Jurijs Žigajevs Explained

Jurijs Žigajevs
Fullname:Jurijs Žigajevs
Birth Date:1985 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Leningrad, Soviet Union
(now Russia)
Currentclub:FK PPK (manager)
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:FK Ilūkste
Youthclubs2:FK Zibens Zemessardze
Years1:2001
Clubs1:FK Zibens/Zemessardze
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2002–2008
Clubs2:FK Rīga
Caps2:118
Goals2:17
Years3:2008–2010
Clubs3:FK Ventspils
Caps3:46
Goals3:24
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:Widzew Łódź
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2012–2017
Clubs5:FK Ventspils
Caps5:122
Goals5:19
Years6:2018
Clubs6:FK Spartaks Jūrmala
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Ilūkstes NSS
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2015
Nationalteam1:Latvia
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:2022–
Managerclubs1:FK PPK

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.

Club career

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

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

Žigajevs started most games as a right winger.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Apollo - Sports: Jurijs Žigajevs pāriet uz FK "Ventspils" . 2011-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415091227/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/sports/articles/131112 . 2012-04-15 . dead .
  2. News: Jurijs Žigajevs transfers to FK Ventspils . https://archive.today/20110807191521/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/sports/10/articles/131112/0 . dead . 2011-08-07 . apollo.lv . LETA . Riga, Latvia . 2008-06-27 . 2008-07-11 . Latvian .
  3. http://www.widzewlodz.pl/aktualnosci,3413,jurijs-zigajevs-nowym-pilkarzem-widzewa Jurijs Žigajevs nowym piłkarzem Widzewa
  4. Web site: Žigajevs atgriežas "Ventspilī" – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com . 2012-07-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801001734/http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/14062012-zigajevs_atgriezas_ventspili . 2012-08-01 .
  5. Web site: News.lv: FK Rīga pussargs Žigajevs - vienīgais debitants futbola izlasē pirms spēles pret Moldovu 09.08.2007 BNS. 16 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Latvijas Futbola federācija.
  7. Web site: Latvijas futbolisti arī mājās uzvar Luksemburgu. April 2009.
  8. Web site: Latvia - J. Žigajevs - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway.