Valyantsin Byalkevich

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.

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

Scores and results list Belarusia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Byalkevich goal.

Honors

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