Gennadiy Petrovich Bliznyuk (Belarusian: Генадзь Блізьнюк, Henadz Bliznyuk, Russian: Геннадий Близнюк; born 30 July 1980) is a Belarusian football coach ad former player (forward).[1] who works for Energetik-BGU Minsk.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gennadi Petrovich Bliznyuk | ||
Date of birth | (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | Svietlahorsk, Belarusian SSR | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Energetik-BGU Minsk (assistant coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Energiya Zhlobin | 8 | (1) |
1998 | Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk | 15 | (6) |
1999–2004 | Gomel | 126 | (45) |
2004–2005 | Sokol Saratov | 43 | (10) |
2005–2008 | BATE Borisov | 82 | (50) |
2009 | FSV Frankfurt | 10 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 20 | (3) |
2010 | Belshina Bobruisk | 9 | (1) |
2011 | AZAL Baku | 6 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Belshina Bobruisk | 40 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Gomel | 84 | (21) |
2016 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 13 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 42 | (5) |
2018 | Energetik-BGU Minsk | 12 | (3) |
National team | |||
2000–2001 | Belarus U21 | 5 | (1) |
2004–2009 | Belarus | 12 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2019– | Energetik-BGU Minsk (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He began his career at Energiya Zhlobin in 1996. In 2004, he joined Russian club Sokol Saratov, and in summer 2005 returned to Belarus and signed a contract with BATE Borisov. Bliznyuk was a starter for BATE Borisov during their successful 2008–09 Champions League campaign. He scored several important goals in qualifying rounds, helping BATE to qualify to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in their history. Bliznyuk participated in four of BATE's matches in the group stage. He left BATE on 13 January 2009 and signed a six-month contract with FSV Frankfurt.[2]
He is a former member of Belarus national football team.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 April 2004 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 6 June 2009 | Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 5–0 | |||||
4 | 10 June 2009 | Haradski Stadium, Barysaw, Belarus | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Gomel
BATE Borisov
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Individual
Belarusian Premier League top scorers | |
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