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Sergejs Kožans (born 16 February 1986) is a Latvian football defender, who most recently played for Riga FC.

Sergejs Kožans

Kožans playing for Skonto Rīga
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-02-16) 16 February 1986 (age 36)
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 FC	2	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	Latvia U17	3	(0)
2006–2008	Latvia U21	4	(0)
Teams managed
2020–2021	Auda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 September 2014

Club career

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

From 2003 to 2004 Kožans played for Latvia U-17 and from 2006 to 2008 he was a member of Latvia U-21 squad. However, he has not been capped for the senior side yet.

References

External links

• Sergejs Kožans at Soccerway
• Sergejs Kožans at FootballDatabase.eu

На других языках

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[de] Sergejs Kožans

Sergejs Kožans (* 16. Februar 1986 in Riga) ist ein lettischer Fußballspieler. Der Abwehrspieler ist zurzeit vereinslos.

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- [en] Sergejs Kožans

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[it] Sergejs Kožans

Sergejs Kožans (Riga, 16 febbraio 1986) è un ex calciatore lettone, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Кожан, Сергей

Сергей Кожан (латыш. Sergejs Kožans; 16 февраля 1986, Рига) — латвийский футболист, игравший на позиции защитника.

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