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Syarhey Shtanyuk

Sergei Shtaniuk
Personal information
Full name Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk
Date of birth (1973-08-13) 13 August 1973 (age 43)
Place of birth Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
SDYuShOR-5 Minsk
1990–1991 Quick 1888
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Dinamo-93 Minsk 60 (3)
1994–1995 Dinamo Minsk 24 (1)
1996–2000 Dynamo Moscow 129 (11)
2000 Royal Antwerp 1 (0)
2001–2003 Stoke City 84 (5)
2003–2005 Shinnik Yaroslavl 76 (4)
2005–2006 Metalurh Zaporizhya 13 (0)
2006–2007 Luch-Energia Vladivostok 46 (1)
2008 Rostov 36 (4)
2009 Alania Vladikavkaz 18 (1)
Total 487 (30)
National team
1992–1995 Belarus U21 12 (0)
1995–2007 Belarus 71 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk also known as Sergei Shtaniuk (Belarusian: Сяргей Пятровіч Штанюк, Russian: Серге́й Петрович Штанюк, Sergei Petrovich Shtanyuk) (born 13 August 1973 in Minsk) is a retired Belarusian footballer. He played in defence and was the captain for the Belarus national side.

Shtaniuk was born in Minsk and played in the Belarusian Premier League for Dynamo-93 and Dynamo Minsk before him and two team mates Pavel Michalevitsj and Aleh Poetsila decided to join Dutch amateur club Quick 1888 based in Nijmegen. He joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow in 1996 where he spent four years making over 100 appearances. After a short spell with Belgian club Royal Antwerp he joined English side Stoke City in the summer of 2001. He instantly became a fan favourite at the Britannia Stadium due to his committed style of play. In 2001–02 He played in 48 matches including the 2002 Football League Second Division play-off Final where Stoke beat Brentford 2–0 to gain promotion. He played in 47 matches in 2002–03 and won the player of the year award. He left in the summer of 2003 and returned to Russia where he played for Shinnik. He then played in Ukraine for Metalurh Zaporizhya and back in Russia with Luch-Energia Vladivostok, Rostov and Alania Vladikavkaz.


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