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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.
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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) |
| 1996–2001 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 39 | (8) |
| 1997–1998 | → Dynamo-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 | |||
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.
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]
- Scores and results list Belarusia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byalkevich goal.
| 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 |
Dinamo Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League: 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995
- Belarusian Cup: 1992, 1993–94
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
- Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 1995
- Komanda: 2001, 2003
- "Sepp Blatter Warning". The Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- Michael Yokhin (13 August 2014). "Dynamo Kiev mourn loss of Bal, Byalkevich". ESPN. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Valyantsin Byalkevich at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valentin Byalkevich profile on Dynamo Kyiv official website (in Russian)
- Valyantsin Byalkevich at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Valyantsin Byalkevich at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
