Serghei Covalciuc
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serghei Sergiu Covalciuc | ||
| Date of birth | January 20, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Odessa, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Tiligul Tiraspol | 77 | (7) |
| 2002–2004 | Karpaty Lviv | 72 | (4) |
| 2004–2009 | Spartak Moscow | 90 | (2) |
| 2010 | Tom Tomsk | 25 | (0) |
| 2011 | Zhemchuzhina-Sochi | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Chornomorets | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Aktobe | 24 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2012 | Moldova | 41 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 4, 2012 |
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Serghei Covalciuc (Ukrainian: Сергій Ковальчук, born January 20, 1982 in Odessa) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian footballer who last played for Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Aktobe.
He spent six seasons playing for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. Previously he played for Tiligul Tiraspol in Moldovan championship, having joined them in the 1999 pre-season. His contract with Spartak ended in 2009.
An Odessa native, Serghei Covalciuc previously had Moldovan and Transnistrian (de facto nation) citizenships, but, in 2007, he renounced them to receive Romanian citizenship and be able to play more often for Spartak. On February 23, 2010, Tom Tomsk signed Covalciuc on a free transfer and on a two-year deal.
After playing for half-a-season for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi in the Russian First Division in 2011, Covalciuc transferred to his home-city team Chornomorets Odessa in the Ukrainian Premier League on August 29, 2011.
He is a versatile player being able to play as an attacking midfielder (main position), second striker, defensive midfielder, winger, or full-back.
Covalciuc made 41 appearances for the Moldovan senior squad, including three games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played eight games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) and was a member of 2002 edition.
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