Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka was born in 1977 to a middle-class family in Khoiniki, Belarus. His father admire football and inculcate the son in love for the game. Hancharenka was a smart and trainee child and his parents encouraged him to be successful in his football endeavors. Football was a major part of his life and his father was very impressed with his knowledge of the game.
Viktar came to the football school at the age of 9, where his parents encouraged him to do his best to be as successful as possible.
In 1995, after his father's death, Viktor became a student at the Republic College of Olympic Reserve in Minsk, Belarus. In the RCOR, Viktor got most of his footballing knowledge. He also met other famous Belarussian footballers Alexander Hleb, Vitali Kutuzov and Yuri Zhevnov.
In 1998, Viktor joined BATE Borisov
Hancharenka's playing career began in 1998, when he made his debut as a defender aged 21. Playing BATE Borisov Viktar became a champion of Belarusian Premier League in 1999, 2002, silver prize winner in 1998, 2000 and bronze prize winner in 2001. At the age of 25 Hancharenka was forced to retire through injury.
Before he became head manager of FC BATE, Hancharenka was assistant manager at FC BATE under coaches Yuri Puntus and Igor Kriushenko. In 2007 Viktar become a head manager of FC BATE and won the national championship (2008, 2009, 2010). Under Hancharenka's leadership, FC BATE in 2008 became the first club from Belarus to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the UEFA Champions League and in 2009-2010 of the UEFA Europa League.
In 2011 Hancharenka and his FC BATE defeated AZ 4-1 in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League and lead the team in 1/16 stage of UEFA Europa League Cup.
In August 2011 Hancharenka led his club into the group stage of the Champions League again.
