Gennady Bliznyuk


Gennady Petrovich Bliznyuk is a Belarusian football coach and former player. A former forward, he played in his native Belarus, in Russia, in Germany and Azerbaijan.

Club career

Bliznyuk began his career at Energiya Zhlobin in 1996. In 2004, he joined Russian club Sokol Saratov, and in summer 2005 returned to Belarus and signed a contract with BATE Borisov. Bliznyuk was a starter for BATE Borisov during their successful 2008–09 UEFA Champions League campaign. He scored several important goals in the qualifying rounds, helping BATE to qualify to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history. Bliznyuk participated in four of BATE's matches in the group stage. He left BATE on 13 January 2009 and signed a six-month contract with FSV Frankfurt.

International career

Bliznyuk is a former member of Belarus national team.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 April 2004Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus1–01–0Friendly
26 June 2009Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus1–05–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 June 2009Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus5–05–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
410 June 2009Haradski Stadium, Barysaw, Belarus2–02–2Friendly

Honours

Gomel
BATE Borisov
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Individual