Natalia Ryzhevich (born 4 March 1977) is a
Belarus
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ian former
footballer
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.
She played as a midfielder for
FC Babruyshanka,
Universitet Vitebsk
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and
FC Minsk
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History
The club was establishe ...
in
Belarus
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, and
Lada Togliatti in
Russia
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. She also played the
UEFA Champions League
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with all but Minsk.
Ryzhevich was a founding member of the
Belarusian national team, taking part in November 1995 in its first game ever, in the
Euro 1997 qualifiers.
Profile
in UEFA
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's website She played in the national team for 13 years, until 2008.
References
1977 births
Belarusian women's footballers
Living people
Expatriate women's footballers in Russia
Women's association football midfielders
Belarus women's international footballers
FC Minsk (women) players
FC Lada Togliatti (women) players
Bobruichanka Bobruisk players
Universitet Vitebsk players
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