During his career he played for
FC Dynamo Moscow (1954–1966). He earned 12 caps for the
USSR national football team, and participated in the
1958 FIFA World Cup, as well as the first ever
European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions. After retirement, he became a football manager. By 2008, he was the
chairman of the board of directors of
FC Dynamo Moscow. Tsaryov died in Moscow on 2 January 2017 at the age of 85. ==Honours==