Jurijs Žigajevs
Jurijs Žigajevs (born 14 November 1985) is a Latvian football manager and former player who made 31 appearances for the Latvia national team. He currently manages FK PPK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurijs Žigajevs | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK PPK (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Ilūkste | |||
| FK Zibens Zemessardze | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | FK Zibens/Zemessardze | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | FK Rīga | 118 | (17) |
| 2008–2010 | FK Ventspils | 46 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | FK Ventspils | 122 | (19) |
| 2018 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ilūkstes NSS | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Latvia | 31 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | FK PPK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in the then Leningrad, Russia Žigajevs moved to Latvia at a young age. In his youth he played for FK Ilūkste and later FK Zibens Zemessardze. In 2002, he signed a professional contract with FK Rīga, playing in the Latvian Higher League. He played there for 6 years, until 2008, making 118 appearances and scoring 17 goals. After, the club's bankrupt Žigajevs signed a contract with another Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.[1] He spent 2 seasons there, playing 46 matches and scoring 24 goals.[2] On 3 December 2010, Žigajevs joined Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.[3] Struggling with injuries all season, Žigajevs made only 5 league appearances for the Polish side and in June 2012 re-joined his former club FK Ventspils.[4]
International career edit
Žigajevs made his international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2007 in a 2–4 win against Iceland.[5] He collected 31 caps and scored 2 goals.[6] He scored his first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match victory against Luxembourg.[7]
Position edit
International goals edit
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^ "Jurijs Žigajevs transfers to FK Ventspils". apollo.lv (in Latvian). Riga, Latvia: LETA. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ Jurijs Žigajevs nowym piłkarzem Widzewa 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine 3.12.2010, widzewlodz.pl
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ "News.lv: FK Rīga pussargs Žigajevs - vienīgais debitants futbola izlasē pirms spēles pret Moldovu 09.08.2007 BNS". 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ "Latvijas futbolisti arī mājās uzvar Luksemburgu". April 2009.
- ^ "Latvia - J. Žigajevs - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links edit
- Jurijs Žigajevs at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jurijs Žigajevs player info (in Dutch)
- Jurijs Žigajevs at National-Football-Teams.com