Serhiy Zayets Explained

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

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. Throughout his tenure in the Soviet top division, he helped Dynamo secure the league double in 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kyiv became a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League.^[4] Zayets would win the Ukrainian league double in 1993 with Dynamo. The following season, he played his final season in the Ukraine with Nyva Vinnytsia.

After several seasons in Ukraine, he played two seasons in the Russian top-tier league with Ural Yekaterinburg.^{[5] [6]} He retired from professional football after his two seasons in the Russian circuit.^[7]

Managerial career

Zayets managed abroad in the Canadian Soccer League for expansion side Vorkuta in 2017.^{[8] [9]} In his debut season in the Canadian circuit, he led the club to a divisional title.^{[10] [11]} In the opening round of the playoffs, Vorkuta defeated Royal Toronto FC.^[12] The club would be eliminated from the postseason tournament in the next round by Scarborough SC.^[13]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Юношеский чемпионат Европы–1988 – Юношеская сборная России по футболу . 2024-02-26 . 2021-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727001246/http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/junior_team/history/1988_u18.html . live .
2. Web site: ЮНОШЕСКИЙ (U-16) ЧЕМПИОНАТ ЕВРОПЫ–1986 . 2024-02-26 . 2021-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723211659/http://www.rusteam.permian.ru/junior_team/history/1986_u16.html . live .
3. Web site: Горобчук . Анатолій . 12 September 2016 . З історії бердичівського футболу . From the history of Berdichev football . 29 June 2024 . "Мій Бердичів" . uk-UA.
4. Web site: 4 June 2014 . Перший чемпіон України. Як це було . The first champion of Ukraine. How was it? . 29 June 2024 . www.ua-football.com . uk.
5. Web site: Футболист Заец Сергей - Урал Екатеринбург, защитник . Player Profile - Zayets Sergey . 29 June 2024 . fc-tambov.ru.
6. Web site: 28 June 2015 . Футбольна Україна: міцні граніти Житомирщини . Football Ukraine: strong granites of Zhytomyr region . 29 June 2024 . football24.ua . Ukrainian.
7. Web site: 14 August 2023 . Бегство на Запад спасло чемпиона СССР: на родине он спивался и работал сторожем на стоянке . Flight to the West saved the USSR champion: in his homeland he became an alcoholic and worked as a parking lot watchman. . 29 June 2024 . sport24.ru . ru.
8. Web site: Shemshuchenko . Sergey . 31 May 2017 . Українці принесли перемогу ФК Воркута у стартовому матчі канадської футбольної ліги . Ukrainians brought victory to FC Vorkuta in the opening match of the Canadian Football League . 20 June 2024 . Champion.com.ua . uk.
9. Web site: 29 May 2017 . Досвідчений буковинський футболіст Керчу грає за «Воркуту» . Experienced Bukovyna football player Kerchu plays for "Vorkuta" . 20 June 2024 . promin.cv.ua . uk.
10. Web site: 16 January 2018 . Генеральний менеджер FC Vorkuta Денис Янчук: «Наступного сезону ми будемо ще сильнішими» - Чернівці Спорт . FC Vorkuta General Manager Denys Yanchuk: "Next Season We Will Be Even Stronger" . 20 June 2024 . chernivtsisport.com.
11. Web site: Adamson . Stan . FC Vorkuta Wins First Division in Inaugural Season….Scarborough's Aleksander Stojiljkovic strikes four . 11 February 2018 . canadiansoccerleague.ca . en-US.
12. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 18 September 2017 . Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance ........weekend games in the CSL playoffs . 20 June 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
13. Web site: Stanchev . Stancho . 28 September 2017 . Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата . The Bulgarianized "Scarborough" in a historic final for the title . 20 November 2022 . Вестник СТРУМА . bg-BG.