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Belarus · 1981–95 · CDM
The Soviet Union beat Cameroon 4-0 in Bari on 18 June 1990, and the second goal was his, a rare excursion forward from a holding midfielder whose work was breaking play up. Dinamo Minsk's only Soviet league title, in 1982, is his, won by a single point over Dynamo Kyiv, and he added the 1993 Belarusian championship, thirty-six Soviet caps and nine for Belarus. Career record: 36 caps and 3 goals for Belarus; club career at FC Dinamo Minsk, FC Groningen, Racing de Santander.
Belarus · 1980–91 · RM
Coming off the bench against England on 2 June 1984, he scored the opening goal of a 2-0 Soviet Union win, and he gave Dinamo Minsk more than a decade on the wing. A European Championship runner-up medal from 1988 sits with the Soviet league title Dinamo Minsk won in 1982, thirty-one caps for the Soviet Union, and four Belarusian Footballer of the Year awards between 1983 and 1989. Career record: 31 caps and 2 goals for Belarus; club career at FC Dynamo Brest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hallescher.
The almanac puts Sergei Gotsmanov ahead by 1 rating point, 85 against 84.
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