The Belarusian ironman was a dynamic box-to-box midfielder, renowned for his tenacity and versatility at the highest level, including two World Cups. Career record: 73 caps and 6 goals for Belarus; club career at FC Dinamo Minsk, US Lecce, Gamba Osaka.
One rank above: Alyaksandr Hleb at #1.
One rank below: Valyantsin Byalkevich at #3.
Belarus's editorial top five: Alyaksandr Hleb · Sergei Aleinikov · Valyantsin Byalkevich · Sergei Gurenko · Maksim Romaschenko.