Years Team 1998 FC Mozdok | 1997–1998 FC Artek | |
Full name Ivan Petrovych Maruschak Date of birth (1970-04-25) 25 April 1970 (age 46) Place of birth Horodok, Zalishchyky Raion, Ukrainian SSR | ||
Ivan Marushchak (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Марущак; born 25 April 1970 Horodok, Zalishchyky Raion, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian football coach.
Career
In 1988–90, he served in the Soviet Army, after which worked as a sports instructor in Chernivtsi. In 2003 while working in SC Tavriya Simferopol, Marushchak graduated the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports.
In 2014, Marushchak ended up in a middle of political scandal connected with the 2014 Crimea crisis when FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta played couple of exhibition games with Russian FC Terek Grozny. However, after the Crimean crisis Marushchak was demoted in the club and coached the second team which competed in the 2014 Republican championship leading it at the first half. The first team of Zhemchuzhyna Yalta that played in the Russian Second League was coached by Vyacheslav Zhygailov who came from Moldova.
Marushchak is a non-partisan member of Ternopil Oblast Council. In 2015, he was a president of FC Ahro Synkiv and in 2016 – president of FC Ternopil.