva Vinnytsia	8	(0)
1994–1995	Uralmash Yekaterinburg	17	(0)
International career
1988–1990	Soviet Union U21
1990–1991	Soviet Union Olympic	2	(0)
Managerial career
2017–2018	FC Vorkuta
Medal record Men's football Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European U-19 Championships[1] Winner 1988 Czechoslovakia UEFA European U-16 Championships[2] 1986 Greece UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 1990 Europe
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zayets began playing in his home region in the Soviet Second League with Spartak Zhytomyr in 1985.^[3] He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1989 for Dynamo Kyiv.^[4] Throughout his tenure in the Soviet top division, he helped Dynamo secure the league double in 1990.^[5] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kyiv became a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League.^[6] Zayets would win the Ukrainian league double in 1993 with Dynamo.^[5] The following season, he played his final season in Ukraine with Nyva Vinnytsia.^[4]

After several seasons in Ukraine, he played two seasons in the Russian top-tier league with Ural Yekaterinburg.^[7][8] He retired from professional football after his two seasons in the Russian circuit.^[5]

Managerial career

Zayets managed abroad in the Canadian Soccer League for expansion side Vorkuta in 2017.^[9][10] In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led the club to a divisional title.^[11][12] In the opening round of the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated Royal Toronto FC.^[13] The club would be eliminated from the postseason tournament in the next round by Scarborough SC.^[14]

Honours

Player

Dynamo Kyiv

• Soviet Top League: 1990
• Soviet Cup: 1990
• Ukrainian Premier League: 1993
• Ukrainian Cup: 1993

Soviet Union U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 1988

Soviet Union U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1990

Manager

FC Vorkuta

• Canadian Soccer League First Division: 2017^[12]