Vital Lanko

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

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

Vital Lanko

Personal information
Full name	Vital Alyaksandravich Lanko
Date of birth	(1977-04-04) 4 April 1977
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

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).

External links

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