Oleksandr Zayets

Oleksandr Zayets

Personal information
Full name	Oleksandr Leonidovych Zayets
Date of birth	(1962-03-23)23 March 1962
Place of birth	Velykyi Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Soviet Union
Date of death	29 April 2007(2007-04-29) (aged 45)
Place of death	Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
	Tokmak sports school
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979	Metalist Kharkiv	7	(0)
1985	Torpedo Zaporizhzhia	28	(9)
1986–1991	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	221	(46)
1992–1994	Torpedo Zaporizhzhia	55	(13)
1994	FC Polihraftekhika	2	(0)
1995	FC Torpedo Melitopol	37	(15)
1996–1998	FC Viktor Zaporizhzhia	34	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oleksandr Zayets (23 March 1962 – 29 April 2007) was a Ukrainian footballer who played as a striker.

Career

In 1990 Zayets earned the bronze medals of the Soviet First League when, while playing for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, he earned a promotion to the Soviet Top League. During the 1992 season Zayets placed fourth among the Ukrainian Premier League goal scorers. Between 1986 and 1991, he played 221 games for Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, scoring 46 times. In 2007 Zayets died in a fire in Zaporizhzhia.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metallist Kharkov	1979	Pervaya Liga	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Torpedo Zaporizhzhia	1985	Vtoraya Liga	28	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	9
Metallurh Zaporizhzhia	1986	Pervaya Liga	42	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	45	10
	1987		37	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	39	6
	1988		41	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	11
	1989		41	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	45	10
	1990		33	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	34	8
	1991	Vysshaya Liga	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	5
Torpedo Zaporizhzhia	1992	Vyshcha Liha	18	9	8	6	0	0	0	0	26	15
	1992–93		21	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	4
	1993–94		15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	1994–95		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya	1994–95	Persha Liha	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Torpedo Melitopol	1994–95	Tretia Liha	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10
Torpedo Melitopol	1995–96	Druha Liha	20	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	22	6
Viktor Zaporizhzhia			5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Viktor Zaporizhzhia	1997–98		29	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	4
ZAlK Zaporizhzhia	1998–99	Amatorska Liha	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	1

External links

• Oleksandr Zayets at UAF (in Ukrainian)
• Oleksandr Zayets at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)