Valyantsin Byalkevich

Valyantsin Byalkevich (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
In September 1994 while playing for FC 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
In October 2005, Byalkevich retired from the Belarus national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.

Personal life
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.

Death
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
 * Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 1995
 * Komanda: 2001, 2003