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]
 Rodionov in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vital Viktaravich Radzivonaw | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| Total | 390 | (151) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Belarus U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2007–2017 | Belarus | 48 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editRodionov 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
editRodionov was a member of the Belarus national team and represented his country in Euro and World Cup qualifiers.[7]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Belarus goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodionov goal.
| 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
editBATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Belarusian Cup: 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15
- Belarusian Super Cup: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Individual
- CIS Cup top goalscorer: 2007 (shared)
- Best forward in the Belarusian Premier League for the 2010 and 2011 seasons
- Listed among the 22 best players in the Belarusian Premier League (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)[9]
- Top scorer in the Belarusian Premier League in 2008 (honor shared with Gennadi Bliznyuk), 2013 and 2016 (shared with Mikhail Gordeichuk).
- Second place in the 2012 Belarusian Footballer of the Year rankings[10]
References
edit- ^ "Вызов в национальную сборную". abff.by. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
- ^ Віталь Радзівонаў стаў спартовым дырэктарам БАТЭ // Nasha Niva (in Belarusian)
- ^ Виталий Родионов — лучший снайпер БАТЭ в чемпионатах страны (in Russian). sportpanorama.by. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Lille vs. BATE match details". soccerway.com. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Patient BATE take Bayern by stealth". UEFA.com. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Наш счет: 20-й еврокубковый гол Виталия Родионова! (in Russian). BATE Borisov official website. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Vitali Rodionov match log". soccerway.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Vital Radzivonaw
- ^ 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.
- ^ Футболист года. Брессан, Родионов, Глеб. Кто за кого? (in Russian). Pressball.by. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
edit- Vitali Rodionov – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vitali Rodionov at National-Football-Teams.com