Uladzimir Zhuravel

Belarusian footballer (1971-2018)

Uladzimir Ivanavich Zhuravel (Belarusian: Уладзімір Іванавіч Журавель; Russian: Владимир Иванович Журавель; 9 June 1971 – 18 November 2018) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1990 for FC Dinamo Minsk.[2] He played for the national team from 1992 to 1997. He was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR. In 2018 he was a head coach in Shakhter Karagandy.

Uladzimir Zhuravel
Personal information
Full name Uladzimir Ivanavich Zhuravel
Date of birth (1971-06-09)9 June 1971
Place of birth Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR
Date of death 18 November 2018(2018-11-18) (aged 47)
Place of death Minsk, Belarus
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1990 Dinamo Minsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Dinamo Minsk 116 (15)
1996 Hapoel Jerusalem 9 (0)
1996–1997 Dinamo Minsk 51 (5)
1998–1999 Zhemchuzhina Sochi 50 (0)
2000–2002 Kristall Smolensk 77 (3)
2003 Darida Minsk Raion 28 (3)
2004–2005 Torpedo Zhodino 24 (0)
Total 355 (26)
National team
1992–1997 Belarus[1] 12 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2009 Torpedo Zhodino (assistant)
2006 Torpedo Zhodino (caretaker)
2010 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (assistant)
2010–2013 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2014 Dinamo Minsk
2015 Dacia Chișinău (assistant)
2015–2016 Gomel
2016–2017 Dinamo Brest
2018 Shakhter Karagandy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Zhuravel died from cardiac arrest on 18 November 2018 in Minsk at the age of 47.[3]

References change

  1. "Uladzimir Zhuravel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. Career stats by footballfacts.ru
  3. Умер известный белорусский футболист и тренер Владимир Журавель Archived 2021-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)