Igor Shitov
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ihar Shytaw | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC BATE | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2009 | |||
Ihar Shytaw (Belarusian: Ігар Шытаў; Russian: Игорь Шитов; born October 24, 1986 in Polotsk) is a football player from Belarus. He currently plays as defender for FC BATE in the Belarusian Premier League. He is a right back.
He has been capped 3 times for Belarus. He scored his only international goal against Finland in the 92nd minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw after Toni Kallio scored the equaliser in the 94th minute.
Surname
He started the game against England on the 14th of October 2009, causing uproar due to the pronunciation of his name (Shitov).
"The defender is called... Shitov. If you're going to smirk, you might as well go to bed now."
— British commentator Clive Tyldesley.[1]
References
- ^ Charles, Chris (21 October 2009). "Sport quotes of the week". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
External links
- Ihar Shytaw player info at the official Torpedo Zhodino website Template:Ru icon
- National Football Teams
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