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Belarus · CM
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.
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 Aleinikov ahead by 1 rating point, 86 against 85.
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