Juris Laizāns (born 6 January 1979) is a Latvian former professional footballer. A midfielder, he spent a large part of his playing career abroad in Russia. He made 113 appearances for the Latvia national team scoring 15 goals.
 Laizāns with Fakel in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth |
Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR (now Republic of Latvia) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skonto Riga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Skonto Riga | 81 | (10) |
| 2001–2005 | CSKA Moscow | 79 | (5) |
| 2005 | Torpedo Moscow | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | Rostov | 21 | (1) |
| 2007 | Kuban Krasnodar | 24 | (4) |
| 2008 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 24 | (1) |
| 2009 | RFS/Olimps | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Ventspils | 6 | (1) |
| 2010 | Skonto Riga | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Salyut Belgorod | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Skonto Riga | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Fakel Voronezh | 17 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Skonto Riga | 32 | (3) |
| Total | 341 | (33) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2013 | Latvia | 113 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Riga, Laizāns started his career with Skonto FC and moved to the Russian team CSKA Moscow in 2000. His team managed to win the UEFA Cup. After leaving CSKA Laizāns kept playing in Russia for FC Torpedo Moscow, FC Rostov, FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl. In 2009, he came back to Latvia, signing for Olimps/RFS, later also playing for FK Ventspils and participating in the UEFA Europa League group stages. Laizāns signed for Skonto FC at the start of 2010, but left the team soon - he joined the Russian team FC Salyut Belgorod. At the end of the season he was released, and he returned to Skonto FC. Playing 14 matches and scoring two goals, he again left Riga, this time in July 2011 for Fakel Voronezh, playing in the Russian First League.[1] After a season spent in Russia, Laizāns again joined Skonto on 30 August 2012.[2] Laizāns played for Skonto till April 2014, afterwards ending his professional footballer's career.[3]
International career
editLaizāns played 113 international matches and scored 15 goals for Latvia. He debuted in 1998 and played at the Euro 2004. His last official international match was a friendly against Republic of Ireland on 15 November 2013.[4] As of 2014, Laizāns ranks third in the list of Latvia's most capped players internationally with 113 appearances. His 15 goals for the national team rank him fifth in the table of top scorers.
Post-playing career
editAfter the end of his professional footballer's career on 11 April 2014, Laizāns accepted an offer from the Russian Premier League club FC Krasnodar to become a member of their scouting staff.[5]
Career statistics
edit- 1997 - Skonto Riga (2/0)
- 1998 - Skonto Riga (26/1)
- 1999 - Skonto Riga (27/3)
- 2000 - Skonto Riga (26/6)
- 2001 - CSKA Moscow (26/0)
- 2002 - CSKA Moscow (26/3)
- 2003 - CSKA Moscow (21/1)
- 2004 - CSKA Moscow (4/0)
- 2005 - CSKA Moscow (3/1), FC Torpedo Moscow (9/1)
- 2006 - FC Rostov (21/1)
- 2007 - FC Kuban Krasnodar (24/4)
- 2008 - Shinnik Yaroslavl (24/1)
- 2009 - Olimps/RFS (10/0)
- 2009 - FK Ventspils (6/1)
- 2010 - Skonto Riga (12/1)
- 2010 - FC Salyut Belgorod (13/1)
- 2011 - Skonto Riga (14/2)
- 2011/12 - FC Fakel Voronezh (17/3)
- 2012 - Skonto Riga (6/0)
- 2013 - Skonto Riga (25/3)
- 2014 - Skonto Riga (1/0)
Honours
edit- Champion of Latvia - 1998, 1999, 2000
- Champion of Russia - 2003, 2005
- Russian Cup winner - 2002, 2005
- Russian Super Cup winner - 2004
- UEFA Cup winner - 2005
- Triobet Baltic League champion - 2011
- Baltic Cup winner - 2003, 2008
- Latvian Footballer of the Year - 2002
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Laizāns pārceļas uz Krievijas 1. Līgas vājāko klubu "Fakel"". 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Juris Laizāns atgriežas "Skonto" – Virslīga – Futbols – Sportacentrs.…". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Juris Laizāns noslēdz futbolista karjeru". 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Latvijas Futbola federācija".
- ^ ""Krasnodar" apstiprina Laizāna pievienošanos komandai". 11 April 2014.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Voetbal International
- Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian)
- Guardian's Stats Centre
- Juris Laizāns at National-Football-Teams.com