Taras Ilnytskyi

Taras Ilnytskyi
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-04) 4 March 1983
Place of birth Burshtyn, Ukraine, Soviet Union
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Sokół Sieniawa (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Enerhetyk Burshtyn 4 (1)
1999–2002 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
1999–2002Dynamo-3 Kyiv 52 (0)
2000–2002Dynamo-2 Kyiv 20 (1)
2002–2003 CSKA Kyiv 31 (0)
2003–2006 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 83 (0)
2006–2007 Arsenal Kyiv 30 (0)
2007–2008 Tavriya Simferopol 28 (1)
2009 Arsenal Kyiv 2 (0)
2013 Zhemchuzhyna Yalta 5 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2016 Dynamo Kyiv (youth)
2016 Arsenal Kyiv U19
2018–2020 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
2020 LNZ Cherkasy (assistant)
2021–2022 Dnipro Cherkasy
2022–2023 Wisła Czarny Dunajec (youth)
2023–2024 Polonia Przemyśl
2025 Sanoczanka Święte
2025– Sokół Sieniawa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taras Ilnytskyi (Ukrainian: Тарас Іванович Ільницький; born 4 March 1983) is a Ukrainian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently in charge of Polish club Sokół Sieniawa.[1]

Playing career

Born in Burshtyn in Prykarpattia, Ilnytskyi is a product of Dynamo Kyiv's academy.[2] He made his first professional appearances of his career playing for his hometown club Enerhetyk Burshtyn. He made his Ukrainian Premier League debut with Zakarpattia Uzhhorod in 2004, with whom he earned promotion in the previous season. He continued playing in the Ukrainian top-flight until 2009 for Zakarapattia, Arsenal Kyiv and Tavriya Simferopol.

In 2013, Ilnytskyi returned to professional football and joined Crimean club Zhemchuzhyna Yalta, before retiring shortly after.

Managerial career

In summer of 2014, Ilnytskyi joined Dynamo Kyiv's academy as a coach. In 2016, Ilnytskyi became head coach of Arsenal Kyiv's under-19 team. From October 2018 to 2020, he managed Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka.

In 2019, Ilnytskyi was distinguished with the Ukrainian Second League coach of the round honour.[3]

On 17 July 2023, Ilnytskyi was appointed manager of Polish IV liga side Polonia Przemyśl.[4] He was dismissed on 30 April 2024, with the team placed 16th out of 18.[5]

In February 2025, Ilnytskyi was hired as head coach of Polish regional league club Sanoczanka Święte.[6] On 23 December 2025, he was appointed manager of fellow regional league side Sokół Sieniawa.[7]

References

  1. ^ Pavlushko, Anton. "Taras Ilnytskyi – Zakarpatye Uzhhorod, Dynamo-3 Kyiv, Arsenal Kyiv, CSKA-2 Kyiv, Tavria Simferopol, Dynamo-2 Kyiv, FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta, Enerhetyk Burshtyn". Статистика чемпионата Украины по футболу – все игроки, матчи и голы, составы команд и переходы. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ Ivan Verbytskyi. Ilnytskyi: loaned player will not play with half effort against club to which belongs (Ильницкий: Арендованный игрок в полсилы против клуба, которому принадлежит, играть не будет). UA-Football. 16 April 2016
  3. ^ Artur Malkin. Taras Ilnytskyi is the best coach of the Second League 12th round (Тарас Ільницький – найкращий тренер 12-го туру Другої ліги ). Footboom. 1 October 2019
  4. ^ "4 liga. Ukrainiec Taras Ilnytskyi nowym trenerem Polonii Przemyśl [WIDEO]". przemysl.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ Pytka, Robert (30 April 2024). "Piłka nożna. Polonia Przemyśl ma nowego szkoleniowca". radio.rzeszow.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Taras Ilnytskyi nowym trenerem Sanoczanki Święte". pilkalokalna.pl (in Polish). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Taras Ilnytskyi został nowym szkoleniowcem Sokoła Sieniawa". podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 23 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.