Sergei Baltacha (footballer, born 1958)

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Sergei Baltacha

Personal information
Full name	Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha[1]
Date of birth	(1958-02-17) 17 February 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Zhdanov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1970–1971	Azovstal Zhdanov[2]
1972–1976	Kharkiv Oblast boarding school football team[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1988	FC Dynamo Kyiv	245	(6)
1976	→ Metalist Kharkiv (loan)	18	(1)
1988–1990	Ipswich Town	28	(1)
1990–1993	St Johnstone	90	(1)
1993–1994	Inverness Caledonian
1994–1995	Caledonian Thistle	9	(0)
International career
1980–1988	Soviet Union	45	(2)
Managerial career
1993–1994	Inverness Caledonian
1994–1995	Caledonian Thistle
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European Championship Runner-up 1988 West Germany Olympic Men's Football 1980 Moscow FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1977 Tunisia UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 1980 Europe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha (Ukrainian: Сергій Павлович Балтача; born 17 February 1958) is a Ukrainian former professional football player and coach who played as a defender. He won 45 caps for the Soviet Union and made nearly 300 appearances for Dynamo Kyiv.