Vyacheslav Vyacheslavovich Kotlyar (Russian: Вячеслав Котляр; born 3 March 1982) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Kotlyar was born in 1982 in Ukraine. He is a native of Kyiv, Ukraine.[1] He aspired to join the Ukrainian military as a child.[2]
Kotlyar started his career with Ukrainian side FC Mykolaiv. In 2000, he signed for Ukrainian side FC LNZ Cherkasy-2. In 2001, he signed for Ukrainian side FC Halychyna Drohobych. In 2003, he signed for Ukrainian side FC Skala Stryi. In 2005, he signed for Ukrainian side FC Knyazha Shchaslyve. In 2006, he signed for Ukrainian side FC Spartak Sumy. After that, he returned to Ukrainian side FC Knyazha Shchaslyve. In 2007, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Kazakhmys. He helped the club achieve promotion.[3] In 2010, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Ile-Saulet. In 2011, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Astana. In 2012, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Irtysh Pavlodar. He was described as "established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the Kazakhstan championship" while playing for the club.[4] In 2015, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Shakhter Karagandy. In 2016, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Altai. In 2017, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Akzhayik. He did not concede a goal for 227 minutes while playing for the club.[5] In 2018, he signed for Kazakhstani side FC Tobol.
Kotlyar has children. He obtained a Kazakhstani passport.[6]