Personal information | |||
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Full name | Viktors Morozs | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1980 | ||
Place of birth |
Vangaži, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) |
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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 FC | 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. ‡ 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.
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. 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 FC. Before the start of the 2012 season he returned to Latvia, joining the Latvian Higher League club Spartaks Jūrmala. As the club's captain, during 2 seasons Morozs played 37 league matches and scored 5 goals. In July 2013 he was released. In August 2013 Morozs joined the Belarusian Premier League club Naftan Novopolotsk. 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.
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.