Viktors Morozs

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Viktors Morozs
Personal information
Full name Viktors Morozs
Date of birth (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Vangaži, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FK RFS (manager)
Youth career
Valmiera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Valmiera 5 (0)
1999–2000 Skonto Riga 9 (1)
2000 Valmiera 4 (0)
2001–2008 Skonto Rīga 137 (15)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 22 (2)
2010–2011 Atromitos Yeroskipou 23 (7)
2011–2012 PAEEK 23 (3)
2012–2013 Spartaks Jūrmala 37 (5)
2013 Naftan Novopolotsk 12 (2)
2014 Skonto Rīga 32 (4)
International career
2002–2014 Latvia 24 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2019 BFC Daugavpils (assistant)
2020– RFS
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viktors Morozs (born 30 July 1980) is a Latvian football coach and former player (midfielder). He is currently the manager of Latvian Higher League side, RFS.

Club career

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Morozs started his career in Valmiera. Between 2001 and 2008 he played in 122 matches for Skonto Riga and scored 15 goals. On 3 August 2008 he signed for two years with Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia.[1] In summer 2010 he was released from the team, and after a 2 months long period of being in a free agent's status, he signed a single-year contract with Atromitos Yeroskipou, playing in the Cypriot Second Division. In 2011 Morozs moved to the Cypriot Second Division club PAEEK. Before the start of the 2012 season he returned to Latvia, joining the Latvian Higher League club Spartaks Jūrmala.[2] As the club's captain, during 2 seasons Morozs played 37 league matches and scored 5 goals. In July 2013 he was released.[3] In August 2013 Morozs joined the Belarusian Premier League club Naftan Novopolotsk.[4] In March 2014 the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Rīga announced the signing of Viktors Morozs, as he returned to the club he had already played for from 2001 to 2008.[5]

International career

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Morozs made his debut for Latvia in a friendly match against Azerbaijan on 6 July 2002. He has played 22 international matches, scoring no goals. In October 2014 Morozs was recalled to the national team for the EURO 2016 qualification matches against Iceland and Turkey for the first time since March 2007.[6]

By seasons

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1997 Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 01/0
1998 Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 00/0
1999 Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 00/0
Skonto Virsliga 1st level 01/0
2000 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 08/1
Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 04/0
2001 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 16/0
2002 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 21/5
2003 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 09/1
2004 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 14/2
2005 Skonto Virsliga 1st level 19/3
2006 Skonto Virslīga 1st level 18/1
2007 Skonto Virslīga 1st level 25/3
2008–09 CSKA A PFG 1st level 11/2
2009–10 CSKA A PFG 1st level 11/0
2010–11 Atromitos Cypriot Second Division 2nd level 23/7
2011–12 PAEEK FC Cypriot Second Division 2nd level 23/3
2012 Spartaks Latvian Higher League 1st level 24/3
2013 Spartaks Latvian Higher League 1st level 13/2
2013 Naftan Belarusian Premier League 1st level 12/2
2014 Skonto Latvian Higher League 1st level 32/4

* - played games and goals

Honours

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Skonto FC

References

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  1. ^ "CSKA's Morozs settled but not content". uefa.com. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  2. ^ ""Spartaks" pastiprinās ar Pavlovu un Morozu, bet šķiras no Rimkus – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com". Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  3. ^ ""Spartaks" šķiras no Kubareva un Moroza". 27 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Šteinbors debitē "Gornik", angļi un grieķis Verpakovskis nespēlē". 17 August 2013.
  5. ^ ""Skonto" pievienojas Mingazovs un Morozs, Melņičenko pāriet uz "Spartaku"". 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Savainoto Cauņas un Maksimenko vietā izsauc Morozu un Kurakinu". 2 October 2014.
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