Yuri Shevtsov

Yuri Anatolyevich Shevtsov (; , born 16 December 1959 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian former handball player and current coach. Since 2009 he has been the head coach of the Belarusian national team.

He represented the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal with the Soviet team. He played five matches including the final and scored 18 goals. He also won gold medals at the 1982 World Championship.

Career Playing career At the age of 14 he transferred from his hometown club in Slutsk to local top team SKA Minsk. Here he played 18 years and won both the Soviet Championship many times as well as the European Cup in 1987 1989 and 1990. He also won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and 1988. He also won the Supercup in 1999, after he had reached the final of the DHB-Pokal and lost to THW Kiel.

In 2001 he joined TUSEM Essen. In the 4 years he was at the club, his best placed finish was a 4th place in the 2002-03 season. The same season he reached the final of the DHB-Pokal, where they lost to SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

in 2005 he joined the 2nd Bundesliga team SG Kronau/Östringen on a 4 year contract. He guided the team to the DHB-Pokal final in 2006 and 2007. in 2008 he achieved a 4th place, the highest position ever for the club. They also reached the final of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to MKB Veszprém.

After a bad start to 2008-09 season he was fired and replaced by Christian Schwarzer.

Belarus In July 2009 he became the head coach of the Belarusian national team replacing Georgi Sviridenko. He has guided the team at 4 World Championships, in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2021. The best results has been in 2013 and 2017, where they both reached the round of 16.

In light of the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 decided to suspend Belarus both in competitions for national teams and on the club level, meaning that he has only managed in friendlies since then.

Titles As player 1982 World Champion 1988 Olympic Champion EHF Champions League: 1987, 1989, 1990 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1983, 1988 Soviet Men's Handball Championship: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 Soviet Men's Handball Cup: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987

As coach German Championship: 1997 DHB-Pokal: 1997 DHB-Supercup: 1997, 1999 EHF Cup: 2005