Syarhey Herasimets

Belarusian footballer and coach (1965–2021)

Syarhyey Ryhoravich Hyerasimets (Belarusian: Сяргей Рыгоравіч Герасімец; Russian: Серге́й Григорьевич Герасимец; 13 October 1965 – 26 September 2021) was a Belarusian professional football coach and player.

Career

As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1984 for FC Dynamo Irpen.^[1] He was perhaps best known for scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win for Belarus over the Netherlands in a Euro 1996 qualifying match in 1995.

International goals

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Herasimets goal.

Personal life

His son is Ukrainian footballer Serhiy Herasymets, who as of 2017 plays for Ukrainian First League club MFC Mykolaiv.^[2]

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Premier League: 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94
• Belarusian Cup winner: 1992, 1993–94

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Cup: 1998–99

Žalgiris Kaunas

• A Lyga: 1999

Individual

• Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 1993

References

1. Syarhey Herasimets at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
2. Сергей Герасимец: "Пенальти – это не столько мастерство, а скорее психология…" (in Russian). FC Nyva Vinnytsia Website. 11 December 2010.

External links

• Syarhey Herasimets at FootballDatabase.eu