Leanid Kovel (Belarusian: Леанід Леанідавіч Ковель, Russian: Леонид Ковель; born 29 July 1986) is a Belarusian football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Smorgon.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leanid Leanidovich Kovel | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Smarhon, Grodno Oblast, Belarusian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Smorgon (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Smorgon | |||
| 2001–2003 | RUOR Minsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | RUOR Minsk | 48 | (23) |
| 2004–2007 | Dinamo Minsk | 69 | (21) |
| 2007 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| 2008–2010 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 37 | (0) |
| 2011 | Dinamo Minsk | 27 | (2) |
| 2012 | Minsk | 22 | (8) |
| 2013 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 6 | (1) |
| 2013 | Minsk | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Minsk | 66 | (10) |
| 2017 | Rīgas Futbola Skola | 26 | (3) |
| 2018 | Neman Grodno | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | Minsk | 23 | (0) |
| 2020 | Belshina Bobruisk | 30 | (9) |
| 2021 | Smorgon | 14 | (2) |
| 2023 | Smorgon-2 | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Belarus U21 | 34 | (6) |
| 2004–2011 | Belarus | 17 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021– | Smorgon (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Before coming to Saturn Ramenskoye in 2008, he played for Karpaty Lviv for 2 years.
Kovel made his debut with the Belarus national football team in a friendly match against Turkey on 18 August 2004, entering as a second-half substitute.[1][2]
After a 2021 season he finished his player career.[3]
Honours edit
Dinamo Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League champion: 2004
Minsk
- Belarusian Cup winner: 2012–13
International goals edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 November 2004 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates |
2 – 1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 19 November 2008 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1 – 2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 October 2009 | Regional Sport Complex Brestskiy, Brest, Belarus |  Kazakhstan |
3 – 0 | 4–0 | World Cup 2010 qualifier |
Career stats edit
| Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Ukraine | I | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | FC Minsk | Belarus | I | 9 | 2 |
| 2013 | FC Irtysh Pavlodar | Kazakhstan | I | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | FC Minsk | Belarus | I | 22 | 8 |
| 2011 | Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | I | 27 | 2 |
| 2010 | FC Saturn Ramenskoye | Russia | I | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | FC Saturn Ramenskoye | Russia | I | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | FC Saturn Ramenskoye | Russia | I | 6 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Ukraine | I | 16 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Ukraine | I | 13 | 6 |
| 2006 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | I | 19 | 5 |
| 2005 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | I | 23 | 9 |
| 2004 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Belarus | I | 27 | 7 |
References edit
- ^ Belarus call for Kovel
- ^ International Friendly Matches 2004
- ^ "Леонид Ковель завершил игровую карьеру". Прессбол. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links edit
- Leonid Kovel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leonid Kovel at Russian Premier League
- Leonid Kovel at Soccerway
- Leonid Kovel at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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