Oskars Kļava
Oskars Kļava (born 8 August 1983) is a Latvian football coach and a former defender. He is the manager of Spartaks Jūrmala.
| Kļava with Khimki in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Liepāja, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartaks Jūrmala (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liepājas Metalurgs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2010 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 189 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Khimki (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 14 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | AZAL | 85 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Liepāja | 59 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Latvia U-21 | ||
| 2005–2013 | Latvia | 65 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Spartaks Jūrmala | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Kļava was born in Liepāja. As a youth player he played for his local club Liepājas Metalurgs, making his first-team debut in 2002. That year he also made his Euro competitions' debut and was sent off against the Austrian club FC Kärnten in a 2002–03 UEFA Cup qualifying round match, which Kärnten won 2–0 on 15 August 2002.[1] With the number of appearances growing each season, Kļava played in Liepāja for 9 seasons. He became a first eleven player in 2005. In January 2008 Kļava went on trial with Football League One side Leeds United in England.[2] He left Metalurgs in 2010, having played 189 league matches, scoring 7 goals.
In June 2010 Kļava went on trial with the Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala and signed a three-year contract with them in August the same year.[3] He was given the nr. 83 jersey at the club and, despite his surname being Kļava, he had his name Oskars written on it. He made his Premier League debut in the 17th round match against CSKA Moscow, coming on as a substitute on 15 August 2010.[4] In his first season in Makhachkala Kļava appeared in 11 Premier League matches, as well as 12 reserve team games, scoring 1 goal.[5] He lost his place in the starting line-up after the arrival of the Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos.
In August 2011 Kļava was given to the Russian First Division club FK Khimki on a half-year loan.[6] Having played 11 matches there, he returned to Anzhi at the end of 2011. Before the start of the 2012 season Kļava rejoined his home-town club Liepājas Metalurgs playing in the Latvian Higher League.[7] He scored 2 goals in 14 league matches.
In July 2012 Kļava signed a contract with the Azerbaijan Premier League club AZAL.[8] In his first two seasons with the club Kļava appeared in 57 league matches and scored 2 goals.
International edit
Kļava was a member of Latvian U-21 team. He made his international debut for the senior side in 2005 in a 1–1 draw against Thailand under that time national team's manager Jurijs Andrejevs, who had picked him up for a tournament in Bahrain.[9] Kļava scored his first international goal in October 2007 against Iceland.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2002 | Virsliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 1 | |||||
| 2005 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 28 | 2 | |||||
| 2009 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 189 | 7 | 12 | 0 | - | - | 201 | 7 | ||||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2011–12 | Russian National League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| AZAL | 2012–13 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 3 | ||
| Liepāja | 2015 | Virslīga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 70 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 354 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | - | - | 382 | 17 | ||
International edit
- Source:[12]
| Latvia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 61 | 1 |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Latvia's goal tally first.
- As of match played 13 October 2007[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2007 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 1–1 | 4–2 | Euro 2008 qualification | [13] |
Honours edit
Club
- Virsliga: 2005, 2009; runner-up 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Latvian Cup 2006
- Baltic League: 2007
Latvia
- Baltic Cup: 2008, 2012
References edit
- ^ "Kärnten beat ten-man Metalurgs". UEFA. 15 August 2002. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ "Trio on trial at Leeds". Sky Sports. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ "O.Kļava debitē". 15 August 2010.
- ^ Oskars Kļava at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
- ^ "Lapa īslaicīgi nav pieejama".
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ . UEFA. 13 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ "O.Kļava". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Oskars Kļava". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Iceland vs. Latvia". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links edit
- Oskars Klava at Soccerbase
- Oskars Kļava at Soccerway
- Oskars Kļava at National-Football-Teams.com