Dmitriy Byakov
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Dmitriy Byakov | ||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dmitriy Byakov | |
| Date of birth | April 9, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Soviet Union, Kazakh SSR | |
| Height | 176cm | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Astana | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-1999 2000 2001 2001-2002 2003-2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
CSKA Kairat Almaty FC Kairat Almaty FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Kairat Almaty FC Aktobe FC Shakhter FC Astana FC Almaty FC Astana |
41 (5) 5 (0) 0 (0) 45 (14) 0 (0) 19 (2) 21 (7) 19 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2000-present | Kazakhstan | 30 (8) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Dmitriy Byakov (Russian: Дмитрий Бяков) is a Kazakh football midfielder. He was born on April 9, 1978. He plays for the club FC Astana since the year 2008. Byakov also plays for the Kazakhstan national football team. His first name is also sometimes translated as Dmitry or Dmitri.
Contents |
[edit] Club career
Dmitriy Byakov's club career started in the year 1998 in the club CSKA Kairat Almaty and he has played for different clubs ever since that.
[edit] Surviving Tragedy
On April 9, 2003, on his 25th birthday, Dmitriy was stabbed in the heart after a brawl in a night club in Almaty. [1]. He not only survived, but after two years of recovery he also managed to come back to a professional level.
[edit] International career
Dmitriy also started playing for the Kazakhstan national football team in the year 2000. After the tragedy his comeback to national squad was legendary. He became Kazakhstan's top scorer in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying scoring 5 goals, against Azerbaijan, Finland, Belgium, Poland and Portugal, three of which were away goals[2].
[edit] Notes
- ^ Season 2003 Opening Lyakhov.kz
- ^ Byakov's phenomenon Sport.gazeta.kz Mar.14, 2008
