Gennady Petrovich Bliznyuk (; ; born 30 July 1980) is a Belarusian football coach and former player. A former forward, he played in his native Belarus, in Russia, in Germany and Azerbaijan.
Club career Bliznyuk 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 UEFA Champions League campaign. He scored several important goals in the qualifying rounds, helping BATE to qualify to the group stage of the UEFA 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 career Bliznyuk is a former member of Belarus national team.
Career statistics Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bliznyuk goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Gennadi BliznyukNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 28 April 2004 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus 1–0 1–0 Friendly2 6 June 2009 Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus 1–0 5–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification3 5–0 4 10 June 2009 Haradski Stadium, Barysaw, Belarus 2–0 2–2 Friendly
Honours Gomel Belarusian Premier League: 2003 Belarusian Cup: 2001–02
BATE Borisov Belarusian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008 Belarusian Cup: 2005–06
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Belarusian Cup: 2015–16
Individual Belarusian Premier League top scorer: 2003, 2008
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