Pyotr Kachuro

Pyotr Petrovich Kachuro (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; born 2 August 1972) is a Belarusian former footballer who played as a forward. Starting off with his home town club Dynamo Minsk he went on to have spells at Sheffield United in England and Chengdu Wuniu in China before returning to his homeland, playing for Minsk for a second spell and later for Sokol Saratov. Following his retirement he went on to have a spell as manager at Dinamo Minsk in 2006–07. Internationally, he made 29 appearances, scoring five goals for the Belarus national team.

During his time in England he used an Anglicised version of his name and was referred to as Petr or Peter Katchouro.

Club career

Kachuro started his playing career at his hometown club FC Dinamo Minsk, the most successful team in Belarus having won the Belarusian Premier League a record seven times since it began in 1992. Kachuro was part of the side which won the Belarusian Premier League in 1995.

In July 1996, Sheffield United signed Kachuro for £650,000. He scored 14 goals in his first season as the Blades finished in fifth place in Division One and qualified for the Playoffs. However, the Blades lost 1–0 to Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley, with a last minute David Hopkin goal shattering United's promotion dream. Kachuro was awarded for his performances by being given the 1996–97 player of the season award at Bramall Lane.

The following season he made just 16 appearances, due to injuries, as the Blades qualified for the playoffs once again by finishing in sixth place. This time they lost in the semi-finals, with Sunderland defeating the Blades 3–2 on aggregate, after the Blades had held a 2–1 lead going into the second leg. Kachuro failed to score that season, but made amends in the next season, as he scored six goals in 16 appearances as the Blades failed to qualify for the playoffs by finishing in a disappointing eighth place, nine points from the playoffs. Kachuro missed a large part of the season due to a punctured lung injury in the 4–0 home defeat to Sunderland.

His final season in England saw him score three goals in 30 appearances as the Blades woeful start condemned them to a 16th-place finish, as Neil Warnock replaced Adrian Heath as manager in early December and rescued the Blades from relegation.

In March 2000 Kachuro was transferred to Chinese side Chengdu Wuniu on a free transfer. He stayed there for one season before re-joining his hometown club Dinamo Minsk in August 2000.

International career

Kachuro made his debut for the Belarus national team on 25 May 1994, in a 3–1 loss against Ukraine in a friendly.

Coaching career

After Kachuro retired from playing, Kachuro became a football coach. His former club, FC Dinamo Minsk, appointed him in November 2006, but replaced him after the first match of the 2007 Belarusian Premier League season.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kachuro goal.

List of international goals scored by Pyotr Kachuro

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 July 1995	Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Lithuania	flag alias = Flag of Lithuania.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg	flag alias-1988 = Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-naval = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-military=Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.png	link alias-military=Lithuanian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg	link alias-army = Lithuanian Land Force	flag alias-navy=Flag of Lithuania (state).svg	link alias-navy = Lithuanian Naval Force	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Lithuania.svg	link alias-air force=Lithuanian Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
2	1 May 1996	Stadion Miejski, Mielec, Poland	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Poland	flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg	border-naval-1919 =	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg	border-naval-1946 =	flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg	flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg	link alias-naval = Polish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg	border-navy =	link alias-navy = Polish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-marines =	link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg	border-air force =	link alias-air force = Polish Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-army =	link alias-army = Polish Land Forces	size =	size flag alias-naval = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px	size flag alias-air force = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
3	27 May 1996	City Stadium, Maladzyechna, Belarus	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Azerbaijan	flag alias = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	link alias-naval = Azerbaijani Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg	link alias-army = Azerbaijani Land Forces	flag alias-air force = AzAF Flag of Azerbaijan.png	link alias-air force = Azerbaijani Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg	link alias-navy = Azerbaijani Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || Friendly
4	7 September 1997	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|1–3 || style="text-align:center"|1–4 || 1998 World Cup qualifier
5	17 April 2002	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen, Hungary	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Hungary	flag alias = Flag of Hungary.svg	flag alias-1848 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg	flag alias-1849 = Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg	flag alias-1867 = Flag of Hungary (1848-1849, 1867-1869).svg	flag alias-1869 = Flag of Hungary (1869-1874).svg	flag alias-1874 = Flag of Hungary (1874-1896).svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of Hungary (1896-1915; angels).svg	flag alias-1915 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Hungary (1918-1919).svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Hungary (1919).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg	flag alias-1946 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Hungary.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Hungary with arms (state).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Hungary.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg	Hungarian River Guard	flag alias-military = Flag of the Hungarian Defence Forces.svg	link alias-military = Hungarian Defence Forces	flag alias-army = War Flag of Hungary.svg	link alias-army = Hungarian Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Hungarian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Hungary.svg	Hungarian River Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || style="text-align:center"|5–1 || style="text-align:center"|5–2 || Friendly

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Premier League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995
• Belarusian Cup: 1993–94

Individual

• Belarusian Premier League top scorer: 1993–94
• Sheffield United F.C. Player of the Year: 1997