Nikolajs Kozačuks
Nikolajs Kozačuks (born 7 August 1985) is a Latvian former football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolajs Kozačuks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ventspils, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Ventspils | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | FK Ventspils | 18 | (1) |
| 2007 | FC Vítkovice | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | FK Vindava | 40 | (18) |
| 2009 | FK Tukums 2000 | 7 | (2) |
| 2009 | Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Tranzit | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | Ahva Arraba | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | FK Ventspils | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Daugava Rīga | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Górnik Łęczna | 29 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Górnik II Łęczna | ||
| 2015–2016 | Eiger FK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player Nikolajs Kozačuks played for his local club FK Ventspils, being included in the first team squad for the 2003 season. The youngster played there till 2006 and during these 4 seasons was mainly used in the reserve team, although in the 2005 season he played 13 first team matches in the Latvian Higher League. During his time with FK Ventspils Kozačuks helped the club win the Latvian Cup for 3 seasons in a row.[1] In January 2007 he moved to the Czech 2. Liga, signing a contract with FC Vítkovice. He played 8 matches for the club and left it at the end of the season, joining the Latvian First League club FK Vindava in July 2007. Scoring 10 goals, he helped the club win the league and earn a straight promotion to the Latvian Higher League.[2] In the 2008 season he was the club's top scorer with 8 league goals as the club finished the season in the 8th position of the league table.[3] As FK Vindava refused to play in the Latvian Higher League for the upcoming season, Kozačuks started the 2009 season with the Latvian First League club FK Tukums 2000.[4] In July 2009 he moved to the Azerbaijan Premier League club Olimpik-Shuvalan, signing a two-year contract.[5] Failing to establish himself as a first eleven player, at the start of 2010 Kozačuks returned to Ventspils, signing a contract with the Latvian Higher League club FC Tranzit. In summer 2010 he moved to the Israeli Liga Leumit and joined Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon. Kozačuks changed clubs within the league in February 2011, when he was transferred to Ahva Arraba. In July 2011 he returned to his local club FK Ventspils before the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League campaign.[6] Kozačuks was included in the entry for the 2012 season of Daugava Rīga, but did not appear in a single match throughout the season. In 2013, he became a first eleven player, appearing in 9 league matches. In July 2013 Kozačuks moved to the Polish I liga club Górnik Łęczna.[7]
Honours edit
- FK Ventspils
- Latvian Higher League champion (1): 2011
- Latvian Cup winner (3): 2003, 2004, 2005
- FK Vindava
- Latvian First League champion (1): 2007
- Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon
- Toto Cup winner (1): 2010-2011
References edit
- ^ "Latvian Cup final results". lff.lv. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "1. līgā triumfē "Vindava"". sportacentrs.com. 2007-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ ""Skonto" pārbaudīs Kozačuku". sportacentrs.com. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ ""Vindava" atsakās no spēlēšanas Virslīgā". sportacentrs.com. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "Kārtējais Latvijas futbolists nobāzējas Azerbaidžānā". sportacentrs.com. 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "Virslīgas klubu sastāvu izmaiņas vasaras pāreju periodā". sportacentrs.com. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ^ "Nikolajs Kozačuks karjeru turpinās Polijas 1.līgā". sportacentrs.com. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
External links edit
- Nikolajs Kozačuks at Soccerway
- Nikolajs Kozačuks at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Nikolajs Kozačuks at FootballDatabase.eu