Pāvels Šteinbors

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Pāvels Šteinbors

Šteinbors playing for Liepājas Metalurgs
Personal information
Full namePāvels Šteinbors
Date of birth (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985
Place of birthRiga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Republic of Latvia)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubGórnik Zabrze
Number1
Youth career
JFC Skonto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2004Skonto Riga28(0)
2004–2009FK Jūrmala43(0)
2008–2009→ Blackpool (loan)0(0)
2009–2012Liepājas Metalurgs53(0)
2012–2013Golden Arrows19(0)
2013–Górnik Zabrze11(0)
National team‡
2003–2004Latvia U-192(0)
2005–2007Latvia U-213(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)

Pāvels Šteinbors (born 21 September 1985) is a Latvian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Górnik Zabrze in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[1]

Club career

As a youth player Šteinbors was a member of the Skonto Riga youth academy. He was taken to the first team in 2001. Even though he stayed in the club until 2004, due to high competition for the first keeper's place alongside that time Latvian international Andrejs Piedels, Šteinbors was unable to get a place in the usual starting line-up. In January 2004 Pāvels joined another Latvian Higher League club FK Jūrmala, where he could finally settle down.[2] Youngster showed some high-class performances and was regarded as one of the most talanted Latvian youngsters. In December 2007 Šteinbors went on trial with the Football League Championship side Blackpool, impressing the coaching staff.[3] On 16 January 2008 the German 2. Bundesliga club Augsburg reported that Šteinbors was on trial with them in their training camp in Faro, Portugal.[4] However, on 31 January 2008 Pāvels signed a loan deal with Blackpool until the end of the 2007–08 season with an option to extend it for another year.[5] The loan was then extended and Šteinbors joined his countryman and current Latvian international Kaspars Gorkšs at Bloomfield Road. During his loan spell Šteinbors regularly played in the reserve team, but didn't make an appearance for the first team.[6] After the end of the loan contract player returned to the Latvian Higher League, moving to FK Liepājas Metalurgs in 2009. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons he was the back-up keeper for the team behind experienced Viktors Spole. In 2011 Šteinbors finally claimed the first keeper's place, showing great performance and being included in the sportacents.com team of the season.[7] All in all he played 53 league matches for Metalurgs. On 15 July 2012 Šteinbors moved to the South African Premier Soccer League club Golden Arrows for the 2012–13 season.[8] He started the season as the club's first keeper, but lost his place in the line-up in midseason, with the team struggling to show good results. In July 2013 Šteinbors moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa, signing a two-year contract with Górnik Zabrze after a successful trial period.[9] He made his debut for the club on 17 August 2013 in a Polish Cup match against GKS Bełchatów, playing 90 minutes and keeping a clean-sheet.[10]

International career

In 2003 Šteinbors played for Latvia U-19 and in 2005 he was called up to the U-21 side. He is yet to make an international appearance for the senior team.

Honours

Skonto Riga

  • Latvian champion
    • 2001, 2002, 2003
  • Latvian Cup winner
    • 2001, 2002

Liepājas Metalurgs

  • Latvian champion
    • 2009

References

  1. ↑ "Pavels Steinbors – Player profile". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Internet Archive Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  3. ↑ LETA. ""Blackpool" atrādīsies arī Pāvels Šteinbors | Apollo". Apollo.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Augsburg testet Steinbors – Newsansicht – Seite 1". transfermarkt.ch. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  5. ↑ DELFI. "Pāvels Šteinbors pievienojas 'Blackpool' futbola klubam – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  6. ↑ DELFI. "Zaudējumu ar Šteinboru vārtos piedzīvo 'Blackpool' dublieru komanda – DELFI". Sports.delfi.lv. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Virslīgas simboliskā izlase 2011 – Virslīga – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Šteinbors un Krjauklis jūlija vidū pārcelsies uz Dienvidāfriku – Leģionāri – Futbols –". Sportacentrs.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012. 
  9. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/02072013-steinbors_pievienojas_5_specigakajam_poli
  10. ↑ http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/legionari/17082013-steinbors_debite_gornik_i_angli_i_un_i_gr

External links

  • Player's profile transfermarkt.co.uk.
  • Player's profile soccerway.com
  • Player's profile footballdatabase.eu
Górnik Zabrze – current squad
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