Mykola Pinchuk, a Ukrainian and Soviet footballer who played as a defender, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 79.
Born Mykola Ivanovych Pinchuk on July 25, 1946, he played his only match for the USSR on June 29, 1972, in a friendly against Uruguay. He was also associated with Zorya Luhansk.
Mykola Ivanovych Pinchuk (Ukrainian: Микола Іванович Пінчук, Russian: Николай Иванович Пинчук, romanized: Nikolai Ivanovich Pinchuk; 25 July 1946 – March 2026) was a Ukrainian and Soviet footballer who played as a defender. He played his only game for USSR on 29 June 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay. He died in March 2026, at the age of 79.