Ilya Vladimirovich Tsymbalar (Илья́ Влади́мирович Цымбала́рь; 17 June 1969 – 28 December 2013[1]) was a Ukrainian-Russian professional football player and coach.

He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique.

After retiring, Tsymbalar became vice-president of Anzhi Makhachkala, before turning to coach by taking over Spartak's reserve team, moving on to the coaching team of Khimki.

In 2006, he became head-coach of Spartak-MZhK Ryazan, whom he led to promotion to the Russian First Division.

In February 2008, he was named as head coach of Nizhny Novgorod.