Jean-Claude Adrimer Bozga (born 1 June 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He announced his retirement in 2022.[1]

Jean-Claude Bozga
Bozga with Daejeon Citizen in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jean-Claude Adrimer Bozga
Date of birth (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1992–2002 Dunărea Galați
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Dunărea Galați 107 (8)
2007–2011 Petrolul Ploiești 100 (14)
2011 Concordia Chiajna 16 (0)
2012–2013 Minsk 17 (0)
2013–2015 Vestsjælland 88 (6)
2016 Daejeon Citizen 37 (2)
2017–2020 HB Køge 83 (4)
2020 Ishøj 10 (1)
2021–2022 Slagelse B&I 13 (4)
Total 471 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Bozga was born in Galați to a Romanian mother and a Congolese father who studied in Romania.[citation needed]

Career

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Bozga moved to Vestsjælland in February 2013 after a successful trial.[2] He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season at the club. Bozga formed a partnership in central defense with Lasse Nielsen, and the duo allowed the fewest goals on headers of all Superliga-clubs early on in the season.[3] After the club suffered relegation and later filed for bankruptcy in December 2015, Bozga signed with K-League club Daejeon Citizen from the K League 2.[4][5]

On 30 June 2017, Bozga returned to Denmark where he signed with HB Køge after a successful trial.[6] He signed a contract extension in December 2019, keeping him at the club until 2020.[7]

Bozga moved to Ishøj IF in the Denmark Series on 29 July 2020.[8] After six months, he returned to Slagelse B&I, the continuation of the bankrupt Vestsjælland.[9]

In June 2022, Bozga announced his retirement from football.[10][1] He founded his own company after retiring from professional football, J.C Bozga Construct ApS, which deals with renovation tasks, painting and masonry work.[11]

Honours

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Petrolul Ploiești

References

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  1. ^ a b Jensen, Anders (27 July 2022). "Bozga stopper karrieren: Glad for BIF- og FCK-møde". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Anker-Møller, Kristian (5 February 2013). "FCV vil tilknytte rumænsk forsvarsklippe". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. ^ Houlind, Søren (10 October 2013). "FCV-stopper: Har haft forventningens glæde" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Officielt: FC Vestsjælland er gået konkurs". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 9 December 2015.
  5. ^ Nøhr, Mikkel (3 March 2016). "Bozga afviser danske klubber – rykker til Asien". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ Margren, Sara (30 June 2017). "HB Køge skriver med Bozga". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ Groth, Alfred Winther (25 December 2019). "Jean Claude Bozga fortsætter i HB Køge". HB Køge (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ Borup, Anders (29 July 2020). "Ishøj opruster stort: Henter Ricki O. og Bozga". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ Roesen, Andreas (5 January 2021). "Bozga vender hjem til Slagelse fra Ishøj". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ Lissau, Andreas Sandby (3 June 2022). "Bozga lægger støvlerne på hylden". sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ "J.C. Bozga Construct ny Partner i RB Køge – RB Køge". RB Køge (in Danish). 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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