Role Footballer Playing position Height 1.75 m | 0000–1996 Energy Zhlobin Name Gennadi Bliznyuk | |
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Full name Gennadi Petrovich Bliznyuk Date of birth (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 35) 1997 Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk Number 9 (FC BATE Borisov / Forward) | ||
Gennadiy Petrovich Bliznyuk (Belarusian: Генадзь Блізьнюк, Henadz Bliznyuk, Russian: Геннадий Близнюк; born 30 July 1980 in Svietlahorsk) is a Belarusian footballer (striker). As of 2016, he plays for Isloch Minsk Raion.
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Career
He began his career at Energiya Zhlobin in 1996. In 2004, he joined Russian club Sokol Saratov, and in summer 2005 returned to Belarus and signed a contract with BATE Borisov. Bliznyuk was a starter for BATE Borisov during their successful 2008–09 Champions League campaign. He scored several important goals in qualifying rounds, helping BATE to qualify to the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in their history. Bliznyuk participated in four of BATE's matches in the group stage. He left BATE on 13 January 2009 and signed a six-month contract with FSV Frankfurt.
International
He is a former member of Belarus national football team.
Honours
Gomel
BATE Borisov
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Individual