Viktor Zubarev

Viktor Zubarev

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Yegorovich Zubarev
Date of birth	10 April 1973
Place of birth	Aksu, Soviet Union
Date of death	18 October 2004 (aged 31)
Place of death	Omsk, Russia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993-1996	Batyr	76	(18)
1997	Irtysh	23	(10)
1998	Arsenal Tula	18	(6)
1998	Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod	18	(4)
1999-2000	Irtysh	37	(25)
2000-2002	Apollon Limassol	42	(23)
2002-2003	Irtysh	34	(8)
2003-2004	Esil Bogatyr	36	(16)
National team^‡
1997-2002	Kazakhstan	18	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2008. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2008

Viktor Yegorovich Zubarev (Russian: Виктор Егорович Зубарев) (10 April 1973 in Aksu, Kazakhstan – 18 October 2004 in Omsk, Russia) was a soccer forward from Kazakhstan. He was nicknamed Uncle Stepan (дядя Стёпа).^[1]

Career

He played for Batyr, Irtysh and Esil Bogatyr in his native country, for Arsenal Tula and Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, and for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.

International team

Zubarev was called-up by coach Serik Berdalin to represent the national team in a match against Pakistan for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored his first hat-trick in this match, which Kazakhstan won 7-0. He would go on to score 12 goals in 18 caps, being the second top scorer of the national team, only surpassed by Ruslan Baltiev.

International goals

All his scored goals are shown in the box below, with the Score and Result column listing Denmark's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1997-06-11	Lahore, Pakistan	Pakistan	5–0	7-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	1997-06-11	Lahore, Pakistan	Pakistan	6–0	7-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	1997-06-11	Lahore, Pakistan	Pakistan	7–0	7-0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	1997-10-04	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Japan	1-1	1-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	1998-12-03	Sisaket (town), Thailand	Laos	1–0	5-0	1998 Asian Games
6	1998-12-03	Sisaket (town), Thailand	Laos	3–0	5-0	1998 Asian Games
7	1998-12-03	Sisaket (town), Thailand	Laos	4–0	5-0	1998 Asian Games
8	1998-12-03	Sisaket (town), Thailand	Laos	5–0	5-0	1998 Asian Games
9	1998-12-08	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–1	1-1	1998 Asian Games
10	1998-12-10	Bangkok, Thailand	Qatar	1–0	2-0	1998 Asian Games
11	2000-04-08	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	1–0	4-0	2000 AFC ACQ
12	2000-04-08	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	2–0	4-0	2000 AFC ACQ

Death

Zubarev died of an overdose in his apartment in Omsk.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 July 2014

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Batyr	1993	Kazakhstan Top Division	8	1			-		8	1
	1994		20	4			-		20	4
	1995		16	2			-		16	2
	1996		32	11			-		32	11
	Total		76	18			-	-	76	18
Irtysh Pavlodar	1997	Kazakhstan Top Division	23	10			-		23	10
Arsenal Tula	1998	Russian First Division	18	6			-		18	6
Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod			18	4			-		18	6
Irtysh Pavlodar	1999	Kazakhstan Top Division	27	22			-		27	22
	2000		10	3					10	3
	Total		37	25					37	25
Apollon Limassol	2000–01	Cypriot First Division	25	15			-		25	15
	2001–02		17	8			4	2	21	10
	Total		42	23			4	2	42	23
Irtysh Pavlodar	2002	Kazakhstan Super League	29	8			-		29	8
	2003		5	0			0	0	5	0
	Total		34	8			0	0	34	8
FC Kyzylzhar	2003	Kazakhstan Super League	13	7			-		13	7
	2004		23	9			-		23	9
	Total		36	16			-	-	36	16
Career total			284	110			4	2	288	112

International

Kazakhstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	7	4
1998	5	5
2000	5	2
2002	1	0
Total	18	11

^[3]

Honours

Club

Irtysh Pavlodar

• Top Division/Super League (4): 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
• Kazakhstan Cup (1): 1997-98

Apollon Limassol

• Cypriot Cup (1): 2000–01

Personal

• GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year": 1999
• Cypriot Cup Winner: 2001

References

1. "ПАМЯТИ ВИКТОРА ЗУБАРЕВА". kaz-football.kz. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
2. "Дело о смерти известного казахстанского футболиста Олега ЛИТВИНЕНКО прекращено за отсутствием состава преступления.". kaz-football.kz. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
3. "Viktor Zubarev". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

External links

• Memorial article (Russian)
• Viktor Zubarev at National-Football-Teams.com