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Viktor Grigoryevich Tsaryov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Царёв; 2 June 1931 – 2 January 2017) was a Russian footballer.

Career

During his career he played for FC Dynamo Moscow (1954–1966). He earned 12 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, as well as the first ever European Nations' Cup in 1960, where the Soviets were champions.

After retirement, he became a football manager. By 2008, he was the chairman of the board of directors of FC Dynamo Moscow.

Tsaryov died in Moscow on 2 January 2017 at the age of 85.

Sergey Sergeyevich Grishin (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Гришин; born 18 November 1973) is a retired professional association footballer.

Pyotr Aleksandrovich Bystrov (Russian: Пётр Александрович Быстров, born 15 July 1979) is a former Russian association footballer. He usually played as a central, left-sided or offensive midfielder. He has played for Russia. He grew up in St Petersburg with his mother, a ballet dancer. Though his father, a law professor, never married Elena, they both carry his surname. In 2007, Bystrov passed his law exams and wished to pursue a career as a sports lawyer working for the IOC.

Gennady Anatolyevich Tumilovich (Russian: Геннадий Анатольевич Тумилович, born 3 September 1971) is a Belarusian football coach and a former player.

FC Energetik-BGU Minsk is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk.

History

The team was founded in 1996 as Zvezda Minsk. BGU is a Russian abbreviation and stands for the Belarusian State University.

Zvezda-VA-BGU made its debut in Premier League in 2002 and played there until 2005. Since 2006, the team plays in lower leagues.

In 2006, Zvezda-BGU reached the semi-final of the Belarusian Cup.

Name changes

1996: founded as Zvezda Minsk

1998: renamed to Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk (VA stands for Voyennaya Akademiya, Russian for Military Academy)

2005: renamed to Zvezda-BGU Minsk

2017: renamed to Energetik-BGU Minsk

FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa.

The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo,but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 years of foundation on its shield when the club received its current name. Moreover, the club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanța.

For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959—1991). The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs, that competed in Soviet Top League.

FC Dynamo Brest (Belarusian: ФК Дынама Брэст, FK Dynama Brest; Russian: ФК Динамо Брест) is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. The club plays in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.

In 2019, Dynamo won its first Belarusian Premier League title. The club has also won the Belarusian Cup in 2007, 2017 and 2018.

Pavel Alyaksandravich Nyakhaychyk (Belarusian: Павел Аляксандравіч Няхайчык; Russian: Павел Александрович Нехайчик (Pavel Aleksandrovich Nekhaychik); born 15 July 1988) is a Belarusian former professional footballer. He played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

After joining FC Tom Tomsk on trial in January 2014, Nyakhaychyk went on to sign a 2.5 year contract with the club in February of the same year. He scored in the 1–1 draw against FC Zenit St. Petersburg in a UEFA Champions League fixture on 21 October 2008.

Fatos Bećiraj (Montenegrin: Фатос Бећирај, Albanian: Fatos Besim Beqiraj; born 5 May 1988) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a striker for FK Dečić and the Montenegro national team.

Sergei Vyacheslavovich Kiriakov (Russian: Серге́й Вячеславович Кирьяков; born 1 January 1970) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast.

Career

Kiriakov was born in Oryol. He played for a few clubs, including FC Dynamo Moscow, Karlsruher SC, Hamburger SV, Tennis Borussia Berlin and Yunnan Hongta.

Kiryakov played for the Russia national football team and was a participant at UEFA Euro 1992 and UEFA Euro 1996.

His younger brother Yegor Kiryakov also played football professionally.