Jurijs Žigajevs
Latvian footballer
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Jurijs Žigajevs (born 14 November 1985) is a Latvian professional football manager and former player who is currently the chairman of Leevon PPK. He made 31 appearances for the Latvia national team.
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(now Russia)
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leevon PPK (chairman) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilūkste | |||
| Zibens/Zemessardze | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Zibens/Zemessardze | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Rīga | 118 | (17) |
| 2008–2010 | Ventspils | 46 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Ventspils | 122 | (19) |
| 2018 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ilūkstes NSS | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 300 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Latvia | 31 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2024 | FK PPK | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
Honours
Ventspils[9]