Serghei Covalciuc
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| Serghei Covalciuc | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serghei Sergheivici Covalciuc | |
| Date of birth | 20 January 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Odessa, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 182 cm | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Spartak Moscow | |
| Number | 22 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2002 2002-2004 2004-present |
Tiligul Tiraspol Karpaty Lviv Spartak Moscow |
81 (7) 72 (4) 57 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-2006 | Moldova | 17 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Serghei Covalciuc (Russian: Сергей Ковальчук, Sergey Kovalchuk) born January 20, 1982) is a Moldovan-Russian football (soccer) utility midfielder being able to play as a winger, full-back, attacking midfielder (main position) and as a second striker. A regular and a star player in the Moldovan senior squad, he currently plays for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. Previously he played for Tiligul Tiraspol in Moldovan championship, having joined from in the 1999 pre-season.
A Odessa native, Serghei Covalciuc previously had Moldovan and Transnistrian (de facto nation) citizenships, but in 2007 he renounced them to receive Russian citizenship and be able to play more often for Spartak.[1]
[edit] International career
Covalciuc played 3 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He played the last official match against Turkey on 11 October 2006 before denaturalization Moldovan nationality.
He also played 8 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) and a member of 2002 edition.
[edit] References
- ^ FC Spartak Moscow website (2007-03-22). Covalciuk received Russian passport. Retrieved on 2007-03-22. (Russian)
[edit] Links
- Serghei Covalciuk's profile on Spartak Moscow website
- FIFA.com
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