Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk ( be, Сяргей Пятровіч Штанюк, russian: link=no, Серге́й Петрович Штанюк, tr. ''Sergey Petrovich Shtanyuk''; born 13 August 1973), also known as Sergei Petrovich Shtanyuk, is a Belarusian former professional

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who played as a defender. He captained the Belarus national side.

Career

Shtaniuk was born in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

and played in the

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two team mates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club

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based in

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. He joined Russian club

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in 1996 where he spent four years making over 100 appearances. After a short spell with Belgian club

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he joined English side

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in the summer of 2001. In 2001–02 He played in 48 matches including the

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where Stoke beat

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2–0 to gain promotion. He played in 47 matches in 2002–03 and won the

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. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. He then played in Ukraine for

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and back in Russia with Luch-Energia Vladivostok,

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and

Alania Vladikavkaz FC Alania Vladikavkaz (russian: "Алания" (Владикавказ), os, Футболон клуб "Алани" (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League ...

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Dinamo Minsk *

: 1994–95,

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Stoke City *

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play-off final:

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* Stoke City player of the year:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shtanyuk, Syarhey 1973 births Living people Belarusian footballers Footballers from Minsk Men's association football defenders Belarus men's international footballers Belarusian Premier League players Russian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players English Football League players Ukrainian Premier League players FC Dinamo-93 Minsk players FC Dinamo Minsk players FC Dynamo Moscow players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players FC Shinnik Yaroslavl players FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Luch Vladivostok players FC Rostov players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players Quick 1888 players Belarusian expatriate footballers Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate footballers in Russia Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Ukraine