Vyacheslav Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Вячаслаў Паўлавіч Глеб; [vʲatʂaˈslau ɣlʲeb]; Russian: Вячеслав Павлович Глеб; born 12 February 1983) is a Belarusian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Club career
Hleb has had unsuccessful trials with Scottish Premier League sides Inverness CT in 2005 and Hearts. In the summer of 2008, Hleb was close to being transferred to Dutch side Roda JC but the clubs could not agree.
On 10 February 2009, Hleb signed a two-year contract with Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.[1] He played 27 league games and scored seven goals in Season 2009 but when Miroslav Blažević was appointed manager in December 2009, he decided that Hleb was not part of his plans to try and turn Shanghai Shenhua into league title contenders.
On 12 August 2010, Hleb transferred to Shenzhen Ruby on a loan deal.[2] In 2011, he played for Dinamo Minsk as well as for FSV Frankfurt.[3]
On 7 September 2012, Kalloni FC from Football League (Greece) announced his transfer.
International career
Hleb was also an international for the Belarus national team. He was capped 45 times and scored a dozen goals for the national side.
Personal life
His older brother Alexander is also a footballer.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hleb goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 August 2004 | Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey |  Turkey |
2–1 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 9 February 2005 | Stadion Dyskobolia, Poland |  Poland |
3–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 15 November 2006 | A. Le Coq Arena, Estonia |  Estonia |
1–2 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 7 February 2007 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Iran |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2–1 | |||||
| 6 | 4 February 2008 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta |  Armenia |
1–2 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 26 March 2008 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Turkey |
2–2 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 10 September 2008 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra |  Andorra |
3–1 | World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 11 August 2010 | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 2–0 | |||||
| 11 | 17 November 2010 | Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman |  Oman |
4–0 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 9 February 2011 | Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Kazakhstan |
1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
MTZ-RIPO Minsk[4]
Gomel
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
References
- ^ 申花官方宣布两大外援签约 小赫莱布2+1合同190万欧 (in Chinese). sina.com. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ 扬科赫莱布加盟深足 申花活雷锋球员送出工资照付 (in Chinese). sina.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Hleb, Vyacheslav". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "MTZ-RIPO into Europe after Cup joy". UEFA. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
External links
- Vyacheslav Hleb at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Vyacheslav Hleb at Soccerway
- Vyacheslav Hleb at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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