 Bal in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1958-02-16)16 February 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rozdil,Ukrainian SSR (nowUkraine) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 August 2014(2014-08-09) (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kyiv,[1] Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –1971 | DYuSSh Novyi Rozdil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1975 | OShISP Lviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1977 | Karpaty Lviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1980 | Karpaty Lviv | 134 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1990 | Dynamo Kyiv | 240 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Bnei Yehuda | 62 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 464 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1989 | Soviet Union | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Maccabi Herzliya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Vorskla Poltava | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Ukraine (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Moscow (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Chornomorets Odesa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Ukraine (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ukraine (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal (Ukrainian:Андрій Михайлович Баль; 16 February 1958 – 9 August 2014) was a Soviet and Ukrainian professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder and football manager.
Born inRozdil,Ukrainian SSR, Bal was a product of theLviv youth football schools. By 1976 he was playing in the senior squad ofKarpaty Lviv. After five years with the team, he earned a transfer toDynamo Kyiv. He went on to spend the majority of his playing career with the team, winning four championship medals with them, as well as fourSoviet Cups. He also picked up three runner-up medals. Another major achievement of his career with Dynamo Kyiv was winning the1986 Cup Winners' Cup. In 1990, he left Dynamo to play in Israel withMaccabi Tel Aviv. He spent a season there before moving on toBnei Yehuda, where he finished his playing career in 1993.
Bal played for theUSSR national team 20 times,[3][dead link] and scored 1 goal.,[3][dead link] a 20-meter strike in the game againstBrazil at the1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. He represented the team at all levels and won the1976 U-19 UEFA Championship, the1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, twice won theU-21 UEFA Championship (in1980 and1990). He also played in the1986 FIFA World Cup, where the Soviet team reached the Round of 16, losing toBelgium in extra-time.
After retiring from playing Bal began coaching in Israel. His first coaching job was withMaccabi Haifa. From there he went on to coachMaccabi Herzliya andHakoah Ramat Gan. In 2000, he returned to Ukraine to join the coaching staff ofDynamo Kyiv. In 2001, he became head-coach ofVorskla Poltava. After two seasons with them, he becameOleg Blokhin's assistant coach with theUkraine national team. On 14 December 2007, he was officially announced as assistant-coach atFC Moscow, again moving there with Blokhin.
His brotherOrest Bal was also a professional footballer.
Bal died on 9 August 2014 during a football match of veteran teams as a result of ablood clot.[3][4]
Dynamo Kyiv
Karpaty Lviv
Bnei Yehuda
Soviet Union U21
Soviet Union U20
Soviet Union U19
Maccabi Haifa
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