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Vitalij Lux (Kyrgyz: Виталий Люкс, romanized: Vitaliy Lyuks; German pronunciation: [lʊks];[1][2] born 27 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Landesliga Bayern-Südost club TuS Geretsried and the Kyrgyzstan national team. Lux holds both German and Kyrgyz citizenship, and has represented Kyrgyzstan internationally since 2015.

Vitalij Lux

Lux with SpVgg Unterhaching in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Vitalij Lux
Date of birth	(1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kara-Balta, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	TuS Geretsried
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2009	FV Weißenhorn 1920
2009–2010	TSG Thannhausen
2010–2014	FV Illertissen	102	(42)
2014–2015	Carl Zeiss Jena	10	(0)
2015–2016	1. FC Nürnberg II	26	(10)
2016–2018	SpVgg Unterhaching	42	(9)
2018–2019	SSV Ulm	35	(3)
2020	Türkspor Neu-Ulm	2	(1)
2020–	TuS Geretsried	19	(3)
National team‡
2015–	Kyrgyzstan	31	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 12 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Lux was born in Kara-Balta, Soviet Union, but was raised in Ulm, Germany, where he moved to when he was six years old.[3][4]

Club career

Lux scored his first goal for SpVgg Unterhaching, in a 6–0 win against FC Augsburg II.

He helped Unterhaching get to the final of the 2015–16 Bavarian Cup, scoring a brace in the quarter finals against Seligenporten,[5] and another two goals in the semifinals against Jahn Regensburg.[6]

International career

Lux was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national football team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.[7] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.[8]

Lux helped Kyrgyzstan reach their first major tournament, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where they reached the Round of 16.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 16 January 2019[10]

Kyrgyzstan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	7	1
2016	8	2
2017	4	1
2018	5	1
2019	6	3
Total	30	8

International goals

Score and Result lists Kyrgyzstan goals first.[10]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 October 2015	Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Bangladesh	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	29 March 2016	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	6 September 2016	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Philippines	1–2	1–2	Friendly
4.	14 November 2017	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau	Macau	2–0	4–3	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	22 March 2018	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	Myanmar	4–0	5–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.	16 January 2019	Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Philippines	1–0	3–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup
7.				2–0
8.				3–0

References

External links

• Vitalij Lux at National-Football-Teams.com
• Vitalij Lux at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Vitalij Lux

Vitalij Lux (* 27. Februar 1989 in Karabalta, Kirgisische SSR, Sowjetunion) ist ein kirgisischer Fußballnationalspieler.

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- [en] Vitalij Lux

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[fr] Vitalij Lux

Vitalij Lux, né le 27 février 1989 à Karabalta en URSS, est un footballeur international kirghize. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant avec le club allemand du SSV Ulm.

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[it] Vitalij Ljuks

Vitalij Ljuks (in russo: Виталий Люкс?; Kara-Balta, 27 febbraio 1989) è un calciatore kirghiso con cittadinanza tedesca, attaccante del Geretsried.

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[ru] Люкс, Виталий

Вита́лий Люкс (нем. Vitalij Lux; кирг. Виталий Валентинович Люкс; род. 27 февраля 1989[1], Кара-Балта) — киргизский и немецкий футболист, нападающий клуба «ТуС Герестрид»[2] и сборной Киргизии.

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