Nikolajs Kozačuks (born 7 August 1985) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
As a youth player, Kozačuks played for his local club FK Ventspils, being included in the first team squad for the 2003 season. The youngster played there till 2006 and during these 4 seasons was mainly used in the reserve team, although in the 2005 season he played 13 first team matches in the Latvian Higher League. During his time with Ventspils, Kozačuks helped the club win the Latvian Cup for three consecutive seasons. In January 2007, he moved to the
Czech 2. Liga
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, signing a contract with FC Vítkovice. He played 8 matches for the club and left it at the end of the season, joining the Latvian First League club
FK Vindava
FK Vindava is a former Latvian football club located in Ventspils. It was founded in 2007 on the basis of FK Honda, which got 4th place in 2006 in Latvian 2. līga, Kurzemes zona. In 2007 it won the 1. līga championships and was promoted ...
in July 2007. Scoring 10 goals, he helped the club win the league and earn a straight promotion to the Latvian Higher League. In the 2008 season he was the club's top scorer with 8 league goals as the club finished the season in the 8th position of the league table. As FK Vindava refused to play in the Latvian Higher League for the upcoming season, Kozačuks started the 2009 season with the Latvian First League club
FK Tukums 2000
FK Tukums 2000 is Latvian professional football club located in Tukums. Since its foundation, the club has been training young boys and girls. In 2007 the club formed a men's team that could play in the second-highest division of Latvian footb ...
. In July 2009 he moved to the
Azerbaijan Premier League
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club Olimpik-Shuvalan, signing a two-year contract. Failing to establish himself as a first eleven player, at the start of 2010 Kozačuks returned to Ventspils, signing a contract with the Latvian Higher League club
FC Tranzit
FC Tranzit was a Latvian football club that is based in Ventspils. Prior to 2010 it was known as FC Tranzīts.Liga Leumit and joined Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon. Kozačuks changed clubs within the league in February 2011, when he was transferred to Ahva Arraba. In July 2011, he returned to his local club FK Ventspils before the
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
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campaign. Kozačuks was included in the entry for the 2012 season of Daugava Rīga, but did not appear in a single match throughout the season. In 2013, he became a first eleven player, appearing in 9 league matches. In July 2013, Kozačuks moved to Polish I liga club Górnik Łęczna.
2010–11
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2007
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