Maksim Tsyhalka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maksim Tsygalko | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Belarus | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2001 | Dinamo-Yuni Minsk | 26 | (17) |
| 2001–2006 | Dinamo Minsk | 53 | (24) |
| 2006–2007 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 24 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Kaisar | 21 | (7) |
| 2008 | Banants | 4 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Savit Mogilev | 8 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Belarus U21 | 11 | (3) |
| 2003 | Belarus | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2011. | |||
Maksim "Maxim" Tsyhalka (Belarusian: Максім Цыгалка, Russian: Максим Цыгалко, Maksim Tsygalko) (often spelled Maxim Tsigalko) (born 27 May 1983) is a former Belarusian football player. He had to end his professional career early (at the age of 26) in 2010 due to persistent injuries.
He began his playing career at a youth team Dinamo-Yuni Minsk before moving up to play for the Dinamo Minsk first team, he spent 5 years with the club before moving to fellow Belarus team Naftan Novopolotsk, after an unsuccessful 2 seasons there Tsyhalka soon moved on to pastures new with Kazakhstan club Kaisar Kyzylorda. Again Tsyhalka spent 2 seasons with the club before moving on yet again to Armenian team Banants Yerevan in the summer of 2008, Tsyhalka only had a short stint at the club before moving on again. He spent a season for now defunct Belarus club FC Savit Mogilev, he scored 2 goals in his short spell at the club before being released after FC Savit were thrown out of the league and dissolved.
Tsyhalka also has a twin brother Yuri who plays as a goalkeeper for Shakhtyor Soligorsk. The brothers played alongside each other at Dinamo Minsk.
In popular culture
Maksim and, to a lesser extent, his brother Yuri both achieved a small amount of fame and worldwide renown after they were featured in the Championship Manager / Football Manager computer game series by Sports Interactive, especially in CM 01/02. Both players were present in the database with good starting stats and a very high potential, and Maksim (spelled "Maxim Tsigalko" in the game) in particular was capable of becoming a world class player, to the degree that he is very well known amongst fans of the Football Manager series and considered one of the game's legends.[1][2]
International goal
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 April 2003 | Dynama Stadium (Minsk), Belarus |  Uzbekistan | 1 – 0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
References
- ↑ "Spotlight on CM/FM Legends : Maxim Tsigalko and Cherno Samba". footmanager.co.uk. December 17, 2009.
- ↑ Rob Smyth (November 14, 2008). "The Joy of Six: great Championship/ Football Manager players". The Guardian.
External links
- Maksim Tsyhalka at National-Football-Teams.com