Ivan Marushchak ( ua, Іван Петрович Марущак; born 25 April 1970) is a

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football coach.

Career

In 1988–90, he served in the

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, after which worked as a sports instructor in

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. In 2003 while working in SC Tavriya Simferopol, Marushchak graduated the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports. In 2014, Marushchak ended up in a middle of political scandal connected with the

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when

FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta FC Zhemchuzhina Yalta (russian: «Жемчужина» (Ялта); FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta in Ukrainian transliteration ( uk, „Жемчужина“» (Ялта)) was a professional football club based in Yalta. Founded in 2010, the club reached ...

played couple of exhibition games with Russian

FC Terek Grozny Republican Football Club Akhmat ( ce, футболан клуб Ахмат Соьлжа-ГӀала; russian: Республиканский футбольный клуб Ахмат Грозный), commonly known as Akhmat Grozny, is a Russian ...

. After the Crimean crisis Marushchak coached Zhemchuzhyna Yalta which competed in the 2014 Republican championship leading it at the first half. In August 2014 Zhemchuzhyna Yalta coached by Marushchak started to play in the Russian Cup and the

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.Иван Марущак: Футбол - моя жизнь, "Жемчужина" - в моем сердце!
. cit.ru. 23 September 2014 Marushchak is a non-partisan member of Ternopil Oblast Council. In 2015, he was a president of FC Ahro Synkiv and in 2016 – president of FC Ternopil.

References

External links

Marushchak profile
at the

Ternopil Oblast Council The Ternopil Oblast Council ( uk, Тернопільська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Ternopil Oblast ( province) located in western Ukraine. The council is composed of 64 members and is situate ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marushchak, Ivan 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Ternopil Oblast Ukrainian football managers Ukrainian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Russia Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Russia FC Yalos Yalta managers SC Olkom Melitopol managers FC Knyazha-2 Shchaslyve managers FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine managers FC Zhemchuzhina Yalta managers FC Ternopil managers Ukrainian First League managers Ukrainian Second League managers Local politicians in Ukraine