MINSK, 28 December (BelTA) - Five Belarusian football experts have been awarded the UEFA Pro Licenses, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Football Federation. The licenses were awarded to BATE coach Viktor Goncharenko, sports director of Soligorsk Shakhter Yuri Vergeichik and coach of the Bobruisk Belshina Alexander Sednev. Now the Belarusian specialists who took training courses at the licensing center the Ukrainian Football Federation in Kyiv are eligible to work in all professional leagues across Europe. The same coaching certificates were awarded to Alexander Khatskevich and Valentin Belkevich, who were once prominent football players and who now work in Ukrainian football. Starting 2011 Belarusian coaches will be able to get the UEFA Pro Licenses at home. Until recently Minsk regularly hosted coaching courses for UEFA licenses A and B. But now, after joint work of the Belarusian Football Federation and UEFA, local specialists will be able to receive the licenses of the highest category in Minsk.

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