Vasyl Ishchak

Vasyl Yevhenovych Ishchak (Василь Євгенович Іщак; born 5 April 1955) is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer and manager who coaches FC Ukraine United.

Playing career
Ishchak began his career with SC Lutsk. After playing in reserve matches for SKA Lviv he signed with FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk in the Soviet Second League. In 1977, he signed with FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Soviet Top League. During his tenure with Odesa, he played in 4 games in the UEFA Cup 1990–91. He also won a USSR Federation Cup. In 1990, he went to Hungary to play with BVSC Budapest FC, and with FC Blaho Blahoyeve. In 1994, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Toronto Italia in the Canadian National Soccer League.

Managerial career
After he retired from professional football, he coached the youth teams of his former club Chornomorets Odesa.

Ishchak returned to Canada in the summer of 2015, as the head coach for Toronto Atomic's reserve team in the second division of the Canadian Soccer League. Midway through the season, he was elevated to the senior team to replace Ihor Yavorskyi as the head coach. He led the team to a playoff berth by finishing fifth in the league's first division. Toronto was eliminated in the opening round of the playoffs, by SC Waterloo Region. The league named him the division's coach of the year.

In 2016, Toronto Atomic extended his contract. Ishchak secured another postseason berth for Toronto by finishing fifth in the division. The Serbian White Eagles eliminated Toronto in the quarterfinal round.

In 2018, he managed Unionville Milliken SC.

Ishchak joined the coaching staff of Ukraine United in the Ontario Soccer League in 2024.

Personal life
Ishchak is married to Odesa-born ballerina Tatiana Stepanova.

Player
Chornomorets Odesa
 * USSR Federation Cup: 1990

Manager
Individual


 * Canadian Soccer League Coach of the Year: 2015