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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 May 1994 | Olimpiyskyi National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 14 February 1996 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 1 June 1996 | Råsunda Stadium, Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1998 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification] | |
| 4 | 14 October 1998 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2000 qualifying">2000 Ukrainian Cup Final">2000 qualifying | |
| 5 | 31 March 1999 | Stadio del Conero, Ancona, Italy | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | |
| 6 | 2 September 2000 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA [World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification] | |
| 7 | 6 June 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 17 May 2002 | Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 1–0 | 1–1 | LG Cup | |
| 9 | 19 May 2002 | Central Dynamo Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 1–0 | 2–0 | LG Cup | |
| 10 | 4 June 2005 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honors
Dinamo MinskDynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League : 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Ukrainian Cup : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004, 2006