Serghei Covalciuc ( uk, Сергій Ковальчук; born 20 January 1982) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian former

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Career

He spent six seasons playing for

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in the

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. Previously he played for

Tiligul Tiraspol SC Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol was a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Their home stadium was Stadionul Municipal. Currently the club's football academy is associ ...

in Moldovan championship, having joined them in the 1999 pre-season. His contract with Spartak ended in 2009.«СПАРТАК» ГОВОРИТ СПАСИБО КОВАЛЬЧУКУ, ДЕДУРЕ И НИЗАМУТДИНОВУ
An

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native, Serghei Covalciuc previously had

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n and

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n (''de facto'' nation) citizenships, but, in 2007, he renounced them to receive

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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

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in 2011, Covalciuc transferred to his home-city team

Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa. 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

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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

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and was a member of 2002 edition. He played his last official match against

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on 11 October 2006 before

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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 The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' ...

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References

External links

Serghei Covalciuk's profile
on Spartak Moscow website
Profile at FFU website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Covalciuc, Serghei 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