Andriy Bal

Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal (; 16 February 1958 – 9 August 2014) was a Soviet and Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and football manager.

Club career Born in Rozdil, Ukrainian SSR, Bal was a product of the Lviv youth football schools. By 1976 he was playing in the senior squad of Karpaty Lviv. After five years with the team, he earned a transfer to Dynamo Kyiv. He went on to spend the majority of his playing career with the team, winning four championship medals with them, as well as four Soviet Cups. He also picked up three runner-up medals. Another major achievement of his career with Dynamo Kyiv was winning the 1986 Cup Winners' Cup. In 1990, he left Dynamo to play in Israel with Maccabi Tel Aviv. He spent a season there before moving on to Bnei Yehuda, where he finished his playing career in 1993.

International career Bal played for the USSR national team 20 times, His death happened in between the deaths of two other famed Dynamo Kyiv players, Valyantsin Byalkevich (died 1 August 2014) and Andriy Husin (died 17 September 2014). The memorial for the three deceased players was held in Kyiv on 28 September 2014, followed by the veteran charity game.

Honours

As player Dynamo Kyiv UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986 Soviet Cup: 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990

Soviet Union U21 U-21 UEFA Championship: 1980, 1990

Soviet Union U20 U-20 FIFA World Cup: 1977

Soviet Union U19 U-19 UEFA Championship: 1976

As coach Maccabi Haifa Israeli Championship: 1993–94