Igors Tarasovs

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Igors Tarasovs

Tarasovs playing for Skonto
Personal information
Full nameIgors Tarasovs
Date of birth (1988-10-16) 16 October 1988
Place of birthRiga, Latvian SSR, USSR
(now Republic of Latvia)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubFK Ventspils
Number19
Youth career
JFC Skonto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006Skonto Riga1(0)
2007–2008Olimps/RFS50(2)
2009–2011Skonto Riga83(11)
2012Simurq PFC14(4)
2012-FK Ventspils37(8)
National team‡
2008–2010Latvia U-218(1)
2010–Latvia4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 november 2013 (UTC)

Igors Tarasovs (born 16 October 1988 in Riga) is a Latvian footballer, who is currently playing for the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils. He is also a member of Latvia football team.[1]

Club career

Early career and Skonto

As a youth player Tarasovs played for JFC Skonto and was taken to the first team in 2006. Making just one first team appearance, he was soon loaned out to the unofficial Skonto Riga farm-team Olimps/RFS to get gaming practice. He played there from 2007 to 2008, played 50 matches and scored 2 goals. After the good enough performance he was taken back to Skonto in 2009. Tarasovs soon became a first eleven player. Representing his local club for 3 years, he made 83 league appearances and scored eleven goals, also becoming the Latvian champion in 2010 and the Baltic League winner in 2011.[2]

Simurq PFC

At the start of 2012 Tarasovs refused to extend his contract with Skonto Riga and went on trials with Jagiellonia Białystok in Poland, Inter Baku in Azerbaijan and 1. FC Tatran Prešov in Slovakia.[3] On February 15 Tarasovs signed a contract until the end of the season with the Azerbaijan Premier League club Simurq PFC, joining his international team-mate Andrejs Rubins.[4] He scored 3 goals in 14 games that season, helping his team to secure a place in the top tier for the next season.

FK Ventspils

In July 2012 Tarasovs signed a contract with the Latvian Higher League club FK Ventspils.[5]

International career

Tarasovs was a regular player for Latvia U-21 from 2008 to 2010. He scored once in 8 appearances. Igors was firstly called up for Latvia international squad for a friendly match against Angola on 3 March 2010.[6] He made his debut then, replacing Vitālijs Astafjevs in the 73rd minute.[7] So far Tarasovs has played 4 matches for his national side, scoring no goals.[8]

Honours

Skonto Riga

  • Latvian champion
    • 2010
  • Baltic League winner
    • 2011

FK Ventspils

  • Latvian champion
    • 2013
  • Latvian cup winner
    • 2013

National team

  • Baltic Cup winner
    • 2012

References

  1. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.de/en/igors-tarasovs/profil/spieler_84985.html
  2. ↑ Igors Tarasovs at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/30012012-i_tarasovs_uz_azerbaidzanu_karlsona_baku_
  4. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/15022012-tarasovs_pievienojs_rubinam_azerbaidzana
  5. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/lmt_virsliga/26072012-ventspils_sastavu_papildina_dubra_un_tara
  6. ↑ http://www.lff.lv/lv/news/2010/februaris/54/
  7. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/latvijas_izlase/03032010-latvijas_izlasei_neizskirts_angola
  8. ↑ http://www.lff.lv/lv/aizlase/speletaji/

External links

FK Ventspils – current squad
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