Valyantsin Byalkevich

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Valyantsin Byalkevich
Byalkevich in 2011
Personal information
Full name Valyantsin Mihaylavich Byalkevich
Date of birth (1973-01-27)27 January 1973
Place of birth Minsk, Soviet Union
Date of death 1 August 2014(2014-08-01) (aged 41)
Place of death Kyiv, Ukraine
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 Dinamo Minsk 86 (39)
1996–2008 Dynamo Kyiv 222 (51)
1996–2001Dynamo-2 Kyiv 39 (8)
1997–1998Dynamo-3 Kyiv 3 (1)
2008–2009 Inter Baku 5 (0)
Total 313 (90)
International career
1994–1995 Belarus U21 2 (0)
1992–2005 Belarus 56 (10)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Dynamo Kyiv Reserves (assistant)
2012–2013 Dynamo Kyiv Youth
2013–2014 Dynamo Kyiv Reserves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valyantsin Byalkevich (Belarusian: Валянцін Бялькевіч; 27 January 1973 – 1 August 2014), also referred to as Valiantsin Bialkevich, was a Belarusian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Belarus national team. He spent the majority of his career with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv, where he was predominantly used as a playmaker, and was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

In September 1994 while playing for FC Dinamo Minsk, Byalkevich was banned from European competitions for one year by UEFA after testing positive for anabolic steroids following a UEFA Cup match.[1]

International[edit]

In October 2005, Byalkevich retired from the Belarus national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.

Personal life[edit]

Byalkevich married Ukrainian pop singer Anna Sedokova in 2004. They had a daughter on 8 December 2004 and divorced in 2006. In 2008, he accepted Ukrainian citizenship and continued to work in the Dynamo Kyiv football academy.

Death[edit]

Byalkevich died on 1 August 2014, after suffering an aneurysm.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Scores and results list Belarusia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byalkevich goal.
List of international goals scored by Valyantsin Byalkevich
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 May 1994 Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine  Ukraine 1–0 1–3 Friendly
2 14 February 1996 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 2–3 Friendly
3 1 June 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1–3 1–5 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 14 October 1998 Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 2–1 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5 31 March 1999 Stadio del Conero, Ancona, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
6 2 September 2000 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Wales 2–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 6 June 2001 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 17 May 2002 Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Russia 1–0 1–1 LG Cup
9 19 May 2002 Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 LG Cup
10 4 June 2005 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors[edit]

Dinamo Minsk

Dynamo Kyiv

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sepp Blatter Warning". The Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. ^ Michael Yokhin (13 August 2014). "Dynamo Kiev mourn loss of Bal, Byalkevich". ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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