About Ihor Zaytsev
Lived 1934 – 2016 (aged 81). Ihor Zaytsev was a Russian and Ukrainian association football player and association football coach.
Ihor Ivanovych Zaytsev (; ; 21 April 1934 – 27 January 2016) was a football striker.
Career Born in Moscow, Zaytsev spent his career as player for a number of different Soviet football clubs, including Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Avanhard Ternopil. After his retirement from football at age 30, Zaytsev worked as a hairdresser. In 2015, he lived in Kyiv. He died in 2016, aged 81.
Awards and honours Awards USSR Premier League runner-up: 1959 USSR Cup: 1957
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Who was Ihor Zaytsev?
footballer (1934-2016)
When was Ihor Zaytsev born?
Ihor Zaytsev was born on 21 April 1934 in Moscow.
When did Ihor Zaytsev die?
Ihor Zaytsev died on 28 January 2016 in Kyiv.
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Ihor Zaytsev was an association football player and association football coach.
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Ihor Zaytsev was Russian and Ukrainian.
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