Andrei Stas - the star of the Belarusian national team

Andrei Stas is the leader of the Belarusian team. This central striker has many fans around the world. Many teams of the KHL wanted to see Andrei at their club, but he prefers to play at home.

The beginning of sports career

Andrei Stas was born in Minsk in 1988. In this city there is a strong children's school called "Youth". A lot of children from all over the country come to Minsk to practice hockey. Andrei was taken to hockey by his parents. His family loves sports and follows the games of the national team.

The elder brother Sergey Stas is also a professional hockey player. He played many games in the Belarusian championship, the lower American leagues, and also in the German championship. His parents really wanted Andrei to become a professional athlete and, just like his older brother, played for his country's national team.

All childhood Andrei Stas conducted as a part of the team of the children's school in Minsk. Only in 2008 he played a little in the hockey club "Keramin", which was based in Minsk. This command is currently disbanded.

Continuation of career

Most of his career, this talented striker spent in his native club "Dynamo Minsk", which performs in the Continental Hockey League. But because of financial disagreements in 2014, the striker went to the Russian Federation.

Andrey signed a contract with the famous club of CSKA. Stas showed a great season. Fans of the club fell in love with this legionary. But at the end of the season the hockey player went to play for "Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk".

But in this club, he stayed only one season, and then returned to his homeland to play for "Dynamo". Andrei Stas hopes that he will have the opportunity to play in the most powerful league of the planet - the NHL. For this, the hockey player will need to play at a high level in the KHL and for his team.

Career for the national team

Andrei Stas during his hockey career is regularly involved in the national team for participation in the most prestigious international tournaments. For the first time the athlete competed for the national team at the World Junior Championships in 2005. Next year he also played for the Belarusian team in this tournament. For the youth team played in two World Championships, Andrei Stas.

The hockey player later began to play for the main team of the country. He competed for her at 3 world championships (2009-2011). In 2010, this striker played for the national team of Belarus at the Olympic Games. Especially for him, the World Cup was successful in 2016. Andrew received a captain's armband.

The captain of the team of his country wants to become every hockey player. It was to Andrey that the coaching staff of the hockey team of Belarus entrusted this responsible business. At this tournament in 2016, Stas played seven games and scored 5 assists. Thanks to this result, the striker became one of the best scorers in the whole tournament. His success was marked by the leadership of the national team and the fans of the team.

In 2016, Andrei Stas received the "Best Player of the Year of Belarus" award.

The personal life of an athlete

Andrei Stas is married to a sportswoman Valeriya Kurilskaya. She, unlike her husband, became a prize-winner of the world championships and Europe. The couple met at the Belarusian Institute of Physical Education. This couple had twins. The wife with the children always follows her husband and did not miss a single world championship.

Andrei Stas, whose biography was not always successful, is popular with Belarusian fans. At the moment, the captain of the national team plays in Minsk "Dynamo". In his own club, everything is going well for him. It is possible that there he will play until the end of his career and will later go on to coaching position.