Valyantsin Byalkevich

Valyantsin Byalkevich (Belarusian: Валянцін Бялькевіч; 27 January 1973 – 1 August 2014), also referred to as Valiantsin Bialkevich, was a Belarusian footballer who played as a midfielder. 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.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Mihaylavich and the family name is Byalkevich.
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 Kiev, 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)
2008–2009 Inter Baku 5 (0)
Total 313 (90)
National team
1994–1995 Belarus U21 2 (0)
1992–2005 Belarus 56 (10)
Teams managed
2010–2013 Dynamo Kyiv Reserves (assistant)
2012–2013 Dynamo Kyiv Youth
2013–2014 Dynamo Kyiv Reserves
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 (born in Ukraine) 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

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 1994Olimpiysky National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine1 – 01–3Friendly
214 February 1996İzmir Atatürk Stadium, Izmir, Turkey Turkey1 – 02–3Friendly
31 June 1996Råsunda Stadium, Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1 – 31–51998 World Cup qualifier
414 October 1998Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales Wales2 – 12–3Euro 2000 qualifier
531 March 1999Stadio del Conero, Ancona, Italy Italy1 – 01–1Euro 2000 qualifier
62 September 2000Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus Wales2 – 02–12002 World Cup qualifier
76 June 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1 – 01–12002 World Cup qualifier
817 May 2002Dynamo Stadium (Moscow) (1928), Russia Russia1 – 01–1LG Cup
919 May 2002Dynamo Stadium (Moscow) (1928), Russia Ukraine1 – 02–0LG Cup
104 June 2005Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus Slovenia1 – 11–12006 World Cup qualifier

Honors

Club
Dinamo Minsk
Dynamo Kyiv

Individual
Belarusian Footballer of the Year (1)
1995
Komanda (2)
2001, 2003

References
  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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