Vitali Rodionov
Rodionov in 2012
Personal information
Full name Vital Viktaravich Radzivonaw
Date of birth (1983-12-11) 11 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2001 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 49 (6)
2003–2005 Torpedo Zhodino 57 (21)
2006–2017 BATE Borisov 272 (120)
2009 → SC Freiburg (loan) 12 (4)
International career
2002–2005 Belarus U21 10 (2)
2007–2017 Belarus 48 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vital Viktaravich Radzivonaw (Belarusian: Віталь Віктаравіч Радзівонаў; Russian: Виталий Родионов; born 11 December 1983) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career with BATE Borisov.[1] After retirement, he stayed with BATE as the team's sporting director.[2]

Club career

Rodionov began his career in Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk, before being scouted from Torpedo Zhodino. He played 57 games for Torpedo, before being transferred to BATE Borisov in 2005. On 10 January 2009, he was loaned out from BATE Borisov, until summer 2009 to SC Freiburg, who had an option of purchase, but selected not to use it. On 24 May 2012, Rodionov scored twice in the 2–0 win over Minsk and became the top scorer for BATE in the Belarusian Premier League with 57 goals, surpassing Vitali Kutuzov's record of 56 goals that had been set between 1998 and 2001.[3] On 19 September 2012, Rodionov scored the second goal in BATE's 3–1 away victory over LOSC Lille, which was the first Champions League group stage win in the team's history.[4] On 2 October 2012, he also scored in BATE's first group match home win in the Champions League – a 3–1 success against Bayern München.[5] As of July 2016, he has netted 20 goals in European tournaments, the most of any Belarusian player.[6]

International career

Rodionov was a member of the Belarus national team and represented his country in Euro and World Cup qualifiers.[7]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belarus goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodionov goal.
List of international goals scored by Vitali Rodionov[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2008 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra  Andorra 2–1 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 April 2009 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 5–1 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 10 June 2009 Haradski Stadium, Barysaw, Belarus  Moldova 1–0 2–2 Friendly
4 3 March 2010 Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  Armenia 3–1 3–1 Friendly
5 12 October 2010 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Albania 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
6 17 November 2010 Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman  Oman 4–0 4–0 Friendly
7 25 March 2013 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Canada 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8 3 June 2013 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9 6 September 2013 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Kyrgyzstan 2–0 3–1 Friendly
10 19 November 2013 Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

BATE Borisov

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Вызов в национальную сборную". abff.by. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
  2. ^ Віталь Радзівонаў стаў спартовым дырэктарам БАТЭ // Nasha Niva (in Belarusian)
  3. ^ Виталий Родионов — лучший снайпер БАТЭ в чемпионатах страны (in Russian). sportpanorama.by. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Lille vs. BATE match details". soccerway.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Patient BATE take Bayern by stealth". UEFA.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ^ Наш счет: 20-й еврокубковый гол Виталия Родионова! (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Vitali Rodionov match log". soccerway.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  8. ^ Football PLAYER: Vital Radzivonaw
  9. ^ Об игроке: Родионов Виталий (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ^ Футболист года. Брессан, Родионов, Глеб. Кто за кого? (in Russian). Pressball.by. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

External links

Belarusian Premier League top scorers
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