Ihar Bryshtel
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ihar Uladzimiravich Bryshtel | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Kobryn District, Brest Region, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Kobrin | 10 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Kobrin | 14 | (15) |
2014 | Belita-Viteks Uzda | 6 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2009– | Belarus (beach soccer) | >100 | (>100) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023[2] |
Ihar Uladzimiravich Bryshtel (Belarusian: Ігар Уладзіміравіч Брыштэль; Russian: Игорь Владимирович Бриштель; born 13 July 1987) is a Belarusian beach soccer and occasional association football player who plays as a forward for the Belarus national team.
Career
[edit]Bryshtel made his debut for Belarus soon after the national team was formed, against the Netherlands at the third stage of the 2009 Euro Beach Soccer League.[3][4] Over the next ten years, he collected over 100 caps for Belarus and established a reputation as one of Europe's most prolific strikers, scooping multiple top scorer and best player awards in international competitions; he was also named best Belarusian player of the year seven times during this period.[1]
In July 2017, Bryshtel scored his 100th goal for Belarus against Lithuania at an exhibition tournament.[5] In 2019, he signed for top Russian club Kristall,[6] having played for other Russian clubs since 2011.[7] He was also part of the Belarusian squad the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup,[2] Belarus's first appearance at the World Cup, ending the tournament as the team's top goalscorer with four.[8]
In August 2020, Bryshtel was one of many Belarusian athletes to speak out against the Lukashenko regime during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. As a matter of politics, this resulted in his banishment from the national team; he was captain at the time of his exclusion, and his time in exile included missing out on Belarus's 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup campaign.[2] He continued to play club beach soccer in Russia, for Kristall, during this time, racking up over 100 goals and appearances, winning multiple Russian league titles.[9] In February 2023, Bryshtel publicly expressed "repentance" for his actions and was assimilated back into the national team.[10][11]
Bryshtel's impact on his return was instant, winning the best player award at the World Cup qualifiers in July[12] and being voted as Belarusian player of the year for an eighth time.[13] He was subsequently included in Belarus's 12-man roster for the 2024 World Cup.[14]
Statistics
[edit]Note: Some of the sources of these statistics may have counted an appearance when the player was actually an unused substitute.
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Honours
[edit]As of 2023.
The following is a selection, not an exhaustive list, of the major honours Bryshtel has achieved:
- Euro Beach Soccer League
- UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- Euro Winners Cup
- Beach Soccer Stars
- World's best player shortlist (4): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
- ABFF beach soccer player of the year[7][15][16]
- First place (8): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beating both Russia and Portugal in the same group is something not to be forgotten". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Найлепшага гульца Беларусі па пляжным футболе вярнулі ў зборную пасля рэпрэсій: павінен дапамагчы трапіць на ЧС, але ўдзел у адборы пад вялікім пытаннем". Tribuna (in Belarusian). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Парень из-под Кобрина стал звездой пляжного футбола". KBR.by (in Russian). 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Игорь Бриштель: "Я считаю, что белорусская "пляжка" входит в топ 5 сборных в мире"". sport5.by (in Russian). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Antonov, Sergey (6 July 2017). "Сборная Беларуси стала победителем 7-го международного турнира по пляжному футболу "Кубок дружбы" в Витебске". Vitebsk News (in Russian). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
Igor
- ^ "Игорь Бриштель в сезоне 2019 года будет играть за "Кристалл"". BSRussia (in Russian). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Новая победа сборной "пляжки" в составе с Игорем Бриштелем". Кобрин Сити (in Russian). 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Paraguay 2019 - Belarus". FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Shcherbatsevich, Roman (5 July 2021). "100 "оранжевых" голов кобринчанина! Игорь Бриштель стал чемпионом России по пляжному футболу". Кобрин Сити (in Russian). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Вернувшийся после репрессий в сборную Беларуси по пляжному футболу Игорь Бриштель дал "покаянное" интервью". Зеркало (in Russian). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Возвращенный в сборную Беларуси Бриштель: «В августе 2020-го все резко стали политиками и экономистами. Каждый должен заниматься своим делом»". Tribuna (in Russian). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Сборная Беларуси по пляжному футболу в третий раз подряд выступит на чемпионате мира". Belarus Today (in Russian). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Пляжный Футбол. Игорь Бриштель: На Чемпионате Мира У Нас Подобралась Самая Ровная Группа, Каждый Может Оказаться В Призерах". pressball. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Национальная сборная Беларуси по пляжному футболу улетела за мечтой на чемпионат мира в Дубай". sport5.by (in Russian). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Игорь Бриштель – лучший пляжный футболист Беларуси-2018!". beachsoccer.by (in Russian). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "По итогам голосования Игорь Бриштель признан лучшим футболистом 2023 по пляжному футболу!". beachsoccer.by (in Russian). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ihar Bryshtel, profile at Beach Soccer Worldwide
- Ihar Bryshtel, profile at BSC Kristall
- Ihar Bryshtel at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)