Anton Putsila vs Sergei Gotsmanov
Belarus against Belarus. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Anton Putsila
Belarus · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 79
- Rank in Belarus
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 56 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- FC Dinamo Minsk, SC Freiburg, Altay S.K.
This imaginative attacking midfielder consistently unlocked defences with his precise passing and keen eye for a through ball. Career record: 56 caps and 6 goals for Belarus; club career at FC Dinamo Minsk, SC Freiburg, Altay S.K..
Sergei Gotsmanov
Belarus · 1980–91 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Belarus
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 31 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- FC Dynamo Brest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hallescher
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 verdict
The almanac puts Sergei Gotsmanov ahead by 6 rating points, 85 against 79.
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