Oleksandr Zayets (23 March 1962 – 29 April 2007) was a Soviet/Ukrainian striker.

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(s) Striker
Youth career
Tokmak sports school
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979 FC Metalist Kharkiv 7 (0)
1985 FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia 28 (9)
1986–1991 FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 221 (46)
1992–1994 FC 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

Career

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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.[1]

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Club

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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

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