Maksim Tsyhalka

Maksim Tsyhalka
Personal information
Full name Maksim Tsygalko
Date of birth (1983-05-27)27 May 1983
Place of birth Minsk, Belarusian SSR
Date of death 25 December 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 37)
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2001 Dinamo Minsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Dinamo-Yuni Minsk 27 (17)
2000 → Dinamo-2 Minsk 10 (3)
2001–2005 Dinamo Minsk 53 (24)
2006–2007 Naftan Novopolotsk 24 (3)
2007–2008 Kaisar 21 (7)
2008 Banants 4 (2)
2008 Savit Mogilev 8 (2)
International career
2002–2004 Belarus U21 11 (3)
2003 Belarus 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maksim Tsyhalka (Belarusian: Максім Цыгалка, Russian: Максим Цыгалко, romanized: Maksim Tsygalko; often spelled Maxim Tsigalko; 27 May 1983 – 25 December 2020) was a Belarusian football player. He ended his professional career early (at the age of 26) in 2010 due to persistent injuries.

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

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]

Personal life

Tsyhalka also had a twin brother Yury who played as a goalkeeper. The brothers played alongside each other at Dinamo Minsk.

Death

Maksim Tsyhalka died on 25 December 2020 at the age of 37.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Spotlight on CM/FM Legends : Maxim Tsigalko and Cherno Samba". footmanager.co.uk. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ Rob Smyth (14 November 2008). "The Joy of Six: great Championship/ Football Manager players". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Умер футболист Максим Цыгалко. Ему было 37 лет (in Russian)[dead link‍]