[1] His football career he began for a village team "Verkhovyna" and later was invited to a sports school in Uzhhorod.
[1] In 1979 the head coach of FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Istvan Sandor invited Ivanytsia to the team of masters[a] in the main squad.
[1] In 1980 Ivanytsia was drafted to armed forces as part of compulsory military service in the Soviet Union and served in the sports company in Lviv,[b] but later returned to the club.
[1] Due to injuries, Ivanytsia retired and accepted the offer to lead the "Trudovi Rezervy" sports school in Uzhhorod.
[1] During that time along with Yuriy Kalitvintsev and Viktor Ryashko led the club to promotions to the Ukrainian Premier League including the 2008–09 season during which Ivanytsia performed as the head coach.