Serghei Covalciuc (; born 20 January 1982) is a Moldovan 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 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 () 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 hotel which was one of the founders. Zhemchuzh ...

in the

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in 2011, Covalciuc transferred to his home-city team

Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

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

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. 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

Covalciuc's brother, Chiril Covalciuc, was also a professional footballer who also played for Chornomorets. Prior to that, they also played together for Russian club

Tom Tomsk FC Tom Tomsk () was a Russian professional football club, based in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The team played in Trud Stadium (Tomsk) before being dissolved in 2022. History The team was previously named ''Burevestnik'' (1957), ''Tomich'' (195 ...

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References

External links

Serghei Covalciuk's profile
on Spartak Moscow website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Covalciuc, Serghei 1982 births Living people Moldovan men's footballers Moldovan expatriate men's footballers Moldova men's international footballers FC Karpaty Lviv players FC Karpaty-2 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 men's footballers in Russia Ukrainian men's footballers Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan FC Tom Tomsk players FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi players FC Aktobe players Men's association football midfielders Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Russia Naturalised citizens of Moldova Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Naturalized citizens of Russia Naturalised association football players Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Moldovan expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan