Albert Rybak

Albert Vladimirovich Rybak (Belarusian: Альберт Рыбак, Russian: Альберт Рыбак; born 16 May 1973) is a Belarusian football manager and former player.

Albert Rybak

Personal information
Full name	Albert Vladimirovich Rybak
Date of birth	(1973-05-16) 16 May 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Grodno, Belarusian SSR
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Naftan-2 Novopolotsk (assistant coach)
Youth career
	SDYuShOR-6 Grodno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Veras Grodno
1991–2003	Neman Grodno	189	(0)
1993–1995	→ Avtoprovod Schuchin
1996–1999	→ Neman-2 Grodno	6	(0)
2004	Slavia Mozyr	5	(0)
Managerial career
2006–2007	Neman Grodno (goalkeeper coach)
2008–2009	MTZ-RIPO Minsk (goalkeeper coach)
2010	Dinamo Brest (goalkeeper coach)
2013–2014	Smolevichi-STI
2016–2019	Trakai / Riteriai (goalkeeper coach)
2016	Trakai (caretaker)
2018	Trakai (caretaker)
2019	Riteriai (caretaker)
2021–2023	Belshina Bobruisk
2023–2024	Naftan Novopolotsk
2024–	Naftan-2 Novopolotsk (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

In 1991, at the age of 17, Rybak was playing in the Soviet third division with Neman Grodno.^[1] For 2004, he signed for Slavia Mozyr after spending the previous 15 years with Neman Grodno.^[1] During his time there, Rybak sustained a ruptured ligament which caused him to retire.^[1]

Despite joining FK Riteriai in Lithuania as a goalkeeper coach, he was appointed interim head coach on three successive occasions (2016 to 2019), helping the club reach third place two consecutive seasons and earning the November 2019 Coach of the Month award.^[2]

Honours

Neman Grodno

• Belarusian Cup winner: 1992–93