Igor Morozov (born 27 May 1989) is an Estonian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Levadia

Morozov came through the youth system at Levadia. He won two

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titles in

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and 2009, and was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year in

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Polonia Warsaw

On 15 January 2013, it was announced that Morozov had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 ...

club

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Debrecen

On 5 July 2013, Morozov signed a three-year contract with

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club

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. He won the Hungarian league title in the 2013–14 season.

Return to Levadia

On 18 February 2016, Morozov rejoined Levadia on a two-year contract. In January 2020, he was registered for the club's reserve team, FCI Levadia II, where he also would be to assistant coach under head coach Robert Sadovski, which he already worked with as an assistant coach for the U14 and U16 teams of Levadia during the 2018-19 season.Levadia duublit hakkavad juhendama Sadovski ja Morozov (1)
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International career

Morozov made his senior international debut for

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on 31 May 2008, in 0–1 loss to Lithuania at the Baltic Cup.

Honours

Club

;FCI Levadia *

, 2009 *

Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup ( et, Eesti Karikas) is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifyi ...

: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2017–18 *

Estonian Supercup The Estonian Supercup ( et, Eesti Superkarikas) is Estonian football's annual super cup, contested between the champions of the previous Meistriliiga season and the holders of the Estonian Cup. If the Meistriliiga champions also won the Estoni ...

: 2010, 2018 ;Debrecen *

: 2013–14

Individual

* Meistriliiga Player of the Year:

* Meistriliiga Fans Player of the Year:

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morozov, Igor 1989 births Living people Footballers from Tallinn Estonian people of Russian descent Estonian footballers Men's association football defenders Esiliiga players FCI Levadia U21 players Meistriliiga players FCI Levadia Tallinn players Ekstraklasa players Polonia Warsaw players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Debreceni VSC players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Hungary Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Estonian football managers