Club Career
Iachtchouk first made a name for himself in the Ukrainian Premier League in the 1995–96 season. Playing for an unfashionable FC Nyva Ternopil side, then a 17-year old, on matchday 1 he scored a hat trick at Shakhtar Donetsk helping his side to a shock 4-2 away win. He finished the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals as Nyva narrowly avoided relegation.
Iachtchouk's talent caught the eye of Anderlecht and he signed for the Belgian club at the end of the season. He made a good start in the first team in the 1990s but then became injured for long periods of time. In some seasons he barely played at all because of recurring injuries, yet Anderlecht extended his contract in 2001 for another five years. In 2006 he left the club, having played 119 league matches and scored 31 goals during ten seasons.
He signed for Ergotelis in Greece for the 2006–07 season where he finally managed to shake off his injury problems.
On 14 June 2007, Iachtchouk returned to Belgium, signing a two-year contract with Cercle Brugge who had just appointed his former Anderlecht teammate Glen De Boeck as manager. In January 2009 his contract was extended until 2013, just days after he scored both of his team's goals in a 2-1 win against his former club Anderlecht.
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