Sergey Anatolyevich Sosnovski ( (Syarhey Sasnowski); ; born 14 August 1981) is a
Belarus
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ian football coach and former player (
defender).
Club career
Sosnovski was born in
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and 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 status in Belarus and is the administra ...
and signed his first professional contract with the local club
Traktor Minsk. He played an important role in BATE Borisov's 2008–09
Champions League campaign, heading in a goal against
Bulgaria
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n
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
to open the scoring for FC BATE in the return leg of the third qualifying round played on 27 August 2008. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and the team from
Barysaw
Barysaw or Borisov (, ; , ) is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Barysaw District. It is located on the Berezina, Berezina River and north-east from the capital Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 1 ...
became the first
Belarus
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ian club to reach the group stages of the
Champions League. On 27 August 2009, Sosnovski scored two goals in a 4–0 win against
Litex Lovech
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, which helped BATE to qualify for the group stage of the
UEFA Europa League
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.
In February 2011, Sosnovski ended his stint with BATE and signed a contract with
Russia
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n side
FC Tom Tomsk
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History
The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' (1957), ''Tomich'' (19 ...
.
International career
He made his international debut for
Belarus
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on 1 April 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a
World Cup qualifier
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
against
Kazakhstan
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.
Honours
MTZ-RIPO Minsk
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Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies f ...
winner:
2004–05
BATE Borisov
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Belarusian Premier League
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champion:
2008
2008 was designated as:
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The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
,
2009
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,
2010
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Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies f ...
winner:
2009–10
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Belarusian Super Cup
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winner:
2010
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Minsk
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Belarusian Cup
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Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies f ...
winner:
2012–13
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References
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Minsk
Belarusian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Belarus men's international footballers
FC BATE Borisov players
FC Partizan Minsk players
FC Neman Grodno players
Belarusian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Russian Premier League players
FC Tom Tomsk players
FC Energetik-BGU Minsk players
FC Minsk players
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players
FC Traktor Minsk players
Belarusian football managers
FC Minsk managers