| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurijs Žigajevs | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth |
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Russia) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK PPK (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Ilūkste | |||
| FK Zibens Zemessardze | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | FK Zibens/Zemessardze | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | FK Rīga | 118 | (17) |
| 2008–2010 | FK Ventspils | 46 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | FK Ventspils | 122 | (19) |
| 2018 | FK Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ilūkstes NSS | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Latvia | 31 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | FK PPK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jurijs Žigajevs (born 14 November 1985) is a Latvian football manager and former player who made 31 appearances for the Latvia national team. He currently manages FK PPK.
Club career
Born in the then Leningrad, Russia Žigajevs moved to Latvia at a young age. In his youth he played for FK Ilūkste and later FK Zibens Zemessardze. In 2002, he signed a professional contract with FK Rīga, playing in the Latvian Higher League. He played there for 6 years, until 2008, making 118 appearances and scoring 17 goals. After, the club's bankrupt Žigajevs signed a contract with another Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.[1] He spent 2 seasons there, playing 46 matches and scoring 24 goals.[2] On 3 December 2010, Žigajevs joined Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.[3] Struggling with injuries all season, Žigajevs made only 5 league appearances for the Polish side and in June 2012 re-joined his former club FK Ventspils.[4]
International career
Žigajevs made his international debut for Latvia on 13 October 2007 in a 2–4 win against Iceland.[5] He collected 31 caps and scored 2 goals.[6] He scored his first goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match victory against Luxembourg.[7]
Position
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 May 2013 | Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–3 | Lost | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Apollo - Sports: Jurijs Žigajevs pāriet uz FK «Ventspils»". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ "Jurijs Žigajevs transfers to FK Ventspils". apollo.lv (in Latvian). Riga, Latvia: LETA. 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ↑ Jurijs Žigajevs nowym piłkarzem Widzewa Archived 2017-04-18 at the Wayback Machine 3.12.2010, widzewlodz.pl
- ↑ "Žigajevs atgriežas "Ventspilī" – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.com". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "News.lv: FK Rīga pussargs Žigajevs - vienīgais debitants futbola izlasē pirms spēles pret Moldovu 09.08.2007 BNS". 16 July 2021.
- ↑ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ↑ "Latvijas futbolisti arī mājās uzvar Luksemburgu". April 2009.
- ↑ "Latvia - J. Žigajevs - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Jurijs Žigajevs at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jurijs Žigajevs player info (in Dutch)
- Jurijs Žigajevs at National-Football-Teams.com