- Valentin Belkevich
Football player infobox
playername = Valentin Belkevich
fullname =
height = 1.81m
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|1|27
cityofbirth =Minsk
countryofbirth =Soviet Union
currentclub =Inter Baku
clubnumber = 8
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-1996
1996-2008
2008-
clubs =Dinamo Minsk Dynamo Kyiv Inter Baku
caps(goals) = 202 (43)
222 (51)
nationalyears = ?-2005
nationalteam = Belarus
nationalcaps(goals) = 56 (10)
pcupdate = June 24, 2007
ntupdate = August 17, 2006Valentin Belkevich ( _be. Валянцін Бялькевіч, born
January 27 ,1973 inMinsk ; also sometimes spelled "Valiantsin Bialkevich") is aBelarus ian football player and a member of the Ukrainian clubDynamo Kyiv . He is their all time leader in assists. A cultured playmaker, he has been one of the finest footballers in Ukraine over the past decade.In September 1994, Belkevich was banned for a year by UEFA after testing positive for steroids following a
UEFA Cup match.In 1995, Belkevich won the
Belarusian Footballer of the Year award.He was the main midfield creative force in Dynamo Kyiv's team during their impressive run to the semi-finals of the
UEFA Champions League in 1998-1999.Belkevich married Ukrainian pop singer
Anna Sedokova in 2004.In October 2005, Belkevich retired from the Belarusian national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.
Reports as of December 14th 2007 say that Belkevich's contract with Dynamo Kyiv will expire and there are no intentions of a renewal.
External links
*ru icon [http://fcdynamo.kiev.ua/club/players/?id=14 Valentin Belkevich profile on Dynamo Kyiv official website]
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