Alyaksandr Khatskevich (Belarusian: Аляксандр Хацкевіч, born 19 October 1973) is a Belarusian professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of Polish club Zagłębie Sosnowiec.
 Khatskevich with Dynamo Kyiv | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Dinamo Minsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Dinamo-2 Minsk | 14 | (3) |
| 1992–1996 | Dinamo Minsk | 90 | (18) |
| 1996–2004 | Dynamo Kyiv | 135 | (26) |
| 1996–2004 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 54 | (14) |
| 1997 | → Dynamo-3 Kyiv | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Tianjin Teda | 10 | (1) |
| 2005 | Venta Ventspils | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Dinamo Minsk | 34 | (6) |
| Total | 342 | (68) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Belarus U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 1993–2005 | Belarus | 38 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Dinamo Minsk (caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Dinamo Minsk (player-manager) | ||
| 2008 | Belarus U18 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Vitebsk | ||
| 2010 | Ukraine (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv (youth) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | ||
| 2014–2016 | Belarus | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 2019–2021 | Rotor Volgograd | ||
| 2022 | Karmiotissa | ||
| 2024 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Khatskevich is a former player of the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
He made 39 appearances and scored four goals for the Belarus national team from 1993 to 2005.[1]
Managerial career
After Khatskevich retired from playing, Khatskevich became a football coach. At age 33, his former club, Dinamo Minsk appointed him to replace Pyotr Kachura after the first match of the 2007 Belarusian Premier League season.[2]
From December 2014 until December 2016, he was the head coach of Belarus national team.
On 20 December 2019, he signed with Russian Football National League club Rotor Volgograd.[3] The club only played two games after the resumption of the 2019–20 season after the winter break and then the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As Rotor were leading the league at the time of abandonment, the club was promoted to the Russian Premier League. He was dismissed by Rotor on 19 March 2021, with the club in the 13th position in the league.[4]
On 16 January 2024, Khatskevich was appointed manager of last-placed Polish I liga outfit Zagłębie Sosnowiec.[5] On 1 April, during a press conference following a 0–4 home loss to GKS Katowice, he jokingly agreed for the media to send him tactical suggestions to use in future games,[6] and stated he let the players set their own strategy for the lost match,[7] a claim which was refuted by one of Zagłębie's players Kamil Biliński on X the following day.[8] On 3 April, amid allegations of verbal abuse and poor treatment of players by the Belarusian,[9] it was reported that Khatskevich, along with several players, was physically attacked by hooligans on club grounds during a training session.[10][11] He left the club by mutual consent on 5 April 2024.[12]
Personal life
His son Artyom Khatskevich is also a footballer, most recently playing for Czech side TJ Spohe Praha.[13]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khatskevich goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 September 2000 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Wales | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 October 2000 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Armenia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 28 March 2001 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Norway | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 17 April 2002 | Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen, Hungary |  Hungary | 4–1 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of 3 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Dynamo Minsk (played-coach) | 9 April 2007 | 12 November 2007 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30.00 |
| FK Vitebsk | 26 July 2008 | 20 July 2009 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 35.48 |
| Belarus | 4 December 2014 | December 2016 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33.33 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 June 2017 | 14 August 2019 | 115 | 66 | 28 | 21 | 57.39 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 20 December 2019 | 19 March 2021 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19.23 |
| Karmiotissa | 18 September 2022 | 31 October 2022 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 16 January 2024 | 5 April 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 232 | 100 | 64 | 68 | 43.10 | ||
Honours
Player
Dinamo Minsk
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
- Ukrainian Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2004
Individual
- Belarusian Footballer of the Year: 1998, 2000
Manager
Dynamo Kyiv
References
External links
- Alyaksandr Khatskevich at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alyaksandr Khatskevich at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
