Vital Lanko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alyaksandravich and the family name is Lanko.

Vital Lanko

Personal information
Full name	Vital Alyaksandravich Lanko
Date of birth	(1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Mogilev, Belarusian SSR
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev	47	(0)
1998–1999	Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev	55	(15)
2000	Belshina Bobruisk	26	(6)
2001	Fakel Voronezh	8	(0)
2002	Belshina Bobruisk	0	(0)
2002–2003	Kristall Smolensk	35	(4)
2003	Volyn Lutsk	23	(1)
2004	Uralan Elista	17	(8)
2005	Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk	13	(1)
2006–2007	Spartak Nalchik	43	(3)
2007–2008	Luch-Energiya Vladivostok	21	(0)
2009	Salyut-Energia Belgorod	12	(2)
2009	Chernomorets Novorossiysk	13	(1)
2010	Belshina Bobruisk	32	(4)
2011–2012	Torpedo Zhodino	42	(2)
2016	Torpedo Mogilev	2	(0)
Total		387	(47)
International career
1998–1999	Belarus U21	6	(1)
2004–2006	Belarus	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vital Alyaksandravich Lanko (Belarusian: Віталь Аляксандравіч Ланько, Russian: Виталий Александрович Ланько, Vitali Aleksandrovich Lanko; born 4 April 1977) is a former professional Belarusian footballer.

Career

International career

He made his debut for the national side on 19 February 2004, in friendly match against Romania.

Honours

Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev

• Belarusian Premier League champion: 1998

Belshina Bobruisk

• Belarusian Cup winner: 2000–01

Match fixing involvement

In July 2020 Lanko was found guilty of being involved in a match-fixing schema in Belarusian Premier League. He was sentenced to 3 years of an open prison (khimiya).[1]

References

1. Боровицкого осудили на четыре года, Ланько – на три. Суд вынес приговор участникам договорных матчей (in Russian)

External links

• Vital Lanko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Vital Lanko at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)