Pyotr Petrovich Kachuro ( be, Пётр Пятровіч Качура; russian: Пётр Петрович Качуро; born 2 August 1972) is a Belarusian former

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who played as a

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. Starting off with his home town club Dynamo Minsk he went on to have spells at Sheffield United in England and

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in China before returning to his homeland, playing for Minsk for a second spell and later for Sokol Saratov. Following his retirement he went on to have a spell as manager at Dinamo Minsk in 2006–07. Internationally, he made 29 appearances, scoring five goals for the Belarus national team. During his time in England he used an

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version of his name and was referred to as Petr or Peter Katchouro.

Club career

Kachuro started his playing career at his hometown club FC Dinamo Minsk, the most successful team in Belarus having won the

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a record seven times since it began in 1992. Kachuro was part of the side which won the Belarusian Premier League in 1995. In July 1996, Sheffield United signed Kachuro for £650,000. He scored 14 goals in his first season as the Blades finished in fifth place in

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and qualified for the Playoffs. However, the Blades lost 1–0 to Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley, with a last minute David Hopkin goal shattering United's promotion dream. Kachuro was awarded for his performances by being given the 1996–97 player of the season award at

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. The following season he made just 16 appearances, due to injuries, as the Blades qualified for the playoffs once again by finishing in sixth place. This time they lost in the semi-finals, with

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defeating the Blades 3–2 on aggregate, after the Blades had held a 2–1 lead going into the second leg. Kachuro failed to score that season, but made amends in the next season, as he scored six goals in 16 appearances as the Blades failed to qualify for the playoffs by finishing in a disappointing eighth place, nine points from the playoffs. Kachuro missed a large part of the season due to a

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injury in the 4–0 home defeat to Sunderland. His final season in England saw him score three goals in 30 appearances as the Blades woeful start condemned them to a 16th-place finish, as

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replaced Adrian Heath as manager in early December and rescued the Blades from relegation. In March 2000 Kachuro was transferred to Chinese side

on a free transfer. He stayed there for one season before re-joining his hometown club Dinamo Minsk in August 2000.

International career

Kachuro made his debut for the Belarus national team on 25 May 1994, in a 3–1 loss against Ukraine in a

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Coaching career

After Kachuro retired from playing, Kachuro became a football coach. His former club, FC Dinamo Minsk, appointed him in November 2006, but replaced him after the first match of the

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season.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kachuro goal.''

Honours

Dinamo Minsk *

: 1993–94, 1994–95,

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* Belarusian Cup: 1993–94 Individual *Belarusian Premier League top scorer: 1993–94 *

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: 1997

References

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