Viktors Morozs

Viktors Morozs
Personal information
Full name Viktors Morozs
Date of birth (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Place of birth Vangaži, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Skonto Rīga
Number 23
Youth career
FK Valmiera
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Valmiera 5 (0)
1999–2000 Skonto Riga 9 (1)
2000 Valmiera 4 (0)
2001–2008 Skonto Rīga 137 (15)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 22 (2)
2010–2011 Atromitos Yeroskipou 23 (7)
2011–2012 PAEEK 23 (3)
2012–2013 Spartaks Jūrmala 37 (5)
2013 Naftan Novopolotsk 12 (2)
2014– Skonto Rīga 32 (4)
National team
2002- Latvia 24 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 November 2014

Viktors Morozs (born 30 July 1980) is a Latvian football midfielder, who is currently playing for the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Rīga and Latvia national football team.

Club career

Morozs started his career in FK Valmiera. Between 2001 and 2008 he played in 122 matches for Skonto Riga and scored 15 goals. On 3 August 2008 he signed for two years with Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia.[1] In summer 2010 he was released from the team, and after a 2 months long period of being in a free agent's status, he signed a single-year contract with Atromitos Yeroskipou, playing in the Cypriot Second Division. In 2011 Morozs moved to the Cypriot Second Division club PAEEK. Before the start of the 2012 season he returned to Latvia, joining the Latvian Higher League club Spartaks Jūrmala.[2] As the club's captain, during 2 seasons Morozs played 37 league matches and scored 5 goals. In July 2013 he was released.[3] In August 2013 Morozs joined the Belarusian Premier League club Naftan Novopolotsk.[4] In March 2014 the Latvian Higher League club Skonto Rīga announced the signing of Viktors Morozs, as he returned to the club he had already played for from 2001 to 2008.[5]

International career

Morozs made his debut for Latvia in a friendly match against Azerbaijan on 6 July 2002. He has played 22 international matches, scoring no goals. In October 2014 Morozs was recalled to the national team for the EURO 2016 qualification matches against Iceland and Turkey for the first time since March 2007.[6]

By seasons

1997 Latvia Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 1/0
1998 Latvia Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 0/0
1999 Latvia Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 0/0
Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 1/0
2000 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 8/1
Latvia Valmiera Virsliga 1st level 4/0
2001 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 16/0
2002 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 21/5
2003 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 9/1
2004 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 14/2
2005 Latvia Skonto Virsliga 1st level 19/3
2006 Latvia Skonto Virslīga 1st level 18/1
2007 Latvia Skonto Virslīga 1st level 25/3
2008-09 Bulgaria CSKA A PFG 1st level 11/2
2009-10 Bulgaria CSKA A PFG 1st level 11/0
2010-11 Cyprus Atromitos Cypriot Second Division 2nd level 23/7
2011-12 Cyprus PAEEK Cypriot Second Division 2nd level 23/3
2012 Latvia Spartaks Latvian Higher League 1st level 24/3
2013 Latvia Spartaks Latvian Higher League 1st level 13/2
2013 Belarus Naftan Belarusian Premier League 1st level 12/2
2014 Latvia Skonto Latvian Higher League 1st level 32/4

* - played games and goals

Honours

Skonto FC

References

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