
Many (FIFA) referees have been playing football at some level, but only a few were professional players like Valery Sigizmundavich Vyalichka. After he retired from playing he took to refereeing, Vialichka was a UEFA Category 3 referee until the end of 2011, the year he turned 45.
teams
Vialyckha was a forward for: FC Dinamo Brest (6 years); FC Dinamo Minsk (3 years); Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1 year); FC Spartak Moscow; FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (a few months). He also has 4 caps for the Belarus National Team.