Vyacheslav Mykhaylovych Leshchuk () (born 24 December 1951 in

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (, ; ; ), historically known as Aq Kirmān () or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical r ...

) is a retired Ukrainian and

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football player. On 13 September 2014 on the Walk of Football Fame of the FC Chornomorets Odesa was held a solemn ceremony of opening of new four "stars". One of them was in honor of Vyacheslav Leshchuk.

International career

Leshchuk played his only game for

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on 20 March 1976 in a friendly against

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. In 1979 Leshchuk played one game for

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at the

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.Football at the 1979 Spartakiad of the Peoples of USSR
/ref> He won a bronze medal with the team.

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1951 births Living people People from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Soviet men's footballers Soviet Union men's international footballers Ukrainian men's footballers FC Chornomorets Odesa players Ukrainian football chairmen and investors Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{USSR-footy-midfielder-stub