Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk ( be, Сяргей Пятровіч Штанюк, russian: link=no, Серге́й Петрович Штанюк, tr. ''Sergey Petrovich Shtanyuk''; born 13 August 1973), also known as Sergei Petrovich Shtanyuk, is a Belarusian former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a defender. He captained the Belarus national side.

Career

Shtaniuk was born in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative stat ...

and played in the

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for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two team mates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club

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based in

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. He joined Russian club

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in 1996 where he spent four years making over 100 appearances. After a short spell with Belgian club

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he joined English side

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in the summer of 2001. In 2001–02 He played in 48 matches including the

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where Stoke beat

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2–0 to gain promotion. He played in 47 matches in 2002–03 and won the

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. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. He then played in Ukraine for Metalurh Zaporizhya and back in Russia with

Luch-Energia Vladivostok FC Luch Vladivostok (russian: Футбольный клуб "Луч" Владивосток) was an association football club based in Vladivostok, Russia. In 2005, Luch won the Russian First Division and played in the Premier League from 20 ...

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and

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shtanyuk goal.''

Honours

Dinamo Minsk *

: 1994–95,

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Stoke City *

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play-off final:

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* Stoke City player of the year:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shtanyuk, Syarhey 1973 births Living people Belarusian footballers Footballers from Minsk Men's association football defenders Belarus men's international footballers Belarusian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players English Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dinamo-93 Minsk players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Dynamo Moscow players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Luch Vladivostok players FC Rostov players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Quick 1888 players Belarusian expatriate footballers Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Ukraine