Yuri Zhigaev ( Latvian. Jurijs Žigajevs ; November 14, 1985, Leningrad ) - Latvian footballer . Currently, the winger of the Latvian "Spartak" (Jurmala) .
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| Born | Leningrad , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 168 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | completed his career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On July 31, 2018, he announced his retirement [2] [3] .
Club career
Born in Leningrad and at an early age moved to Latvia . He spent his youth career at the Youth and Youth Sports School Ilukste and Siebens / Zemessardze . In 2002, he signed a professional contract with the Riga Club. Zhigaev spent 6 years in it, having played 118 matches and scored 17 goals. After the capital team was declared bankrupt, Yuri signed a contract with Ventspils [4] . In the new club, he spent 46 matches and scored 24 goals [5] . December 3, 2010 Zhigaev moved to the Polish " Vidzev " [6] . Due to prolonged injuries, Yuri spent only 5 matches in the “Red Army” and in 2012 returned to Ventspils [7] .
Team Career
The debut for the national team of Latvia took place on October 13, 2007 in the qualifying match of the European Championship 2008 against the national team of Iceland (2-4) [8] . The last match at the moment was played on March 31, 2015 against Ukraine.
In total, the player’s account has 35 matches for the national team (two of them are not recognized as official under the rules of FIFA ) and two goals.
Team Goals
| # | date | A place | Rival | Score | Result | Tournament |
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| one. | April 1, 2009 | Skonto , Riga | Luxembourg | 1 -0 | 2-0 | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
| 2. | May 24, 2013 | Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Doha Stadium | Qatar | 1 -0 | 1-3 | Friendly match |
Achievements
- Champion of Latvia : 2008 , 2013 , 2014 .
- Silver medalist of the Latvian Championship: 2009 , 2010 .
- Latvian bronze medalist: 2007 , 2012 , 2015 , 2016 .
- Latvian Cup Winner: 2013 , 2017 .
- Finalist of the Cup of Latvia: 2015 .
- Baltic League Winner: 2010 .
- Baltic Cup Winner: 2008 , 2014 .
- The best midfielder of the championship of Latvia: 2010 , 2013 .
- The best player of the championship of Latvia: 2010 , 2013 .
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Emils Ozerinskis. Žigajevs 32 gadu vecumā liek punktu futbolista karjerai (Latvian) . SportaCentrs.com (July 31, 2018). Date of treatment August 2, 2018.
- ↑ LFF. Paldies un veiksmi nākamajā dzīves etapā, Žiga! (Latvian) . LFF.lv (August 1, 2018). Date of treatment August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Jurijs Žigajevs pāriet uz FK "Ventspils" | Apollo (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment August 4, 2014. Archived on April 15, 2012.
- ↑ Jurijs Žigajevs transfers to FK Ventspils (Latvian), apollo.lv , Riga, Latvia: LETA (June 27, 2008). Archived on August 7, 2011. Date of treatment July 11, 2008.
- ↑ Jurijs Žigajevs nowym piłkarzem Widzewa Archived August 10, 2014 on Wayback Machine 12/3/2010, widzewlodz.pl
- ↑ sportacentrs.com Archived on August 1, 2012.
- ↑ News.lv: FK '' Rīga '' pussargs Žigajevs - vienīgais debitants futbola izlasē pirms spēles pret Moldovu 08/09/2007 BNS