Valentin Belkevich

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Valentin Belkevich

Date of birth	January 27, 1973 (age 34)
Place of birth	Minsk, Belarus
Height	1.81m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dynamo Kyiv
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1996 1996-	Dinamo Minsk Dynamo Kyiv	? (?) 212 (50)
National team²
?-2005	Belarus	56 (10)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ² National team caps and goals correct as of August 17, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Valentin Belkevich (Belarusian: Валянцін Бялькевіч, born January 27, 1973 in Minsk; also sometimes spelled "Valiantsin Bialkevich") is a Belarusian football player and a member of the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. He is their all time leader in assists. A cultured playmaker, he has been one of the finest footballers in Ukraine over the past decade.

In September 1994, Belkevich was banned for a year by UEFA after testing positive for steroids following a UEFA Cup match.

He was the main midfield creative force in Dynamo Kyiv's team during their impressive run to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1998-1999.

Belkevich married Ukrainian pop singer Anna Sedokova in 2004.

In October 2005, Belkevich retired from the Belarusian national team, having scored 10 goals, while being capped 56 times.