Maksim Tsyhalka
Belarusian footballer
Maksim Tsyhalka (Belarusian: Максім Цыгалка, Russian: Максим Цыгалко, romanized: Maksim Tsygalko; often spelt Maxim Tsigalko; 27 May 1983 – 25 December 2020) was a Belarusian football player who played as a striker.
Tsyhalka played for several teams in Belarus, Armenia and Kazakhstan, most notably for Dinamo Minsk where he won the Belarusian Premier League and Belarusian Cup and was capped twice for the Belarus national team, scoring one goal. He ended his professional career early, at the age of 26, in 2010 following a knee injury.
Tsyhalka became known worldwide after featuring in the Championship Manager video game series with exaggerated attacking attributes in the 2001–02 version.
Tsyhalka died, aged 37, on 25 December 2020.
Early life
Tsyhalka, alongside his twin brother Yury, was born in Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union on 27 May 1983.
Club career
Tsyhalka began his career with FC Dinamo-Juni Minsk – a youth side for Dinamo Minsk – in 1999. He joined Dinamo Minsk's first team in 2001, aged 18, and would go on to score 28 goals in 65 appearances. While at Dinamo, Tsyhalka played alongside his twin brother Yury and the club won the 2002–03 Belarusian Cup and the 2004 Belarusian Premier League.
While playing for Dinamo, Tsyhalka had a trial at Portuguese club Marítimo and was due to be offered a contract.
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