Valyantsin Byalkevich


Valyantsin Byalkevich, 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].

Club career

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

International career

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

Personal life and death

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

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 May 1994Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine1–01–3Friendly
214 February 1996İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey1–02–3Friendly
31 June 1996Råsunda Stadium, Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden1–31–51998 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]
414 October 1998Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales2–12–32000 qualifying">2000 Ukrainian Cup Final">2000 qualifying
531 March 1999Stadio del Conero, Ancona, Italy1–01–1UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
62 September 2000Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus2–02–12002 FIFA [World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]
76 June 2001Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
817 May 2002Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–01–1LG Cup
919 May 2002Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia1–02–0LG Cup
104 June 2005Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus1–11–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Dinamo Minsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Individual