Igor Nikolayevich Kovalevich (Belarusian: Iгар Мiкалаевiч Кавалевiч; Russian: Игорь Николаевич Ковалевич; born 3 February 1968) is a Belarusian professional football coach and former player. Since 2016, he is the head coach of Neman Grodno.

Igor Kovalevich
Kovalevich coaching Belarus U21 in 2016
Personal information
Full name Igor Nikolayevich Kovalevich
Date of birth (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Ivanava, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Neman Grodno (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 SKIF Minsk
1990 Metallurg Molodechno
1991 Luch Vladivostok 4 (0)
1992–1993 Dinamo Brest 39 (2)
1993 Dnepr Mogilev 3 (0)
1994–1995 Dinamo-Gazovik Tyumen 23 (0)
1996 Irtysh Tobolsk 25 (3)
1997–1999 Belshina Bobruisk 67 (11)
2000 Gomel 20 (1)
2001–2003 Neman Grodno 67 (3)
2004–2005 Slavia Mozyr 28 (0)
2004 Khazar Lankaran 15 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2007 Naftan Novopolotsk (reserves)
2007–2012 Naftan Novopolotsk
2008–2011 Belarus U21 (assistant)
2011–2012 Belarus Olympic (assistant)
2013–2016 Belarus U21
2016– Neman Grodno
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played youth football with SDYUSHOR-5.[1]

He graduated from the Belarusian State University majoring in physical culture in 1990.[2]

Managerial statistics edit

As of 3 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Naftan Novopolotsk   14 May 2007 12 December 2012 198 76 46 76 248 253 −5 038.38
Belarus U21   14 September 2013 1 December 2016 38 13 6 19 49 50 −1 034.21
Neman Grodno   17 June 2016 Present 260 114 61 85 358 282 +76 043.85
Total 496 203 113 180 655 585 +70 040.93

Honours edit

As player edit

Belshina Bobruisk

As coach edit

Naftan Novopolotsk

References edit

  1. ^ Interview with Pressball.by
  2. ^ FC Naftan Novopolotsk (19 July 2012). "Igor Nikolaevich Kovalevich full bio" (in Belarusian). Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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