Viktor Yegorovich Zubarev () (10 April 1973 – 18 October 2004) was a football forward from Kazakhstan. He was nicknamed Uncle Stepan (дядя Стёпа).
Career He played for Batyr, Irtysh and Esil Bogatyr in his native country, for Arsenal Tula and Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, and for Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.
International team Zubarev was called up by coach Serik Berdalin to represent the national team in a match against Pakistan for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He scored his first hat-trick in this match, which Kazakhstan won 7–0. He would go on to score 12 goals in 18 caps, being the second top scorer of the national team, only surpassed by Ruslan Baltiev.
Death Zubarev died of drug overdose in his apartment in Omsk.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBatyr1993Kazakhstan Top Division81 -811994204 -2041995162 -16219963211 -3211Total7618 --7618Irtysh Pavlodar1997Kazakhstan Top Division2310 -2310Arsenal Tula1998Russian First Division186 -186Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod184 -186Irtysh Pavlodar1999Kazakhstan Top Division2722 -27222000103 103Total3725 3725Apollon Limassol2000–01Cypriot First Division2515 -25152001–02178 422110Total4223 424223Irtysh Pavlodar2002Kazakhstan Super League298 -298200350 0050Total348 00348FC Kyzylzhar2003Kazakhstan Super League137 -1372004239 -239Total3616 --3616Career total284110 42288112
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsKazakhstan199774199856200052200210Total1812
International goals All his scored goals are shown in the box below, with the Score and Result column listing Kazakhstan's goal tally first.Football PLAYER: Viktor Zubarev
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 1997-06-11 Lahore, Pakistan 5–0 7–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 6–0 3 7–0 4 1997-10-04 Almaty, Kazakhstan 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 1998-12-03 Sisaket, Thailand 1–0 5–0 1998 Asian Games 6 3–0 7 4–0 8 5–0 9 1998-12-08 Bangkok, Thailand 1–1 1–1 1998 Asian Games 10 1998-12-10 Bangkok, Thailand 1–0 2–0 1998 Asian Games 11 2000-04-08 Doha, Qatar 1–0 4–0 2000 AFC ACQ 12 2–0
Honours Club Irtysh Pavlodar Top Division/Super League (4): 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003 Kazakhstan Cup (1): 1997–98 Apollon Limassol Cypriot Cup (1): 2000–01
Personal GOAL Journal "Best Player of the year": 1999 Cypriot Cup Winner: 2001
References
External links Memorial article