Natalia Ryzhevich (born 4 March 1977) is a

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ian former

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. She played as a midfielder for FC Babruyshanka,

Universitet Vitebsk Universitet Vitebsk is a Belarusian women's football club from Vitebsk (Vitsyebsk). The holder of the club is, like the name suggests, the local university. The club is most known for its women's team, that won the Belarusian Premier League severa ...

and

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, and Lada Togliatti in

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. She also played the

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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

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's website She played in the national team for 13 years, until 2008.

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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 {{Belarus-women-footy-bio-stub