Sergejs Kožans (born 16 February 1986) is a Latvian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was most recently the assistant manager of Riga.
 Kožans playing for Skonto Rīga | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth |
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JFC Skonto | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Skonto Rīga | 51 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | Lechia Gdańsk | 42 | (1) |
| 2012 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slavia Mozyr | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Skonto Rīga | 15 | (2) |
| 2014 | GKS Tychy | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Šiauliai | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Bytovia Bytów | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Riga | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Latvia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Latvia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Auda | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
As a youth player Kožans played for JFC Skonto, making his professional debut in 2005. He spent 4 years playing for Skonto Riga in the Latvian Higher League, all in all making 51 appearances and scoring 5 goals. In 2009, alongside his team-mate Ivans Lukjanovs, Kožans joined the Polish Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk.[1] In his first season with Lechia Kožans played 18 matches and scored 1 goal. All in all he spent three seasons in the Ekstraklasa, playing 42 matches and scoring 1 goal. On 24 May 2012 it was announced that Kožans would leave the club.[2] He became an unrestricted free agent, and on 13 October 2012 joined the Belarusian Premier League club Shakhtyor Soligorsk, signing a contract until the end of the season. They finished the 2012 Belarusian Premier League season as the runners-up.[3] In March 2013 Kožans joined the fellow league club Slavia Mozyr. He played 5 league matches for the club, but then left because of personal reasons. In August 2013 Kožans returned to his former club Skonto Rīga in the Latvian Higher League.[4] In August 2014 he left the club because of its financial difficulties and unpaid wages, having played 15 league matches and scored 2 goals. On 7 August 2014 it was announced that Kožans would join the Polish First League club GKS Tychy.[5]
International career edit
From 2003 to 2004 Kožans played for Latvia U17 and from 2006 to 2008 he was a member of Latvia U21 squad. However, he has not been capped for the senior side.
Coaching career edit
In January 2023, Kožans returned to Riga as a first-team coach.[6]
Honours edit
Spartaks Jūrmala
References edit
- ^ "404 / Diena".
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Lukjanovs un Kožans pamet Gdaņskas "Lechia"". 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Verpakovskis nespēlē, Perepļotkins nopelna 11 metru soda sitienu un tiek finālā". 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Official Skonto FC Website".
- ^ "No "Skonto" aizgājušais Kožans karjeru turpinās Polijā". 7 August 2014.
- ^ "THE COACHING STAFF HAS BEEN CONFIRMED". rigafc.lv/en. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Sergejs Kožans". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
External links edit
- Sergejs Kožans at Soccerway
- Sergejs Kožans at FootballDatabase.eu