Jean-Claude Adrimer Bozga (born 1 June 1984) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Bozga moved to Vestsjælland in February 2013 after a successful trial. He won promotion to the

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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. 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. On 30 June 2017, Bozga returned to Denmark where he signed with

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after a successful trial. He signed a contract extension in December 2019, keeping him at the club until 2020. Bozga moved to

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in the

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on 29 July 2020. After six months, he returned to

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, the continuation of the bankrupt Vestsjælland. In June 2022, Bozga announced his retirement from football. He founded his own company after retiring from professional football, J.C Bozga Construct ApS, which deals with renovation tasks, painting and masonry work.

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești *

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Personal life

Bozga was born in

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to a Romanian mother and a

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lese father who studied in Romania.

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* * * 1984 births Living people Romanian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Romanian footballers Association football defenders CS Concordia Chiajna players Liga I players Liga II players Belarusian Premier League players Danish Superliga players Danish 2nd Division players K League 2 players FCM Dunărea Galați players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Minsk players FC Vestsjælland players Daejeon Hana Citizen FC players HB Køge players Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belarus Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in South Korea Ishøj IF players Sportspeople from Galați {{Romania-footy-defender-stub