Dzyanis Yur'evich Kowba (Belarusian: Дзяніс Юр'евіч Коўба, Russian: Денис Юрьевич Ковба, Denis Yuriyevich Kovba; 6 September 1979[1] – 18 November 2021) was a Belarusian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a member of Belarus national team between 2002 and 2007.

Dzyanis Kowba

Kowba in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Dzyanis Yur'evich Kowba
Date of birth	(1979-09-06)6 September 1979
Place of birth	Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death	18 November 2021(2021-11-18) (aged 42)
Place of death	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1998	Lokomotiv Vitebsk	41	(1)
1998–2000	Zirka Kirovohrad	36	(1)
1998–2000	Zirka-2 Kirovohrad	18	(2)
2000–2009	Krylia Sovetov Samara	247	(8)
2009–2010	Sparta Prague	13	(0)
2010–2011	Krylia Sovetov Samara	5	(0)
2012	Oleksandria	6	(0)
2012	Khimki	2	(0)
2021	Gorodok Lions	10	(0)
National team
2000–2001	Belarus U21	10	(0)
2002–2007	Belarus	36	(2)
Teams managed
2013–2018	Krylia Sovetov Samara (assistant)
2018–2021	Vitebsk (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Death

Kowba died on 18 November 2021, aged 42, from complications of COVID-19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kowba goal.

List of international goals scored by Dzyanis Kowba[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 August 2004	Denizli Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey	Turkey	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	11 November 2006	Dinamo Stadium (Minsk), Belarus	Slovenia	1–0	4–2	Euro 2008 qualifier

Honours

Sparta Prague

• Czech First League: 2009–10

References

External links

• Dzyanis Kowba at National-Football-Teams.com

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[fr] Dzyanis Kowba

[it] Dzjanis Koŭba

[ru] Ковба, Денис Юрьевич