Iya Andrushchak

Iya Rafaelivna Andrushchak (, born 13 March 1987) is a Ukrainian former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2026, she has been the head coach of the Ukraine women's national team.

Brief biography Andrushchak was born in Leningrad when her mother was a student. After graduation, the family moved back to Khmelnytskyi. In 2000, when she was 14, Andrushchak joined a football section of the local sports school, where she began her football career. Her first coach at the Khmelnytskyi DYuSSh (sports school) was Olena Mykhailo. Before joining the football section, Andrushchak was an athlete of track and field at the Khmelnytskyi DYuSSh. During the match, she scored 2 goals.

She made her debut at the club's continental competition during the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup, when on 8 August 2006 Lehenda was hosting Cypriot AEK and beating them 4–0. She became the first female coach to manage a men's team in professional competitions when next season, Vorskla changed its under-19 team into Vorskla-2, competing in the PFL League 2 (tier 3).

Honours Lehenda Chernihiv Ukrainian Women League Winner (1): 2005 Runner-up (2): 2004, 2006 Ukrainian Women Cup Winner (2): 2004, 2005 Finalist (2): 2003, 2006

Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Ukrainian Women League Winner (2): 2008, 2018 Runner-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 Ukrainian Women Cup Winner (5): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2018 Finalist (1): 2009

Zvezda Perm Winner Russian Women's Football Championship: 2014 Russian Women's Cup: 2015

Runner-up Russian Women's Football Championship: 2013

Zhytlobud-2 / Vorskla Ukrainian Women League Winner (2): 2020, 2023 Runner-up (1): 2019 Ukrainian Women Cup Winner (3): 2020, 2021, 2022