Serghei Covalciuc ( uk, Сергій Ковальчук; born 20 January 1982) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian former
footballer
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.
Career
He spent six seasons playing for
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in the
Russian Premier League
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. Previously he played for
Tiligul Tiraspol
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in Moldovan championship, having joined them in the 1999 pre-season. His contract with Spartak ended in 2009.
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An
Odessa
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native, Serghei Covalciuc previously had
Moldova
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n and
Transnistria
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n (''de facto'' nation) citizenships, but, in 2007, he renounced them to receive
Romania
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n citizenship and be able to play more often for Spartak. On 23 February 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
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (russian: ФК Жемчужина-Сочи) was a Russian association football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai founded in 1991 and dissolved in 2012.
History
Zhemchuzhina Sochi was founded in 1991 and named after a hote ...
in the
Russian First Division
The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
in 2011, Covalciuc transferred to his home-city team
Chornomorets Odessa
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The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 a ...
in the
Ukrainian Premier League
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on 29 August 2011.
Position
He is a versatile player being able to play as an attacking midfielder (main position), second striker, defensive midfielder, winger, or full-back.
International career
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)
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and was a member of 2002 edition.
He played his last official match against Turkey
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on 11 October 2006 before denaturalization
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of his Moldovan nationality. In 2012, he was recalled to the national team, making a further seven appearances.[
]
International goals
:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.''[
]
Personal life
His brother Chiril Covalciuc is also a professional footballer and also plays for Chornomorets. Prior to that, they were together in Tom Tomsk
FC Tom Tomsk (russian: Футбольный клуб Томь Томск) is a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team plays in Trud Stadium (Tomsk).
History
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References
External links
Serghei Covalciuk's profile
on Spartak Moscow website
Profile at FFU website
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1982 births
Living people
Moldovan footballers
Moldovan expatriate footballers
Moldova international footballers
FC Karpaty Lviv players
FC Spartak Moscow players
FC Chornomorets Odesa players
Russian Premier League players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Kazakhstan Premier League players
Moldovan people of Ukrainian descent
Expatriate footballers in Russia
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
FC Tom Tomsk players
FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi players
FC Aktobe players
Association football midfielders