Valyantsin Byalkevich
Belarusian footballer
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
Club
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
In October 2005, Byalkevich retired from the Belarus national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.
Personal life
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
Byalkevich died on 1 August 2014, after suffering an aneurysm.[2]
Career statistics
- 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
Dinamo Minsk
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League (9): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Ukrainian Cup (8): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006
Individual
References
External links
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