| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrejs Štolcers | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia) |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder (retired) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Concept 4 Football (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpija Rīga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1994 | Olimpija Rīga | 53 | (22) |
| 1996–1997 | Skonto Riga | 49 | (15) |
| 1997–2000 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 48 | (14) |
| 2000 | Spartak Moscow | 12 | (5) |
| 2000–2004 | Fulham | 25 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Yeovil Town | 36 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | FK Baku | 10 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Skonto Riga | 16 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | JFK Olimps Rīga | 22 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Bath City | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Hayes & Yeading United | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–2005 | Latvia | 81 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | JFK Olimps Rīga (playing coach) | ||
| 2010- | Royal Russell School (youth team coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Andrejs Štolcers (born 8 August 1974 in Riga) is a former Latvian professional football player, currently a football coach at Concept 4 Football based in Chessington, Surrey.[1]
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Štolcers started his career in his home-land Latvia, playing for Olimpija Rīga. He played there for 2 years from 1992 to 1994, making 53 league appearances and scoring 22 goals. In 1996 he was taken to Skonto Riga, where he showed his high scoring ability, scoring 15 goals in 1 season.
In 1997 he started his career abroad, joining the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, where he spent 3 years, playing 48 matches and scoring 14 goals. In 2000 he left and joined yet another big club - this time the Russian team Spartak Moscow. He quickly scored 5 goals in 12 games and in the same year was signed by the English club Fulham. He was there for 4 years, until 2004, but only made 25 appearances in the Premier League and scored 2 goals. In 2004 he joined Yeovil Town, playing 36 matches and scoring 4 goals in one season. In 2005 he left England and signed a contract in Azerbaijan with FK Baku. He only played 10 games for them and scored 4 goals.
In 2006 he returned to his native Latvia, signing a contract with his former club Skonto Riga. In the upcoming season he scored 3 goals in 16 matches for them and was released. In 2007 he joined JFK Olimps Rīga as the only experienced player in the team to help youngsters with their development. He played 22 matches and scored 5 goals from 2007 to 2009.
In 2009 he once again left Latvia, unsuccessfully trying to get into the Yeovil Town squad after being on trial, and later joining Bath City. He scored 1 goal in 8 matches for them, and in 2010 joined Hayes & Yeading United, where he retired from playing football with 1 goal in 9 matches in his final season.
His international debut for Latvia came in a 0–0 draw against Denmark on 26 August 1992. He has represented his country 81 times and scored seven goals. He played in the 2004 European Championships, held in Portugal.
After being released from Hayes and Yeading United on 7 May, 2010, Štolcers started his coaching career. Currently he is the youth team coach at the Harris Academy South Norwood U15 in England and also takes part in an international project called Concept4Football, helping youngsters who are not older than 16 years develop their football abilities.[2]
On 29 May, 2011 Štolcers took part in the London Legends Tournament held at the Craven Cottage stadium. In the semi-final match against Chelsea legends he scored a goal from the penalty spot, but that didn't save Fulham from losing 1-5.[3]
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